tippet

[jdecoudres 0]

how many of you guys are using the the flourocarbon over the mono. Is there really that much difference in the two other then the price?

[heavynets 0]

I think it's vaue depends on water clarity, species and fishing pressure. For me it's usually not an issue, but it can be. I buy all my tippet in the large 100 and 200 yards spools rather than the small 30 yard spools. Much cheaper that way.

[Peterjay 0]

I use Seaguar fluoro quite a bit in salt water, mostly because it's abrasion-resistant. Maybe fish see something different, but when fluoro first came out, I tested it underwater alongside regular mono, and I could see both of them about the same. It definitely was not invisible.

[Simon Lidster 0]

Fluorocarbon is generally thinner and more dense for a given breaking strain, so you can get your flies to sink faster.

 

However, it isn't as easy to tie knots ( indeed the knots might be weaker than for nylon).

 

Apparently Fluorocarbon doesn't break down like nylon does, so it hangs around in the environment for hundreds of years.

 

Simon

[jdecoudres 0]

where do you get your 100-200 yard spools if u dont mind me asking

[Piker20 0]

I agree its good if you want a deep fly as it sinks and takes it down but its not environmentally friendly and the knotting thing can be awkward.

[phg 0]

I know this is sticking my neck out, and asking for abuse, but here goes anyway...

 

Some studies suggest that floro isn't as good as all the marketing hype suggests. While it does have greater linear strength, it becomes considerably weaker when knotted. Nicks and kinks seriously weaken it, and it doesn't have as much stretch as mono, which means it doesn't absorb as much shock before breaking. Also, underwater photos don't bear up the invisibility claim.

 

I do have some floro, but I doubt that I'll be purchasing any more.

[switch10 0]

I'll just use mono and catch less fish I have noticed absolutely no difference fishing floro in a river. There may be a slight difference when midging in a lake/stillwater setting, but not enough to make me go out and buy a bunch of spools of the stuff....

[heavynets 0]

where do you get your 100-200 yard spools if u dont mind me asking

This is one place, http://www.basspro.com/Stren-Fluorocast-Fishing-Line/product/10207470/

 

Walmart has some choices too.

[Peterjay 0]

where do you get your 100-200 yard spools if u dont mind me asking

 

Last time I bought it, I got a 200-yard spool of 20# for around $20 at Cabelas. BTW - nicks and kinks will weaken mono as well as fluoro. IME, the fluoro holds up better when fishing the rocks - that's why I use it. As far as knots go, I use the standard knots with no problems. (Mono is also weaker when knotted unless you're using a correctly seated 100% knot.)

[FrequentTyer 0]

Joseph Kissane had some interesting things to say about fluorocarbon in is book "Drag-Free Drift." The fact that it is less likely to pick up dirt (aka camoflauge), and that the refractive index close to water leads to some odd lensing effects actually can make it much more visible from a fish perpective. I highley recomend his book which includes a great picture of the two materials side-by side in water and photographed from below. We should all use what we like and what gives us confidence. For me, fluoro means stiffer material, more difficult to knot, more likely to pull my fly under or create micro drag by sinking a portion of the tippet, environmentally unfriendly, possibly more or less visible, and more expensive. I use nylon or copolymer mono.

[sthrncomfort 0]

I've been experimenting with both recently, and I have found that the fluorocarbon can cut itself if certain knots are used.

 

Several hook ups were blown on my recent trip to Abaco with a cut right at the knot. I swapped to a mono leader and no more knot issues.

[colotyer 0]

On the waters in colorado,specifically the frying pan, taylor, gunnison, i use flourocarbon.On the fryingpan lots of 6x,7x,8x.

[hopperfisher 0]

I go to Wal-Mart and get Berkley Vanish flouro fishing line. It works fine and 100 yds is about the same price as a 15 yd spool from the fly shop.

[vicrider 0]

I'm an old school guy...(meaning old)...and I'll stick with mono for the most part. Remember when you read the hype about any product by the "pros" that I have seen many cases of a big change in what they say when another company offers more money. Good example is one of my favorites Bill Dance and his sudden change of lines he made when Stren didn't offer as much money as another company.

 

Now...I am going to back up a little on one thing. The Flouro I use is the Berkeley 110 yard roll in 4# and 8# test. I use these only for sinking tippets on sinking furled leaders. I may get some 2# to take with me to some of the CO rivers I'll be at this summer, but remember, flouro sinks and it has no paticular use on dry flies or any other surface type lures, whether fly or otherwise.