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Title: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Brandon Khoo on October 02, 2007, 06:36:47 PM

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.

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Rob Ciotucha on October 02, 2007, 06:41:58 PM

Here you go Brandon

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

Cheers
Rob

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Jon Li on October 02, 2007, 07:37:50 PM

Quote from: Brandon Khoo on October 02, 2007, 06:36:47 PM

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 .

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on October 02, 2007, 10:08:38 PM

550 - sweet :D I thought 400lb was the heaviest :)

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: 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?

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on October 02, 2007, 10:29:39 PM

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?

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.

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: 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

Title: Re: heaviest fluorocarbon leader available
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on October 03, 2007, 06:31:09 PM

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

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.