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If Fluro carbon worth the money???

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Jon Li:
The sinking rate of fluorocarbon leader differs to that of mono/nylon leader due to the heavier molecular of PVdF molecules , fluorocarbon leader is preferred in jigging than mono/nylon leader .

Jon .

Dmitrii Novgorodtcev:

--- Quote from: Jon Li on November 23, 2012, 01:15:39 PM ---The sinking rate of fluorocarbon leader differs to that of mono/nylon leader due to the heavier molecular of PVdF molecules , fluorocarbon leader is preferred in jigging than mono/nylon leader .

Jon .

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Yes, John, fluoro is heavier, but I can not see any advantages of this for saltwater jigging. In case you use fluoro as a mainline in freshwater with sinking hard baits or spoons in 10-20g range, yes, it has a sence, but when using 200g jig or more in the sea, I do not think fluoro helps it sink... and moreover, I noticed that heavy fluoro spoils the action of the jig very much. So, when I have to use more than 130Lb shock leader for jigging, I tend to use only nylon.... I do not know if I am right, but this is my understanding...

Jon Li:
Dmitrii ,

I am not much of a jigger but for us here in Indonesia , we use fluorocarbon leader more often than not when jigging , perhaps this is due to our tendency to follow the Japanese friends who use fluorocarbon leader and have reasonable successes than when using nylon .
Their reasonings are vary from thinner leader to less stretch as well as less visible to fish due to closer refractive index of fluorocarbon to water .

Jon .



--- Quote from: Dmitrii Novgorodtcev on November 23, 2012, 09:06:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: Jon Li on November 23, 2012, 01:15:39 PM ---The sinking rate of fluorocarbon leader differs to that of mono/nylon leader due to the heavier molecular of PVdF molecules , fluorocarbon leader is preferred in jigging than mono/nylon leader .

Jon .

--- End quote ---

Yes, John, fluoro is heavier, but I can not see any advantages of this for saltwater jigging. In case you use fluoro as a mainline in freshwater with sinking hard baits or spoons in 10-20g range, yes, it has a sence, but when using 200g jig or more in the sea, I do not think fluoro helps it sink... and moreover, I noticed that heavy fluoro spoils the action of the jig very much. So, when I have to use more than 130Lb shock leader for jigging, I tend to use only nylon.... I do not know if I am right, but this is my understanding...

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Neville Haglund:
We don't use it on GT's but everything else.Squid,snapper,JohnDory, Gurnard,
Sea salmon,Kingies,and yes when I go chasing doggies it is a must.

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