Recommended Flouro brand/style?

[dan61psu]

Hey guys - I am preparing my pre-season shopping list and need to pick up some Flourocarbon for my Crankbait rig and jerkbait/spinnerbait rig...

I'm looking for low memory stuff to lessen the likelihood of backlashing, and wanted to see if anyone had any particular brand/style recommendations or warnings.

Thanks!

[docirv]

Gamma

[bassboogieman]

Low memory fleurocarbon - no such animal.  I'm using Yo-Zuri H20, it's pretty good as F/C line goes.  I have heard very good things about the new Berkley Trilene F/C - low memory, castable, etc., but haven't tried it yet.


Why don't YOU try it and let us know how YOU like it.....   :grin:  :grin:

AND personally, for the applications you mentioned - I wouldn't spend the money on F/C, I'd use the Yo-Zuri Hybrid.  Moving baits the F/C isn't as critical, Hy-brid has much of the same qualities of 100% F/C and is about a third of the price.  I'd stick with F/C for plastics and jigs where the bait isn't moving and the fish are more prone to notice the line.

[fishinjim]

AND personally, for the applications you mentioned - I wouldn't spend the money on F/C, I'd use the Yo-Zuri Hybrid.  Moving baits the F/C isn't as critical, Hy-brid has much of the same qualities of 100% F/C and is about a third of the price.  I'd stick with F/C for plastics and jigs where the bait isn't moving and the fish are more prone to notice the line.

what bruce said.
a good copoly would probably suit you better here.  yozuri hybrid ultra soft is great stuff.  silver thread excalibur is good too.

i researched fluoro a lot last year. 
after reading thousands of posts on different message boards i found most people to agree that sunline fluorocarbons ($$$ by the way) are about the best out there, while berkley vanish is about the least liked.
i have a spool of seaguar invizx waiting to go on my drop shot rod this spring.  it has a great reputation.

tackletour.com has a fluoro shoot out of some sort that they did recently, you might want to give it a peak.

[dan61psu]

Interesting.  I used the Hybrid line last year for my plastics and jig leader line.  I may have to rethink my gear a bit! 

J/J - thanks for the link, tackletour is a nice site, I had never been there before.

[bassboogieman]

Most of the water we fish is stained.  F/C excels (and provides value for it's high cost) in clear water situatuations.  I use the Yo-Zuri for virtually everything - exception would be dropshotting.  Regular for moving baits and the Ultra soft on my rods for plastics.  The U/S is just a bit more supple and castable, and casts better with the lighter plastic baits.  I do put about 50 yards (or 1/3 of the spool capaicity) of a cheap backer line to reduce the amount of the more expensive main line I use.  I'm spolling about a dozen reels, so that saves me 600 yards or so of the "good" stuff, and I change all my main line every spring, and many reels will need a change once or twice during the season, so that adds up over the course of a year.  I like using Cajun Red as the backer, easy to see when you're getting low on main line or when it comes time to replace the main line.  It's the only good use I ever found for Cajun Red. :grin:

[dan61psu]

Wow.  I just read through the entirety of the TT.com Flourocarbon showdowns and they really did a nice job of explaining all about the pros and cons of flouro. 

Now I'm really flummoxed.

[Pillager]

I concur with using Yo-Zury ultra soft for most things, but use F/C for drop shotting and possibly jig and worm fishing at places like Oneida with very clear water.  Kerr happens to be quite clear at some times of the year as well.  Most of the water we fish doesn't call for F/C, and I'll use braid for a lot of applications, but I'm going to go to Yo-Zuri for some slower moving baits this year to see if I get any increase in bites.  The hook setting ability of braid is unsurpassed so the increased bites will have to make up for the decrease in hook sets.

I did use hybrid at Manasquan last year as the water was clearer than some we fish.

[docirv]

Wow, Bruce, you actually did find a good use for red cajun line!!!

[Pillager]

I've got a spool, now I know what to do with it.  :grin:

Actually, I have some dacron backing line which works great, and doesn't use a lot of feet to fill up the spool.

[dan61psu]

Well..i went out and tried the 10 and 12lb YoZuri Hybrid Ultrasoft on two of my rigs (spinnerbait and crankbait).

Cast's like a dream, couldn't see the line in the water, barely any backlash after a fresh spooling. 

Boogles, I owe you for that suggestion!  THANKS!

And Irv, thanks for picking it up for me. 

I will "review" the Berkley Tournament Flouro after I get that rig spooled up :)

[docirv]

I got a bunch of the Daiwa Japanese fluouro and also braid. This stuff is awesome. Unfortunatley you cannot buy it in most of the stores. I got it direct from Daiwa for working with them. I spooled some on and I am really hooked.....  :14:  sorry, I couldn't resist the pun.