best fluorocarbon

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best fluorocarbon

Postby junior conger » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:38 am

ive been mainly using tubertini gorilla but was wondering is there any other flouros worth giving a go?

just for scracthing in competitions mainly !

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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby flounder5791 » Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:05 pm

for scratching for flounder i use berkley trilene flurocarbon 8lbs
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby dezzer » Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:35 pm

have used the trilene and the seaguar, find the seaguar the better,but hard to get in small spools,and also pricey,there are lots and lots of fluorocarbon about now,and by the look of it most mono will be fluro in the future,eddie......
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby sandblaster » Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:42 pm

none of it is great ive tried them all and find the gorilla stuff the strongest and it knots well.
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby spulletje23 » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:06 pm

Although very hard to get since Berkley stop selling/producing, but I still use Berkley vanish (the blue one)
In my opinion still the best available.

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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby Steve » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:41 pm

Seriously?? I thought vanish was awful stuff....!!!
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby cod chaser » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:33 pm

Stick to the gorilla there's nothing better out there.


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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby spulletje23 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:56 am

Steve wrote:Seriously?? I thought vanish was awful stuff....!!!


I don't know about the opinions in Ireland, but down here it's still wanted badly. Maybe the nice prices help as well..
But like I said not for sale anymore....

One of the lads I'm fishing with, bought around 300 pieces in New Zealand and sold them almost all (except own use and friends) within a month..
That sounds to me like it's still wanted..

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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby Eoin » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:15 pm

frog hair or flouroflex
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby lch » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:00 pm

spiderwire ultracast fluorocarbon is very gud
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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby JimC » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:23 pm

I've been using Surecatch 20lb for a few years now for my leader/tippet when bass fishing. It knots well (I use a yucatan these days) and is trouble free.
For trace work I have used Surecatch, Seajuar, Vanish etc. etc. All were grand!
I would not be getting too caught up on the stuff really. Many times a mono trace made from Surecatch Hi-Tensile outfishes the lot! Salt water is hardly ever gin clear without particles floating around, especially estuaries and beaches.
As I say, I use it bass fishing and continue to do so even though I reckon mono will do as good a job in most circumstances...

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Re: best fluorocarbon

Postby flounder5791 » Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:53 am

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