Good Fluoro

[dhpfish]

Wondering what brand Fluoro you guys have had good luck with. Going to use it for my Shimano Citica/ Clarus 7' M MF. Plan on using it for crank baits and was thinking of going with 12lb fluoro.

Thanks

[luckycrank]

Seagaur InvisX hands down my favorite flouro which I run on all my casting gear and a couple spinning out fits also I have two braid rods in my boat one casting one spinning and I hope I never have to use em

[RawHog]

I havent used many brands, but the two I have used are suffix and berkeley, I like them both, but what I can tell you about at least those brands and possibly other brands is that you should go as light as possible. 12 fluoro has the same dia. as 50 lb braid which is basically rope. the lighter you go the less jumpy the line will be on a backlash. I would recommend 10lb line. Your cranks will go deeper too. If you go less than 8 lb (30 braid) backlashes will dig in more. IF you don't backlash and don't care if your cranks run deep, nevermind.

I am trying seaguar this year cuz i have heard good things.

[Sproguy]

In my opinion you get what you pay for with Fluoro. The best I have tried and what I use is Sunline. Now it is expensive but I get a full season out of each spool up because of the quality of line so it makes up for it.

I have also had good success with P Line, and also Seaguar Tatsu. Again the Tatsu is expensive but it seems to hold up really well so you get full value for your money.

[Craigums]

I'm going to play devils advocate here. Why do you want to use flourocarbon on that setup?

[Deitz Dittrich]

craigums, you can get cranks deeper with floor.. thats would be why.

Gamma and Sunline are my faves..

[dhpfish]

Thanks for the info guys. Along with what Deitz said it will sink and better abrasion-resistants than mono. I am basing the line size off this chart I found for a good line size for a crank bait rod that I will use in the shallows to maybe 10'.

http://www.bassfishin.com/blog/fishing-line-guide/

If anyone has other opinions on line size for this application I would be happy to hear your thoughts.

Thanks

[bassfshin24]

I also like Seagaur invisx but I really haven't had too much experience with other brands. I tried Viscious Fluoro and wasnt a big fan. I think I'll probably give sunline a shot next.

#1 for what Deitz said.

[TruthWalleyes]

craigums, you can get cranks deeper with floor.. thats would be why.

Gamma and Sunline are my faves..

Maybe you bass guys don't like tying knots or something, but all i use flouro for is leader material tied to the main line in a uni-uni knot. You could use 8# or 10# powerpro with a 5' flouro leader and likely dive your cranks deeper yet.

Just a thought.

[Craigums]

you can get cranks deeper with floor.. thats would be why.

[riverrat63]

Seaguar red label is good it's not supper expensive I use 10 and 12 on crank baits if your useing a 7 med rod u will want floro because it doesn't stretch like Mano, yes it helps getting it deeper but with a 7' med rod the floro will help with the hook ups

[joe55398]

I also use 12 lb seaguar invizx and it's my faveorite. Ive used the cabelas brand, berkley, and x50. I saw some good reviews for seaguar red label but after talking wiht some of the guys in my bass league I paid the extra 5 bucks and got invizx. I use it for pretty much the same set up as you are. I feel like I can cast braid further but I like the invisibility of fluoro

[Craigums]

Seaguar red label is good it's not supper expensive I use 10 and 12 on crank baits if your useing a 7 med rod u will want floro because it doesn't stretch like Mano, yes it helps getting it deeper but with a 7' med rod the floro will help with the hook ups

[Cecil]

That is correct, flouro does stretch more than mono. However, its the "elasticity" of mono that makes it feel like it stretches more.

Flouro just makes a lot more sense for cranking because it sinks, is harder and doesn't have that bungee effect that mono has.

[st.crioxfishin]

I've used berkley 100% in the past and have been trying invisx this year. I do like the castability of invisx. The main reason why I like fluoro for cranking is it's sensitivity compared to mono. I tried 12lb mono on a cranking rod last year and really didn't care for it, feels like a stretchy rubber band, it's more difficult to decipher what (and when) your bait is running into something and I feel like I'm able to rip the crank free of weeds easier (and better) with fluoro.

[RK]

Lots been said already, but for what it's worth, I use Sunline Sniper for cranks and like it a lot. With fluoro there's no question that you get what you pay for. There's also no question that fluoro is more sensitive than mono. It's a denser material. That helps with cranks more than you'd think, especially if you're around weeds.

[tolle141]

Vanish seems to work pretty well for me, but I'm a berkley guy. I find that I get fewer bite offs with flouro vs braid or mono. Considering how much time we spend on the weedlines, northerns are a daily occurrence.

I also like to tie on 20-30 feet onto powerpro. Makes the spool last a lot longer.

[BPBOB]

I find I can feel the bait and the bite better with the flouro -I like Invisx,too.

[Wayne Ek]

I've had really good luck with Bass Pro XPS over the past couple of years.

[blakjack23]

Maybe you bass guys don't like tying knots or something, but all i use flouro for is leader material tied to the main line in a uni-uni knot. You could use 8# or 10# powerpro with a 5' flouro leader and likely dive your cranks deeper yet.

Just a thought.

Actually, Power Pro floats, so flouro is better for gettin' deep.

I use Invisx also.

[dhpfish]

Thanks for all the input on this topic guys I appreciate everyone's views. Well I picked up some 12lb Seaguar Invisx. Now my next questions is to put some cheaper mono for the first 50 yards of backing and then finish the spool off with the expensive flouro or just do flouro for the whole spool.

What is your guys opinions and what do you normally do?

[kt]

I put mono backing on pretty much all my reels, definitely saves a ton of money on line and i haven't noticed any adverse effects at all. I don't have a set amount of mono backing i put on, just enough that i know i'm not going to be able to have the knot affect any of my casts.

[Cecil]

I would do more than 50 yards! I usually go 60/40 and change my line often.

[beeflover]

I think you could do a lot with that stick and 12# flouro even besides your cranks; swimbaits, swim jig, finess jig, mojo or light c-rig, good worm rod... Its nice to have a lot of specialty rods all rigged up and ready but a good all round rod like this along with a flippin stick and a spinning rod can do a lot of damage for a young guy on a budget. Maybe one more similar rod w mono for topwaters. This would be all you'd need to do a co-angler thing.

I've found I can use any brand flouro on a bait caster but on spinning reels I like the less stiff flouro's like Bass Pro XPS and Berkley 100% or Vanish. I've found p-line, stren, and seagar red label to be quite a bit stiffer and not very good on spinning reels. So remember this if you try a flouro you don't like on your spinning reels just wind it on a baitcaster. Unless of course it's all in a big knot on the floor a your boat hee hee

Oh, on Tackle Tour they have good things to say for a new Diawa flouro you might look at that, they just did a new version of their flouro tests two years ago.

[TruthWalleyes]

Actually, Power Pro floats, so flouro is better for gettin' deep.

I use Invisx also.

At a fraction of the diameter of the flouro, it's ability to float is quickly negated by a crankbait with a lip.