Floro not staying in spool

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Got a curado reel. Used Power pro on it and it works awesome. Willing to try new line now. Friend recommended Sea Guar so I got some 20lb floro. Somehow the line just wont stay in the spool. Gave me a lot of nests. Casts well and is very strong, but just kept giving me nests. My thumb is constantly on the spool trying to avoid the nests.

Line is never straight too. When I loosen the line as I drop a jig or worm, the lines comes out in semi circles like as if the line is old or something. This makes it hard to hook a fish from times because it takes more reeling and jerking to hook the fish. Plus I can accurately line watch.

My friend uses the 12lb floro on a spinning reel. Works awesome for him.

Whats a floro line that you'd recommend? Want to try floro for a while. thinking about trying some Trilenee 12 or 15lb floro.

[Dylan33]

is this on a spinning reel, or baitcaster?

It sounds like what happens when you spool a spinning reel backwards/incorrectly.

[RK]

Hiya -

To me, anything over 17# is a pain in the kazoo when it comes to fluoro.

You can try a line treatment. I have really gotten to like the KVD Line and Lure Conditioner. Does seem to help make fluoro more manageable.

You can also try filling your spool to a little less than full capacity. You'll lose a little casting distance but probably not enough to matter, and it can help the backlashing a little for some reason.

HTH

Rob Kimm

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Dylan33---Curado Bait caster.

RK---I have seen KVD promote this line conditioner. He is always using 30lb floro and I cant imagine how he handles it.

My spool is half filled right now and it casts okay. I do loose distance for sure. I may have to sacrifice something.

Thanks.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Anyone know where I can get this lure and line conditioner here in MN?

[IBFishin2]

All I use is 20lb trilene pro an it's awesome. You will lose distance but will gain catch ratio although others will argue. You just have to get the hang of casting floro and it'll be gravy after that. I use 20lb floro for skipping docks with my chronarch 51 mg and works great.

[Deitz Dittrich]

You can not expect floro to be as nice as braid or mono.. it just aint.. Its nice though as it sinks and nearly invisible to the fish. .You just have to put up with the bad to get the good.. Best Floro I ever used was Gamma, they need to start making it again.

[Superduty]

All I use is 20lb trilene pro an it's awesome. You will lose distance but will gain catch ratio although others will argue. You just have to get the hang of casting floro and it'll be gravy after that. I use 20lb floro for skipping docks with my chronarch 51 mg and works great.

Wow, I bet you had a few expensive lessons learning to skip 20 lb flouro! Not saying it can't be done, just not for the novice or the guy with a budget. I would love to have a baitcaster in my hands once I hook up 30 feet under a dock but I KNOW I can get it in there further with a spinning rod.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

30' under a dock with a baitcaster?! Man, Id be ecstatic to consistently get 10'.

[Superduty]

30' under a dock with a baitcaster?! Man, Id be ecstatic to consistently get 10'.

I didn't mean to imply I can skip a bait 30 feet under a dock with a baitcaster. Point was, I don't think many guys can do it. I certainly can't. It usually takes a spinning rod to get that far under a dock. I would love to have the power of a baitcasting reel once I hook up with a spinning rod under the dock was the point of my post.

[kt]

I run 15-17 lb trilene 100% on 5 different baitcasters and absolutely love the stuff. I have also tried sunline fc sniper in 14 and 16 i believe and it is nice stuff as well, a little more expensive than the trilene though. I also have some 12 lb berkley 100% on a crankbait rod and really like it for cranking as well.

The one thing i have found with flourocarbon is if you don't have the right rod matched up with the technique you are using it will cause you significantly more problems than having the correct rod. For example I have 17 lb flourocarbon on a 6'8" heavy pitching rod and the same 17 lb flouro on a 7'8" heavy action rod geared more towards casting techniques. If i try to make a long overhand cast with the pitching rod and the flouro the result is usually less than stellar, however if i make the same type of cast with the other rod the line flows smoothly off the reel and the resultant cast is just what i'm after. In my opinion casting problems caused by improperly matched rod/techniques will be greatly magnified by using flourocarbon, where as you might be able to get away with it a little more if you are using braid/mono.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I run 15-17 lb trilene 100% on 5 different baitcasters and absolutely love the stuff. I have also tried sunline fc sniper in 14 and 16 i believe and it is nice stuff as well, a little more expensive than the trilene though. I also have some 12 lb berkley 100% on a crankbait rod and really like it for cranking as well.

The one thing i have found with flourocarbon is if you don't have the right rod matched up with the technique you are using it will cause you significantly more problems than having the correct rod. For example I have 17 lb flourocarbon on a 6'8" heavy pitching rod and the same 17 lb flouro on a 7'8" heavy action rod geared more towards casting techniques. If i try to make a long overhand cast with the pitching rod and the flouro the result is usually less than stellar, however if i make the same type of cast with the other rod the line flows smoothly off the reel and the resultant cast is just what i'm after. In my opinion casting problems caused by improperly matched rod/techniques will be greatly magnified by using flourocarbon, where as you might be able to get away with it a little more if you are using braid/mono.

Very good to know. Thanks man.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I use a 7'2 carrot stix on a curado with 20lb floro. Thinking about going to 12 or 15lbs floro.

I do like the feel for floro better.

[cjac]

I stripped off about 6 yards of line tonight and the fluoro and I got along a lot better even in the relatively strong South wind, with no loss in casting distance.

Side note, the fluoro sink factor in the wind does cut down on line bow a lot. FLuoro and I are still learning how to "get along" and be friends.

[TonkaBass]

Ctrl_Alt_Dlt, Thats a good setup. I would either go with 12 or 15 pound depending on what Im doing with it. 15 pound is good for footballs, finesse jigs, t rigs, and c-rigs, and i also crank with it a lot. 12 pound I like when the baits are downsized a bit like smaller t-rigs, tubes, mushroom and footballs. If you have another 7 footer I would rig that with the 12 and put the 15 on the stiffer of the 2. 20 pound is good stuff for docks IMHO

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Ctrl_Alt_Dlt, Thats a good setup. I would either go with 12 or 15 pound depending on what Im doing with it. 15 pound is good for footballs, finesse jigs, t rigs, and c-rigs, and i also crank with it a lot. 12 pound I like when the baits are downsized a bit like smaller t-rigs, tubes, mushroom and footballs. If you have another 7 footer I would rig that with the 12 and put the 15 on the stiffer of the 2. 20 pound is good stuff for docks IMHO

Thanks for the advice! I just put some 12lb Trilene Floro on it and took it to the local lake to cast. It was awesome!!! Long smooth casts when I tied on a swimbait and spinner. However, when I tied on a small crankbait, the nests came frequently. It seems like with lighter lures, it was harder to cast and I couldnt cast far. Heavier lures was awesome!

[TonkaBass]

Yeah, that's just the nature of the beast. The more you use it and get used to it the more it will become second nature.

[IBFishin2]

Are you throwing shallow crank? What's the action and power on the rod? If it's med-heavy fast or extra fast then you may be over powering the cast due to light lures resulting in over spool or birdnest.