04-04-06, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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Silver Thread Fluorocarbon
Anybody try this line? Seems like it may be good for flipping/pitching.
I'm using braid now but I'm not happy with the way it passes through the guides and floats. One other thing I've noticed is that I never see the pro's using braid line, there must be some reason I'm sure it would be easy for them to get a sponsor so cost would not be an issue. Also in the KVD Pitching to heavy hitters, he says to use a Fluorocarbon. In this article bassresource.com/fishing/light_line_flipping.htmlIn the early morning, I'll use a standard flipping rig - an 8-foot Lamiglas flipping stick with a Daiwa reel, 17-pound Excalibur Silver Thread," and he is talking about fishing the CA Delta, I can tell you from experience you can't get much lower in visibility than that place, so why would he not use braid there? So with all that I'm wondering if a Fluorocarbon might not be better suited for my uses? |
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belive it or not most only have one rod rigged with braid. only a few use floro because of breakage problems.. most use mono..
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I did not realize that floro had a tendency to break. Anyone know about the Copolymer lines
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I haven't had a problem with Florocarbon breaking. I use Stren Florocarbon and it's my favorite line right now for jig and worms. Actually I use it for everything but topwaters (because it sinks). I've tried Vanish and it does break. Didn't like it at all. P-line is ok but Stren by far (to me) is the best Floro I've tried.
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I was checking out this article http://www.baits.com/articles/gary-senko.html and saw that Gary Yamamoto uses 20 # Sugoi line (I looked it up cuz I never heard of it) which is flourocarbon.
So I'm thinking I may try flourocarbon, I'll just re-role the braid until get pissed at the flourocarbon. |
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I agree with Bassaddict. Stren flouro. is great line. Been using it for years. No problems at all. This line is strong, casts well, and is soft. Never, I mean never had problems breaking fish off. I use it for flippin, pichin, crankin,and anything else that you don't want the line to sink i.e. topwater baits.
Note; Even after a kink in the line, this stuff shows no problems. Copolimer "may" have problems breaking at the reel. Especially when you get a kink in the line. Granted, that may be according to which brand that you use.
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I use Silver Thread Excalibur on all my flipping/pitching rods. It's a very abrasion resistant copolymer line with low stretch. It's got good sensitivity and knot strength, and if I had anything to say negative about it, it is not as uniformly smooth as some monos. I use 8#, 12# and 17# in light to heavy cover, and get mine from Cabelas. I haven't had a problem with 'breaks' at the reel, and I've had some pretty nasty backlashes or two.
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i hate silver thread i triied trolling with it and it all kinked up and use consantly wrapping around the guides on my rod
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The only thing I could find was Berkley Vanish #20 for fluorocarbon, so far I did not like it. It's much to stiff and when pitching it tends to want to coil up and tangle. I think that I'll go back to the braid and do as Lizards and use the fluorocarbon as a leader.
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I've been using Stren Florocarbon for my drop shot and I really like it.
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try using braided line with a fluro leader, buddy took me steellhead fishing. fluro makes a big difference when your single egging. use it with soft plastics now.
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I have used an awful lot of lines until I found Fireline, and fell in love with it. Now I must say that Powerpro has taken over This however is the best of the Copolymers I've used, and thanks to PNJ I found it without a lot of the pain and suffering I had usually had to go through looking for a specific type of line. Lizards
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the original SIlver Thread AN40 that came out in the 90's is,to this day,some of the best line I have ever used.I have used the newer stuff and have no complaints.And you even get a line wrap with it!!
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