Pcj wrote:
Never used fluro but thinking about it.Do you use same knots as mono??
Fluro is it suppose to be not seen underwater??
Nephew uses it but never explained as to why and we seem equal on catch rates. |
The most common leader used in soft baiting is definitely fluoro.
Understandable, as that's what shop assistants, books, magazine articles etc tell us to use.
yes, you can tie Uni, Lefty's (Rapala) Loop Knots, etc with fluoro. And the FG works well with mono to join leader to braid.
I've seen some fairly robust views based on research that the invisibility thing is actually bull (both in fly fishing and salt water forums and articles). I can't see it would make much difference fishing in places where water clarity isn't great.
But as mentioned in the thread, greater abrasion resistance is the other key reason given for using fluoro, and that seems to be relatively more based on fact. I've never done any experiments, but some people have (see YouTube).
On the other hand, one guy I followed on YouTube fishes inshore Australian waters for flathead etc using lures and strongly advises against using fluoro if you target fish that do lots of head shaking - as mono has more stretch to absorb that.
I use fluoro due to the reason at that start of this post, but my experience is that there's cheap fluoro, and then there's quality fluoro (usually Japanese).
Some certainly is easier for tying knots, doesn't curl as much after being on your reel etc etc.
Having said all that, I caught a big snapper up north when I decided to drag a heavily weighted softbait behind the boat that I'd earlier been casting for kingies under a work up - using 60lb Varivas Mono Shock Leader that looks like rope next to my normal softbait leaders. So the fish obviously wasn't particularly alarmed down on the bottom in 20m of fairly clear Northland sea.