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Carp fishing Fluorocarbon mainline

Darren Smith 2

Darren Smith 2

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I am looking to spool up my rods with Fluorocarbon for the upcoming year. Just wondering if anyone has opinions on the better ones to purchase.? I am aware some are springier than others and can cast like crap. I wont be needing to chuck it more than 60yards on the lakes i am going to fish.

Thanks
Darren
 
Tiger line is good, only thing i can say is run it out first on the bank every session and give it a stretch etc. This straightens it out every time.
 
Tiger line is very good…also Korda Kontour but only if you can find older stock in the old packaging, they changed the packaging last year and also the line…new stuff is awful.
This is the old and good Kontour
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The only fluoro that I use these days is Seaguar Grand Max Soft Plus. The 13.7lb bs, at just 0.235mm (or 15.9lb/0.26mm) casts really well, and sinks really well too. Costs £21/100m or £65/250m, so not cheap.
Really dislike using fluoro, except for above line.
 
Hi Darren - I've not used myself but have you looked at Thinking Anglers FTX Fluorocarbon? If you Google around for reviews, users generally seem to be positive - less wiry/springy, casts well etc. Fairly unique as the line has a grey tint. Comes in 14lbs/16lbs BS. May be worth considering?
 
Terry Simner said:
The only fluoro that I use these days is Seaguar Grand Max Soft Plus. The 13.7lb bs, at just 0.235mm (or 15.9lb/0.26mm) casts really well, and sinks really well too. Costs £21/100m or £65/250m, so not cheap.
Really dislike using fluoro, except for above line.
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Looks and sounds great but very pricey for me.
 
I passionately hate Fluorocarbon traditionally, because it is proven unreliable gimmicky dog waste which is more snappy than an angry, hyperactive, extremely hungry baby crocodile with the munchies - (I know how to look after line, have tried loads decades ago and been a bailiff - it was the same story repeatedly)

But I was (sort of) quite happy to see a carp landed on it (FOR ONCE) when I (for some reasom) gave it another chance last season -
I wouldn't dream of going thin 16lb, out of lingering (well earned) mistrust and hatred of the stuff, but the Tiger in 20 (as a hooklink only, I will never put fluoro on my reels ever again) did at least land me a small carp!
 
Terry Simner said:
The only fluoro that I use these days is Seaguar Grand Max Soft Plus. The 13.7lb bs, at just 0.235mm (or 15.9lb/0.26mm) casts really well, and sinks really well too. Costs £21/100m or £65/250m, so not cheap.
Really dislike using fluoro, except for above line.
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Seaguar (amongst piles of other expensive fluoros) let me down badly in a high BS leader snapping for no good reason on a little club lake - Better off just throwing the money out the window in my opinion rather than go through the stress, frankly..

Fluorocarbon is a gimmick:
I went all around the block with lines as a lad before I landed back where I started - my extremely popular nylon (which stupidly isn't really anymore, in the coarse and carp UK scene) has EXTREME Worldwide popularity for a very good reason:

IT DOESN'T SNAP

:rolleyes:😅
 
This last season iv used tiger line 16lb never add any hassle with it strong good knot strength ..I use it on the centre pin and tbh its great .theres less stretch that mono but not as harsh as braid .
 
What exactly are you looking for out of FC line?

If it's the "invisibility" factor, don't get sucked into the hype, it's just as visible in any lake or river water than any other line, insofar as, when it's been immersed for a while, it looks like a marine washing line with all sorts of particulates hanging from it. It might be nearly invisible in tap water but we don't fish in tap water.

We caught adequately well before FC, go ponder:rolleyes:
 
Tommy Bee said:
I passionately hate Fluorocarbon traditionally, because it is proven unreliable gimmicky dog waste which is more snappy than an angry, hyperactive, extremely hungry baby crocodile with the munchies - (I know how to look after line, have tried loads decades ago and been a bailiff - it was the same story repeatedly)

But I was (sort of) quite happy to see a carp landed on it (FOR ONCE) when I (for some reasom) gave it another chance last season -
I wouldn't dream of going thin 16lb, out of lingering (well earned) mistrust and hatred of the stuff, but the Tiger in 20 (as a hooklink only, I will never put fluoro on my reels ever again) did at least land me a small carp!
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In your opinion ... I've never had a problem with Fluoro . X line was shite and springy but others I've used were good .
I was never a cast to the horizon angler so always used Fluoro on my gin clear park lakes and with plenty of success . Especially in heavy weed ..
 
Jim Gregory said:
?????? Please elaborate Tommy.
I'm a massive fan of none snapping line 😬
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Maxima mate -

It has strangely gone out of fashion in the UK coarse/ specimen scene but I vastly prefer it to any ''carp'' nylons and I have tried very many for decades-
It is stupidly reliable but the thing I like most is it's slight stiffness (great for the minimal naked helicopters I use) - and it has a matt surface which is very unusual for nylons;

the surface is a superb quality for low viz Wizardry across all manner of sea and coarse scenarios, it's all I use across nine reels and lots of spare spools from 4 up to 12lb (you only need 15lb and over Maxima if you are fishing illegally for Blue Whales - or if you need to tie up a car ferry in rough weather)

Not a lot of people know this either but it's also a low stretch, very responsive line as well..
 
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I found some of these 'old skool' lines of yesteryear just ain't the same anymore.
Also some are spot on in one diameter and not so good in another.
 
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