FLourocarbon Leaders: Berkley Vanish VS. Seaguar

[Back Beach]

Flouro=waste of money for surf fishing, especially on the cape seeing it is all sand and much of the fishing is done at night. I've used big game in 25# and 30# test for leaders since the stuff was invented close to 20 years ago. If you maintain your knots well and inspect your line frequently, there is no call to go with real heavy leaders made from stiff material, in my opinion. In the canal, my exception is that I mostly fish 25 or 30 big game and always tie direct. Most of my beach fishing is done with 9' rods and 15# mono or very light braid. With gear this light, it is impossible to strain a leader to its breaking point, even if a large fish scrapes up the leader a little. When that happens, just tie in a new piece of leader. And no, mono will not cause your offering to sink slower and float higher in the water if you are using low diameter stuff. As far as boat fishing goes, it may be an ok choice, but mono still rules in my book because it handles easier, especially in the heavier tests.