Tried a new fluorocarbon line, I don't like it!

[Paulus]

I use fluoro as tippet when I'm fishing for steelhead & found that vanish was ok only if it was brand spanking new & on the first fish - and only in rivers where the line never comes in contact with obstructions or debris. Another thing to note is that it's not 100% fluorocarbon, so it is not as invisible as it could be. I switched to Raven fluoro, then to BPS and recently tried RedWing(#6.6). I like the Raven (when new); the BPS is definitely better; but I was shocked by the Redwing. It's amazingly thin, is 100% fluoro (or so it says on the package) and I landed 6 or 7 fish on one 4 foot section of it on the opener. I've never had a fluoro go through this much pressure. Not sure if this was just the luck of the draw, but I'll be trying it again. The downside to my comment is, other than BPS, my comment relates more to tippet than to line you actually spool onto your line.

 

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Edited May 18, 2007 by Paulus