Am i the only on who dislikes Fluorocarbon ?

[Tim_T]

I use itfor nearly everything except topwater and deep cranking. P use a palomar knot and have not had any breakage issues.

[roadrunner]

Everyone seems to be going to this line and having success with it so i have tried a few different brands and i must say i am not impressed.Granted i do like the low visibility,Sinking,and sensitivity .But I have had more break offs,Knot's while casting than i can count.I am a firm believer in using line conditioner on my lines especially the Fluorocarbon.


I tie primarily the Palomar knot,Improved cinch and and make sure the line is wet when cinching down .So what is the problem here.so far the brands i have tried are

Streen 100% fluorocarbon
Vicious 100%
Spiderwire ultracast

So far the only lines i have the best confidence in is Pline Cx premium and Suffix pro mix,Both are crazy strong and cast a mile while laying smooth .

And i just do not have any confidence in it so far.Primarily i use Fluorocarbon on spinning reels for finesse fishing in ultra clear water

I have not had any problems with Fluorocarbon line however I never use line conditioner. Try it with out conditioner it might be breaking down the line and making it weaker.

[Longdrive]

The only thing I can add here is that I use the clinch instead of the improved clinch for floro, AND it seems to weaken/break down much more quickly than mono in the sun. I use it for subsurface flyfishing, and can swith the entire length in a few minutes, I would be careful having lying on the deck of my boat all day on a reel open to the elements.

[C-Marshall]

Fish floro all the time and have never broke a fish off.You have to use the correct knot or it will break.I think another problem is that I see people flipping an pitching with to small of lbs,12-15 lbs and then blame the line for the fault where it is mostly angler error!See it all the time.

[MagikSmallie]

I use Seaguar Invis-X flouro on about 90% of my reels. except topwater and some braid use...I tie a Palomar and have never had any issues with line breakage or anything. I love Flouro and will use it time and time again over mono!