I have had people tell me that the fluoro kinks and loops up real bad and doesn't stay straight. I was considering trying some but now not sure. Is this a big issue or should I keep mono? I was planning on using it for worms and jigs. My rods have the micro eyes and I was looking at 12 lb line. They also mentioned line conditioner? What the heck is that? I am not sure that I want to use a string that I have to pamper to keep it from kinking up.
Thanks

LOTS of misinformation about fluorocarbon float around the TFF. It has it's place, but unless you are cashing checks and can afford to replace your line often, it's a waste of money. If you are just fishing for fun, why bother with it. It's just too fickle. If you are tournament fishing and hoping to cash checks, better learn how/when to use it. It's not good for all situations, but definitely has it's place.

But, at the end of the day, it's your money. Buy some quality line. Give it a try. You may like it.

Buy a spool of Seaguar Invizx and give it a try. Yes, it kinks up a little worse than mono but it does allow you to feel whats going on with the bait better. I think the benefits are worth the trade-offs. I don't use line conditioner. Some guys swear by it but when I feel like it is starting to kink up more than it should I just strip it off and spool up some new line.

You probably already know this trick but I never strip off all my old line. I strip about half then tie onto the old line with the new. That way you only need about 50 yards or so to fill your reel. 50 yards is a long cast.

what kind of flouro are y'all using that gives you problems? I have never had an issue with kinking or fluffing or backlashing with Invisx

I've never even used line conditioner

According to what I've read fluoro is not degraded appreciably by UV and absorbs no liquids (water, chemicals) thus I don't change line near as often. Line conditioner helps lub it maybe (I use it) but it does not soften it or actually make it more supple like it does my nylon mono. I think it does backlash a bit worse. Having said that I like it. I've had no issues with knots (even palomar), it has shown itself to be pretty tough, and I find it more sensitive. Yeah that is all anecdotal. Maybe having thrown Trilene Big Game for 25 years prepared me to throw a stiffer mono. Still use my BG on topwater and SB applications but when fishing plastics I'm a fluoro guy. I'll use it for cranking too if I'm trying to get a bit more depth.

I use InvisX, mostly 12# and 15# with a couple of reels spooled in 20#. I also use some Berkley 100% and find it almost as good as the Seagar.

Fluoro does not give you more depth with a crankbait