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In reply to Post #50
I'm new to fishing Fluoro this year so put 12lb Kontour on a small water setup and do believe has given me an edge, I definitely feel like I've caught more fish this year.
The water I'm on is getting clearer now the temps dropping too so I do think it will continue to benefit my approach.
I can cast about 80 yards using a 4oz lead but don't normally fish anywhere near that distance, maybe 30/40 yards
One thing I did have happen was that I lost my first few fish on it. I put this down to little/no stretch in the line so I play fish on a slightly lighter clutch to compensate for this.
What Mark said about sensitivity is spot on, it really surprised me to begin with how much feedback I get from semi slack lines it's like you get a warning before the run 👍.
I've still got mono on a set of spools but looking at putting some stronger Fluoro on my pits and have been looking at seaguar options and xline basically because it seems to be so cheap compared to the others.
I have wondered about using tubing with it but decided that defeats the object so I've had about 4ft 25lb as a bit of a leader and to help avoid rig twists which has worked OK for me too
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In reply to Post #50
100% you should. Gardner Mirage is good, X-Line is also good. Ditch the flying back leads, you do not need them whatsoever. Ditch the back leads, you do not need them whatsoever. There's not much point in using either with flouro. I'd go as far as to say you are losing it's best properties by doing so.
Fish a bit more than semi slack, keep peeling off line until the lines are sitting off your tips at around 5pm if you were looking at your tips from the side. This is still so sensitive to any movement at the lead end. Far more so than mono which when fished slack is pretty useless.. The weight of the flouro in the water keeps a tension on the line that easily registers even very small movements. By adding back leads to that you are taking away what it does best Roger. Keep it clean by reeling in through a rag/tissue every time. It's far stronger than mono, just not over short lengths where it suffers from shock.
If you don't fish at range, it's a far better option than mono in my opinion. Especially in the winter when there's no weed.
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So for about the 5th time in 40 years shall I go with flouro and if so which one.
I can’t cast any I’ve tried 90yards.
My lake has a tubing rule
I use flying back leads and traditional back leads
I use a semi slack line.
Is the investment and frustration worth it?
Interested in not just which to use but what edge you think it brings in actual situations
Cheers
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In reply to Post #48
When stretched I was getting around 110 yards on 12ft rods. But wouldn’t want to try any more
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What sort of distances are you 20lb X Line users hitting?
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In reply to Post #46
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In reply to Post #45
UNaffected 
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In reply to Post #42
You can buy 600m tiger line for As low as £74.99 if you shop around and dont forget unless you actually damage it on a snag or something it wont need changing for a few years as its totally unaffected by sunlight, water etc unlike normal mono so it can work out quite cost effective
for instance LINKY POO  
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In reply to Post #42
You can buy 600m tiger line for As low as £75.99 if you shop around and dont forget unless you actually damage it on a snag or something it wont need changing for a few years as its totally affected by sunlight water etc unlike normal mono
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In reply to Post #42
You don't put 600m on each reel,you put backing on and 200m on each reel.I still wouldn't pay that though either
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In reply to Post #39
£104 for a spool of mono f that 300 quid to spool up 3 big pit reels think I’ll stick to gr60 or the likes off
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In reply to Post #40
Any one use ridge monkey flouro coated line
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X line for me never let me down
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my local tackle shop has tiger line 600m for £103.99 anyone used suffix flourocarbon... not the coated mono.
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In reply to Post #37
Even use the 20lb version for my hooklinks....never snapped.
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