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Have you guys ever noticed the price difference between the 250-300 yard spools of fluorocarbon line vs. the 40-50 yards spools of "fluorocarbon leader"?
For example, you can buy a 250 yard spool of the Berkley Vanish fluorocarbon line for around $12.00. You can also buy a 40 yard spool of Berkley Vanish fluorocarbon leader for around $13.00. What am I missing? Are these two different products or is this just the same line just spooled in different lengths?
I have always used the larger spools of fluorocarbon "line" for leader material. Have I have been using the wrong stuff?
With leader material you will get a smaller dia. compared to regular filler line for the same class of line. Seagar Flouro #12 leader is .009"dia., where the filler line at the same dia. is only #8lb.
EDIT: And i think the leader material is tested to be closer to the stated breaking strength where the filler spool line may fluctuate + or - either side of the stated breaking strength.
I got a spool of 8 lb berkley vanish you can have - broke off to many fish with it on the last two trips...aka as the only two trips with this line. Don't like it, but I'm critical and hard on fishing line.
Looking at Seaguar Invix fluorocarbon and some line that was sent to me by the folks at www.tuffstuffunlimited.com. I will let you know how I like it after a trip or three.
I notice that everyone picks on you JT. I'm guessing there is some story I have not read. Are they picking on you because you are the man to beat in all the tournaments?
I have always used 12 lb fluoro for leader for artificials. When I live bait fish in the summer I usually don't use a leader, just tie directly onto 6-8 lb mono line. I go light as possible. Seems to help with the larger pressured trout around Panama City.
FlatCrazy wrote:I notice that everyone picks on you JT. I'm guessing there is some story I have not read. Are they picking on you because you are the man to beat in all the tournaments?
Nothing to do with tournaments ... its more to do with his goat harem ... errr herd.
I think that the leader material may be forumulated to be a somewhat tuffer and harder, thus more abrasion resistant and maybe better shock resistant. That said I buy the big spools myself and have had no problems. Now, mainly I use 40 lb or lighter only for inshore fishing. I found the new Seaguar Red Label 100% fluorocarbon line for about 12 bucks a spool for close to 200 yards, the cheapest I have found. Used it once so far, no problems.
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