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heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on October 02, 2007, 10:12:14 PM ---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?
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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! :D
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on October 03, 2007, 08:26:48 AM ---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! :D
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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.
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