florocarbon leader vs mono leaders attached to braid?

[Les Young]

Is one really that much better for crappie? Is there one that you can tie pretty much whatever knot you want
without worrying about it breaking? Also is floro that much less visible than mono? Is floro really worth it over mono when it comes to catch rate?

[SuperDave336]

I’m thinking for abrasion resistance and less visibility the fluorocarbon is best, me I always just used the mono I had. I haven’t seen where it mattered.

[CrappiePappy]

Fluorocarbon will stretch less than mono, and is supposedly less visible than clear mono. I don't know about it being more abrasion resistant, as I've never used it. I've heard that the Tornado knot is the best for fluoro, with the Palomar Knot a close second.

I just remember a TV Bass Pro doing a "test" of fluro vs several brands of clear mono, down in the clear waters of a Fla. lake. The lines were stretched across a white board & filmed on a sunny day. It was supposed to show that fluro was "invisible" underwater, but I could see all the lines very clearly and figured if I could see them ... then so could the fish, which have better vision underwater than humans. That "test" proved (to me) that I really didn't need to change from mono to fluoro.

[SuperDave336]

Quick search online and found this out.

Fluorocarbon has great knot strength, high abrasion resistance, lower visibility in water, minimal stretch and sinks faster than mono. It cost more than mono though and is harder to tie knots with and needs replaced more frequently once its stretched or loses strength.

Monofilament is more buoyant and has more elasticity than fluorocarbon. It’s easier to tie knots with and cost less. It has lower breaking strength than fluorocarbon, more line memory, more prone to abrasion damage and higher visibility in water.

[Les Young]

I’ve saw that to pappy. Some swear by floro& I thought giving it a try but if I’m going to I want it to be as smooth a transition as can be because I’m not one to do something if it’s a hassle.

[Alphahawk]

Fluor is not totally invisible. What we don’t know…but manufacturers know…is the refraction index. Better lines have less refraction. As to its abrasion resistance over mono…that one is up for grabs. Seen several folks who have tested the abrasion resistance…albeit not using pure scientific means….. and they find no difference. I use FC as a shock leader due to me fishing a polyester line that has zero stretch. The reason I use FC over mono as a shock leader is so I don’t have to carry two types of leader. I do a lot of trout fishing and an FC leader when fishing for trout is a must.

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[Cajuntec]

I've always heard that fluoro is less visible underwater, but haven't really witnessed it so far to prove it to myself. Yesterday (although I didn't really do that well all day), I had 4 lines out. Two that were braid tied to fluoro 4 lb test leader material, and two that were straight high vis yellow Vicious 8 lb mono. The only Crappie I caught all day were on that high vis yellow line, and at the time I caught that fish both of the fluoro lined setups had the same bait as the setup that caught the Crappie with the high vis yellow line. So... Verdict is still out for me.
All the best,
Glenn

[NIMROD]

I know some that use straight braid as Crappie usually not line shy . I use Stren and tried some Fluorocarbon like Vanish . I was not impressed and went back to Stren much less expensive line .

[ad1974]

i've been using braid with a fc leader on my casting rods and its working well.

[rnvinc]

I use flouro leader tied to braid with a double uni knot ...

I have found that 99.5% of an occasional breakoff will happen at the hook/jig knot ...without losing any of the terminal tackle used above (weight/bobber/etc) ...

This allows me to simply tie on another hook/jig to the flouro leader remaining ... (until the leader gets too short for my liking) ...

Rickie