heaviest fluorocarbon leader available

[Brandon Khoo]

I was wondering what the heaviest fluorocarbon leader on the market is. When I see it, it is usually 100lb and no more than that. I was thinking of going to fluorocarbon in the bite leader I have at the end of my twisties. 300lb would be good if it is available.

[Rob Ciotucha]

Here you go Brandon

http://www.bluewater.net.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=253



Cheers
Rob

[Jon Li]

I was wondering what the heaviest fluorocarbon leader on the market is. When I see it, it is usually 100lb and no more than that. I was thinking of going to fluorocarbon in the bite leader I have at the end of my twisties. 300lb would be good if it is available.

Hi Brandon ,

For bite leader , you can use Seaguar Big Game fluorocarbon leader meant for trolling , they come all the way to 550 lbs. breaking strain , check this link : http://seaguar.com/Products.html

Jon .

[Luke Wyrsta]

550 - sweet I thought 400lb was the heaviest

[Brandon Khoo]

thanks a lot for that, guys. Boy, they really give it away!
For those of you you who currently use it, do you think it makes that much difference in comparison to a mono leader?

[Luke Wyrsta]

thanks a lot for that, guys. Boy, they really give it away!
For those of you you who currently use it, do you think it makes that much difference in comparison to a mono leader?

To be honest Brandon, I really haven't encountered GTs that have been overly shy. This may obviously change in the future.

Given in the scheme of GT fishing that this is a rather minimal cost - I will continue to use it. Better abrasion resistance than standard monofilament anyway so it can't hurt. Having said that I would loose no sleep if I didn't have one on but knowing me I would have one in the leader wallet just in case.

[Brandon Khoo]

so fluorocarbon has clearly superior abrasion resistant qualities in comparison to mono?

A spool of this stuff costs nearly as much as a Craftbait popper - and I don't have enough of those yet!   

[Luke Wyrsta]

so fluorocarbon has clearly superior abrasion resistant qualities in comparison to mono?

A spool of this stuff costs nearly as much as a Craftbait popper - and I don't have enough of those yet!   

Yes.

Some reasons for this include (not limited to):

• FCs are of a closed cellular structure which means that water is not absorbed (unlike Nylon lines). Nylon lines lose strength when exposed to the elements (obviously this happens over time).
• FC is not affected by UV (unlike Nylon)
• I also read that the crystal structure of FC in the polymer chains is more dense than standard Nylons (roughly 1.7x) which probably also accounts for a higher abrasion resistance.

Also note that some FCs are not made equal. Some are blends of standard nylon with FC (= copolymer) which obviously bring other various disadvantages/advantages depending on how you look at it. There are very few factories producing FC, just like those producing PE fibres.