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Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
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02/06/09 11:49 AM
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Hooklineandsinker
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I need some advice on this: I have heard that when using Fluorocarbon, you should use more of a sweeping hook set than you do with mono. Being a traditional "jaw breaker" as to my hook set, do I need to re-think the way I set the steel?
-It is in our moments of decision that we shape our destiny- Game Changer Lures - Pro Staff
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Hooklineandsinker]
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02/06/09 12:06 PM
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Boo in FW
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Fluoro doesn't stretch like mono so there's no give when you set the hook. A sweeping, or more subtle hook set will suffice with no risk of tearing lips off. Because it doesn't stretch, you need to be concious about keeping tension on the line after setting the hook.
Boo Springtown, TX
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Boo in FW]
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02/06/09 12:08 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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adjust your drag and you wont have the problem. practice with on old hook and a 2x4 about the distance you would normally set the hook on a fish..... you will learn how much or how little drag is needed once you inspect the 2x4(or your line pops).this was the biggest learning curve I had when i started using flouro- I had tooooo much drag on all the reels I was using to throw flouro.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: SkeeterRonnie]
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02/06/09 12:38 PM
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Tony M.
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I agree with Ronnie, set your drag right and you shouldnt have any problems. Im not going to get into a pi$$ing with anyone, but when people say the fluro has no strech its very missleading. Fluro dosent strech like mono on the hook set(thats why you hear a lot of people say they broke off on the hookset whit fluro), but will strech as much, if not more, with constant presser. If you don believe me, tie the same #test to someting and see for yourself. At close range you should not try to cross their eyeballs, but away from the boat, with your drag set right, you shouldnt have any problems.
Pray for Obama. Psalms 109:8 ...... Look it up
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Tony M.]
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02/06/09 12:40 PM
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Fish Killer
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Tony is correct.
Fluoro will stretch and does, but it can not take the "shock" that Mono can.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Fish Killer]
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02/06/09 12:45 PM
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Creature_Fishin
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I agree, with the right drag setting you won't have any problems breaking line on the setting the hook.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
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02/06/09 12:55 PM
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Tom Groves
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Setting your drag and using a sweeping hookset should stop any breaks. Fluro stretches like mono, but it has a slower stretch rate. A snap hook set doesn`t give the Fluro time to stretch, thus causing it to break. It takes a little tweaking to figure it out, but once you do it`s some good stuff.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Tom Groves]
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02/06/09 01:07 PM
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Hooklineandsinker
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Thanks for the insight. I bought some P-Line FC and goin' give her a try
-It is in our moments of decision that we shape our destiny- Game Changer Lures - Pro Staff
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Hooklineandsinker]
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02/06/09 01:17 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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p-line from what i hear isnt very good....id go with seaguar invisx.it is THE ONLY flouro i use...and belive me,ive tried them all...i like it even more than sunline.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
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02/06/09 01:17 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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ps im not sponsored by them,i just really believe in it.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Hooklineandsinker]
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02/06/09 01:20 PM
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SkeeterEater
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I have used serveral different brands and to me that is more important than how you set the hook. I deffinately agree that setting your drag is very important but you need to start with a good line first and foremost!
Take Dead Aim I'd rather be lost on the water than found at work! SkeeterEater
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
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02/06/09 01:24 PM
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Hooklineandsinker
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Well, there's one vote for Seaguar invisx, any other thoughts?
-It is in our moments of decision that we shape our destiny- Game Changer Lures - Pro Staff
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Tom Groves]
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02/06/09 01:35 PM
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Tony M.
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Man... thats the first time I havent just been slammed for saying fluro has stretch. Thanks guys. Im glad to see that people are starting understand how it works.
Pray for Obama. Psalms 109:8 ...... Look it up
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Tony M.]
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02/06/09 01:49 PM
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Hunter's Dad
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Hard fo me to adjust the way I set the hook. Instead I use a quality line, check my line and knot, and use the largest lb. test I can get away with. Last year I started out using 15 and was still breaking it every now and then. Went to 20 and still got bit just as much. That's one perk of fluoro.
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Re: Fluorocarbon... setting the hook!!!!
[Re: Tony M.]
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02/06/09 01:50 PM
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elm creek
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Another vote for Seaguar InvizX and AbrazX.
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