carperdude3d Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 should i use fluorocarbon hooklinks i read that dave lane lane didnt use them because they snaped easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Fish with what you have confidence in. I don't often use fluorocarbon for hooklinks as I am Confident in Braids and Coated Braids. Have a look at the Carp Fishing is simple thread, there is a picture of one of my rigs on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper4 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Mate don't forget Dave lane is fishing for BIG carp, fish with what every suites your type of fishing. mogz1988 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labtud Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Fished on Monday for a day session, three rods all with the same bait, same hook and same rig set up except hooklink. One flouro, one slow sinking braid and one coated braid (combi rig) the hoohlength were all the same..etc.. Just one fish out .. smallish at about 9Lb.. guess which rig.. yep the flouro..hmmmm:cool: Infact only one rod had any interest shown and that was the flouro..having two half runs..before she went away.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfacescum Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I tend to use flourocarbon (10lb IQ) for most of my fishing, and have never had any issues with reliability. For me it does exactly what I want: 1) Nearly invisible in water 2) Heavier than water so sinks well 3) Relatively stiff so prevents tangles I have also moved over to using a (heavier) flourocarbon leaders behind the lead for the very same reasons. After watching the Korda Underwater DVD I wanted any edge I could get!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carperdude3d Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 cheers mate is it alright to use shrink tubing with flourocarbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtz Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 i do but i dip it into boiling water and not steam. steam is hotter than boiling water and therefore weakens the flourocarbon quite a bit as it's pretty brittle anyway. something frank warwick showed in an article. tight lines courtz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carperdude3d Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 cheers bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carperdude3d Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 i think next year ill try 1 rod on braid and the other on flourocarbon and see wot i do the best on i only joined this forum las week its already taught me alot so cheers lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshmac Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 floroucarbon is rubbish. i will neva trust it agen. i has the worst knot strength iv ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Joshmac, you need to qualify that statement. Maybe you don't tie your knots carefully enough, you may need to find the brand of Fluorocarbon that suits you. You may even be using the wrong knot for fluorocarbon lines. If you use the wrong knot it will fracture and break at the knot, or even if you don't tighten your knots carefully enough. I have had no problems with it, always use either the loop knot on Kryston packaging or a Uni knot and lubricate and tighten my knots very carefully and slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anoldfriend Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 floroucarbon is rubbish. i will neva trust it agen. i has the worst knot strength iv ever seen Utter rubbish. I use fluorocarbon for all of my fishing. I have landed barbel to 14lbs using it and carp to mid twentys. I have hooked river carp in a fast flowing river that were in excess of 40lb's (i had them right upto the bank) and the knot strength was never the thing that failed me, it has always been the line snapping that has caused me problems never the knot slipping. You obviously are not used to tying Knots in fluorocarbon. Don't just take what everyone says as the gospel truth use it a little bit more and you will soon learn that fluorocarbon has a high knot strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybranno Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 i think next year ill try 1 rod on braid and the other on flourocarbon and see wot i do the best on i only joined this forum las week its already taught me alot so cheers lads Do you only fish once a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carperdude3d Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 No but i cant be ***** with fishing until it gets warmer because no one has had a fish out of the lake I fish since september. Text talk edited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakey Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 floroucarbon is rubbish. i will neva trust it agen. i has the worst knot strength iv ever seen :rolleyes: , that is not true at all. what knot are you using with it? and what flurocarbon was it? I have been using the ghost flurocarbon and have never had no problems with it. I use it in 12lb breaking strain and have landed carp up to 26lb on it. I Dont feel confident using any thing but flurocarbon in the day as i think it stands out alot less that what braid does. But hey evryone has different opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerdongal Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I had problems with fluro snapping very easy, so wrote to Berkely and they basically said it was junk..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveofar Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I no longer use flurocarbon as the breaking strain is rarely what its suppose to be. I know a fishing shop in Milton Keynes that refused to stock it until the problem was sorted and was reccomending drennan double strength. I fly fish (don't slate me) as well and i've had breaks on the fluoro there as well. Any fisherman has to be confident and if you are happy with it crack on.. i wouldn't risk losing a PB .. I really think its that bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I no longer use flurocarbon as the breaking strain is rarely what its suppose to be. I know a fishing shop in Milton Keynes that refused to stock it until the problem was sorted and was reccomending drennan double strength. I fly fish (don't slate me) as well and i've had breaks on the fluoro there as well. Any fisherman has to be confident and if you are happy with it crack on.. i wouldn't risk losing a PB .. I really think its that bad! Fair opinion, at least you give a reason for disliking it. Fly fisherman huh? Nothing wrong with that, been known to fling a few feathers and fur about myself. For leaders for that I use Drennan Double strength or their Flyline Mono. I have also used Clear Amnesia when attaching a wire trace for Fly Fishing for Pike. Like you I worry about the fracture caused by the Fluorocarbon twisting over itself. I think the problem with Fluorocarbon is that there are so many different types/brands and all have different recommendations as to knots and BS. The same line from 2 Suppliers could have 2 different Breaking Strains dependant on who is marketing it. Its just finding out what suits you, and that can get expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnabus Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 wot about korda hybrid, what do you think about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 wot about korda hybrid, what do you think about that? I, me, personally have never used it, and after watching a close friend of mine lose a big fish on it when it sheared under pressure I won't. He had played a fish out from under Lilies and then for no apprent reason it just gave way in open water. He later put a Carp on the bank from exactly the same spot that was 20lbs+ that Fought exactly the same. The fish he landed was caught on a 15lb Amnesia hooklink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richchappy Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 what do you do different knot wise on fluro carbon vs mono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I like the Loop Knot that is pictured on the Kryston Packing, never had it fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richchappy Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 when its a hair rig is it the same set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Sorry to attach the hook I still use a Knotless Knot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeye Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 should i use fluorocarbon hooklinks i read that dave lane lane didnt use them because they snaped easy try korda's hybrid, coated braid, but it's coated with some sort of fluorocarbon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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