by shortcircuit » Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:37 pm
As with everything, it depends.
The one thing is that you wouldn't use Flourocarbon as a mainline- it would cost you a fortune to spool up a reel and you get no benefit.
Flourocarbon is typically used as a trace / end tackle material. It has a refraction index very close to that of water which allegedly makes it invisible underwater. Some people might use a flouro trace or leader if the day was very bright and the water very clear.
The main advantage is that it is more abrasion resistant than mono of similar diameter, hence a bit less likely to be frayed by rocks etc.
It also is heavier than mono which means it sinks faster. This doesn't make much odds in conventional fishing but is of benefit when fly fishing sub surface. I guess if you were fly fishing for bass using streamers, you might use a flouro leader.
For general shore fishing with bait, most people are using mono because it gives less trouble than braid and is able to take more abuse in terms of abrasion resistance. If you have a multiplier reel, you don't want to put braid on it or you will be asking for trouble.
However there is a growing body of people fishing braid from fixed spool reels from the shore due to the fact that it is a way thinner than mono which means it casts farther. It also has zero stretch which means great bite detection.
The one area where braid is really streets ahead is in lure fishing (spinning) . Using a good quality braid means that you can cast your lures a lot further and you have a way more sensitivity. I found that when I switched to braid for spinning, I started losing a lot less tackle, because the sensitivity would let me know if I was snagging on a rock and I could try and lift the lure clear