iay Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Hi guys, I was wondering how often do the people who mainly fish fluorocarbon respool? I am planning to try some kind of fluoro for swimbaits up to 2.5 oz and would like some knowledge/advice so I will know how economical switching to fluorocarbon will be. I don't mind spending a lot of money on fishing line, but if it is similar to nylon line on how often I have to change them, I don't think I want to make that investment on flurocarbon. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwhite115 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8905&hilit=respool viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19362&hilit=respool Covered many, many times. Change it when it develops coils, abrasions, kinks, anything that could cause you to lose a fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iay Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 All they talked about is how often copolymer/braid/mono gets respooled. I want to know if it is similar for fluorocarbon line before I spend a lot of money into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassin8r Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Quality fluorocarbon will usually last me at least twice as long as nylon monofilament line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbypearson Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Quality fluorocarbon will usually last me at least twice as long as nylon monofilament line. +1 I've gone over a month but usually I get low on my spool fairly fast. If I was 100% swimbait fishing with the rod I'd try to reline every 2-3 trips. When I retie I strip off at least enough line to clear where the line creases when casting 2-4'+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassin8r Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Quality fluorocarbon will usually last me at least twice as long as nylon monofilament line. +1 I've gone over a month but usually I get low on my spool fairly fast. If I was 100% swimbait fishing with the rod I'd try to reline every 2-3 trips. When I retie I strip off at least enough line to clear where the line creases when casting 2-4'+ Good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iay Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks for the inputs guys. I don't want to spend money on fluorocarbon if I have to change it ever so often. I will stick with copoly for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbypearson Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Thanks for the inputs guys. I don't want to spend money on fluorocarbon if I have to change it ever so often. I will stick with copoly for now. Fluoro will last way longer than co-poly, its not even a comparison. If I fished co-poly id be respooling every single trip. The first time I spooled fluoro on my reel it was on there for over three months before I noticed how limp and manageable it still was. The line I like is about 28$ a spool for me to get locally and I bet that I spend less money yearly on my swimbait rods fishing straight fluoro than a guy who fishes a similar amount, with good line management & retying habits, thats fishing mono & co-poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iay Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Thanks for the inputs guys. I don't want to spend money on fluorocarbon if I have to change it ever so often. I will stick with copoly for now. Fluoro will last way longer than co-poly, its not even a comparison. If I fished co-poly id be respooling every single trip. The first time I spooled fluoro on my reel it was on there for over three months before I noticed how limp and manageable it still was. The line I like is about 28$ a spool for me to get locally and I bet that I spend less money yearly on my swimbait rods fishing straight fluoro than a guy who fishes a similar amount, with good line management & retying habits, thats fishing mono & co-poly. What kind of Fluorocarbon do you use? I don't have any swimbait over 2.5 ozs and I was looking at Toray Super Strong Hard. I had good experience about the line and use the 10 pound as my crankbait line. I don't know how I feel about paying 25 dollars for the spool if I have to take huge chunks of the line out every single time I fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I don't respool fluoro until it's low on the spool to the point where I feel like it's choking of my casting distance, or the knot at the backing is chewing up my thumb. I'll put up with a little more memory with fluoro than I will with mono or copoly. It's all a factor of how often you fish. I've changed line once a month, once every 3 months, once every 6 months. I fish a lot of fluoro. 20lb sniper mostly. I throw all soft baits on fluoro. Rarely throw hard baits on fluoro though, partially because I don't have to and partially because I know I'm less diligent about respooling. To be honest, I don't really buy into the "low stretch, invisible in water" claims. The only reason I love fluoro is for the sensitivity. There's nothing better. I have used the Toray 25 and 30lb Super Hard Strong, and have used their Super Hard Upgrade a lot. The Super Hard Upgrade is my favorite fluoro by far for bottom contact baits. The Super Hard Strong is nice, grabbed it because it comes in higher lb test. Sniper is just easy to get, and more manageable than the harder, lower stretch fluoros which for me is perfect. I've also used 20 and 25lb abrasx and invisx. They're OK. Never been a big fan of their line anyway, but in a pinch when you don't have time to place an order, they'll do IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iay Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Thanks for the info spectrum! I completely agree with you about the invisibility underwater, with stretch being independent from brand to brand. I just love fishing fluorocarbon, because it is clearly more invisible than braid, abrasion resistance, and great sensitivity. I don't have a set up for the real deal swimbaits; what I am currently using is Megabass F6-72X4 and 2014 Conquest 200. I know that a lot of Japanese swimbait users on the lighter swimbaits, like Roman Made Trick, will go down to 16 pound fluorocarbon. So far, the only swimbaits I have are Deps SS 175, 3:16 Baby Wake, and couple of Huddleston 68s. Would I be playing with too much fire if I use a 16 pound fluorocarbon? Can you suggest a more manageable mono or copolymer, than Pline CXX 17 pounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 CXX is one of the worst as far as manageability. Plenty of guys love it. I don't hate it too much. It is stupid strong. That's the big selling point to CXX, in my opinion. You can try 20lb PF. It's a lot thinner than CXX. I have a love/hate deal with both PF and CXX, but continue to use them both. If you want to fish 16lb fluoro I won't stop you. I don't fish anything that light. The Japanese are fishing some super clear water too. I notice they use a lot of 200 sized reels, and lighter rods than the majority of Americans, even those fishing extremely clear water. I don't have an answer as to why exactly. Whatever I say is just going to be speculation. If you fish really clear water, and I mean actually clear (not what my friends in Texas here describe as gin clear), then maybe there's a reason to downsize your line. Only other reason in my mind is if a bait swims a lot better on thinner line or fluoro. But 20lb Sniper is thin enough for me for 68s, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iay Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Water clarity and fishing pressure is definitely reason why they use much thinner lines(I lived there ). I am basically in testing mode right now. I just wanted some information before I go too crazy with the line thickness. Would you say that PLine CX is comparable to the PF? I have tried 15 pound CX before on other set up and enjoyed the manageability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 It's been so long since I'd tried CX, and it was before swimbaits, I couldn't really give you an answer other than that I thought CX was garbage at the time. PF I don't think is garbage. I mostly hate mono and copoly. PF is the one I've hated the least over the years, to the point where I've stopped looking for something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassindon69 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 You need to go out and find what you like. That comes in time. You have guys ranging from next trip to months . What would you feel good about when you have that biggest fish of your life on? Month old? or fresh? It's all on the angler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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