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Braid, mono, or flouro
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:47 am
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:47 am
I recently moved back to Louisiana from Florida. While I was in Florida, all I used was braid except for my cranking rod. Since i've moved back, I haven't caught nearly the numbers of fish I did in Florida. I guess my question is do y'all think braid has something to do with it? Maybe I should switch to flouro?
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Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:50 am to K9BAMF
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:53 am to K9BAMF
I use braid with a fluoro leader.
50# braid / 20# fluoro
15# braid / 12# fluoro
I have not fished braid without the leader, so I do not actually know first hand if it spooks the fish or not, some say yes and some say no.
I mainly use the fluoro to get a little sinking action and not having to cut the braid when I re-rig baits.
50# braid / 20# fluoro
15# braid / 12# fluoro
I have not fished braid without the leader, so I do not actually know first hand if it spooks the fish or not, some say yes and some say no.
I mainly use the fluoro to get a little sinking action and not having to cut the braid when I re-rig baits.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:54 am to K9BAMF
Mono on my baitcasters, braid on my spinning reels. I always tie on a flouro leader no matter what I'm using.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:56 am to KG6
i dont like mono on my bass gear. To much stretch.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:00 am to K9BAMF
Look into the copolymers as a subsitute for mono.
I use P-Line fluoroclear for a few applications and have not had a single problem (spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, senko, trap, etc).
I dont have the balls or the money to run straight fluorocarbon on anything.
I use P-Line fluoroclear for a few applications and have not had a single problem (spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, senko, trap, etc).
I dont have the balls or the money to run straight fluorocarbon on anything.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:04 am to Polar Pop
What do you mean you don't have the balls?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:09 am to K9BAMF
Flouro is The Big Lie. I basically use nothing but mono now. If I frog fished a lot or pitched trees more, I'd have some braid set ups.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:11 am to K9BAMF
Braid is the best thing EVAR
Flouro sucks
I like mono but you can't pay me to put it on a spinning reel or zebco.
Flouro sucks
I like mono but you can't pay me to put it on a spinning reel or zebco.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:14 am to K9BAMF
I fish braid with a fluoro leader.
Bass - 20lb braid, 10lb leader.
Salt - 30lb braid, 20lb leader, or 30lb leader if jigging structure.
Bass - 20lb braid, 10lb leader.
Salt - 30lb braid, 20lb leader, or 30lb leader if jigging structure.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:15 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
why does flouro suck?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:16 am to K9BAMF
It twists to hell and back. Doesn't hold knots well. Costs too much. Was invented by communists.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:17 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Well i'm no commy supporter so no flouro for me 
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:18 am to AlxTgr
quote:i gotta disagree here, mono reflects sunlight while sunlight passes through fluoro, it's basically invisible. Go to a place like guntersville or any clear water lake and try to use mono over fluoro, your catch ratio will decrease.
Flouro is The Big Lie. I basically use nothing but mono now. If I frog fished a lot or pitched trees more, I'd have some braid set ups.
i use braid for 2 things, topwaters and punching. Everything else is fluoro for me
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 9:20 am
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:21 am to AboveGroundPool
quote:I don't believe this at all. Watch how many pros not only not using flouro in clear water, but are actually using braid.
i gotta disagree here, mono reflects sunlight while sunlight passes through fluoro, it's basically invisible. Go to a place like guntersville or any clear water lake and try to use mono over fluoro, your catch ratio will decrease.
I'll find the article that confirmed my real life experiences in just a bit.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:24 am to K9BAMF
quote:
What do you mean you don't have the balls?
Downshift covered most of it. I have just heard many horror stories of using straight fluoro.
If my pockets were deep enough to gamble with it, I might give it a shot just to see for myself.
I am hooked on the braid/fluoro leader at the moment. 1 spool of each should last me a few years.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:25 am to AlxTgr
quote:
I don't believe this at all. Watch how many pros not only not using flouro in clear water, but are actually using braid.
if they're using braid, they're using a fluoro leader, book it. hell, in the classic in guntersville, every single angler was using fluoro with their lipless cranks and chatterbaits for a couple reasons, to keep the bait down in the grass, and because there's less stretch
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:25 am to AlxTgr
I'm on the flourocarbon sucks train also. If you need it a clear leader, I do fine with clear mono.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:26 am to Polar Pop
quote:
If my pockets were deep enough to gamble with it, I might give it a shot just to see for myself.
here's an easy fix, use an inexpensive mono filler and put just enough fluoro on it to cast.
also, don't buy crap
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:30 am to AboveGroundPool
The Big Lie!!!!! Seriously, fluoro sucks in every imaginable way.
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