Quote Originally Posted by kyjake View Post
Fluorocarbon doesn't have a place in my fishing gear.It's stiffer and harder to handle than mono and I don't believe that the supposed less viability is a valid reason to use it.Are we to believe that the piece of highly visible piece of plastic,wood or lead that we use for lures that fish think are something to eat but are dangerous if they see a line attached?I come from a time before mono when fishermen had a choice of black,gray or green line with the lure tied directly to it but don't think there was a great or any difference in the amount of strikes when we went to clear mono.
Planning a trip to Florida this spring where I will be fishing crystal clear shallow water for pompano.My normal rig is 30 lb. braid with a 10 lb. mono leader but will set one outfit up with the lure tied directly to the braid to see if there is a difference in the amount of hits.
Jake
I tried a couple of brands of flouro before I found one I liked (Trilene 100%). The problem I had was that it is stiff and other brands did not come off the reel that well; castability was awful.

I use flouro for the following reasons; one it sinks; most things I throw I want to sink or if cranking get down in the water. Another reason is there is very little stretch compared to mono. I was loosing fish because of not having tight lines. I also think it is more sensitive than mono. Visibility is a bonus but not a main reason to use flouro.

I can understand breaking off for those that do hard hooksets. I think for hard hook setters; they should go with braid. I would use braid anyway if going into heavy stuff; you can use heavier line that is less stiff. I think if you are going much over 17# test you should go with braid. I use 17# flouro on one reel; its almost like wire. I would not go any heavier than that with flouro. I like 8# on spinning reels and 12# typically on bait casters.

But like another said; if you tried it awhile and something already works better; stick with it.