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Florocarbon line! Help
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01/07/15 01:00 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 89
Bassslayerr
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I heve been using floro (seaguar red label) for about a year now. Not bad line just a lot of memory. It lasts about One and a half to two Months tops before I have to replace it. I am a freshman in highschool so it's really hard for me to always pay for line when I want to replace lures I lost or get new ones for upcoming tournaments. I was wondering if you guys and gals would have any tips on floro lines. I went to tackle warehouse and looked at lines and a lot have half good and half bad reviews. It makes me think twice about buying line when I hear of people who get spools of line that break on 2 lbers or while casting. And then people say "ohh it's the best stuff ever, never a single problem" about the same line. All I really want is a line that will last me 2-3 months with conditioning before I even have to think about switching it. Thanks. I just don't want to waste money when it's hard enough to make it.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522272
01/07/15 01:06 AM
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Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 14,710
Frenzy
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I go 2-3 months on my berkley 100% with no conditioning. It has similar characteristics imo to the red label. Invisx seems to not last as long to me and has more stretch.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522283
01/07/15 01:08 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 469
woolyhogtail
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BPS floro is pretty good and I think if you go online you can get it for 1/2 price, at least you could last week. You can't get every pound test for 1/2 off but I know you were able to get 20 and 10 which I use the most of.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522286
01/07/15 01:09 AM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,640
JIM SR.
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just me but I've gone to braid on almost every thing, if I want flouro or mono, I tie on about 4-6-8-or 10 feet at a time,..works fine, last longer.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522318
01/07/15 01:20 AM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25
JlbZ9
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Outdoorsman
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Red label with conditioning has been excellent for me havent broke off on a fish in a long time! I also use Invisx.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: woolyhogtail]
#10522321
01/07/15 01:21 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,310
airforcefishin
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BPS floro is pretty good and I think if you go online you can get it for 1/2 price, at least you could last week. You can't get every pound test for 1/2 off but I know you were able to get 20 and 10 which I use the most of. Quality line here. Watched a video someone just posted here today about spooling line off one reel to another to get a little more time out of it. With your budget it could be a consideration. Or just do like I did, I just bought a bunch of invizx off TW because it is half price right now and it will last longer. I got 8,000 yds for $458... You can even get red label half off right now, does not completely fix your problem but you get double the line for almost the same price.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522322
01/07/15 01:21 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 243
Joey Romano
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red label is garbage, try the sun line fc sniper
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Robbie Milam]
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01/07/15 01:31 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,228
YankHardReelFast
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^^^this Berkley Vanish is garbage. I learned the hard way.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522383
01/07/15 01:35 AM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 3,155
bush hog
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I could not get along with flouro. I know it's got some good qualities but the bad out weighed the good. That's just me though cause there are a lot of pros making their living using fluorocarbon. Don't rule out going back to mono. It still gets the job done for a lot less money. When you can better afford it the fluorocarbon will still be there if that's what you want. Good luck!
To whom much is given, much is required.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522397
01/07/15 01:41 AM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 274
Texas Ranger
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Get some InvisX at TW and you won't be disappointed.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522415
01/07/15 01:49 AM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,337
T54
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522432
01/07/15 01:56 AM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 55
cfisch007
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Cheapest cure: use a half spool of cheap mono underneath the flouro......replace just the floor when needed.
Or, try power pro braid with a flouro leader of 4 ft or so. No stretch, no memory, great feel, less line replacement (except for leader), awesome hooksets as stretch is minimal.....the flour leader provides a shock absorber action.
You'll need to learn a line-to-line joiner knot. I recommend the Yucatan.....smallest of all the joiner knots, easy to learn, works with braid to flouro, mono to flouro, any line to any line.
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522466
01/07/15 02:05 AM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,677
B-rader
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I put a 1/2 braid to 1/2 fluor on all my rods , the braid last all year . Saves me a bunch of money
I tie an albright knot
A-RIGS , MAKING BAD FISHERMAN LOOK GOOD SINCE 2010
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Re: Florocarbon line! Help
[Re: Bassslayerr]
#10522468
01/07/15 02:05 AM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 6,887
slim 285
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Put you some Trilene big game on and go fishing .
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