Looking to try nanofil on one of my rods and I guess I will try fluorocarbon leader as well. What is the difference between leader material and regular flourocarbon? Educate me please!
Printable View
Looking to try nanofil on one of my rods and I guess I will try fluorocarbon leader as well. What is the difference between leader material and regular flourocarbon? Educate me please!
Do you mean mono?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
No floro leader material vs floro. Why does some say leader material and other doesn’t? Is there a difference?
Yes there is a difference. What we don’t get to see here in the USA is the refractive index for the line we buy. Fluorocarbon line is not as “invisible” to fish as FC leader. I use the term invisible loosely as none of it is completely invisible. Now let me preface that by saying we have to compare apples to apples so to speak. Seaguar FC line to high end Seaguar FC leader. Plus pure FC is not going to behave very well on say on a spinning reel. I use a lot of FC leader. I trout fish quite a bit too. When the trout are super finicky when I’m drifting or twitching a Trout Magnet I’m subject to put on a much better brand of FC leader. Seaguar Grand Max is one of the best....it shows it in the cost also. So why don’t I use Grand Max Leader all the time?......well, the cost. I use a FC leader for all my fishing.....most of the time I’m using it for a shock leader and am not worried about the refractive index. So in a day I may use 30 feet or more of leader. My shock leaders are 5-6 feet and depends on how much I break off. But my shock leaders really should be about 14 feet long. Using Grand Max for that I would go through a lot of money in a week. So if I’m not trout fishing I use an FC leader that is about 1/4th the cost of Grand Max. I worked the Trout Magnet booth this weekend at the Nashville fishing show and my reward was an insane amount of Phantom FC leader to use as shock leader when I’m using braid....and or the polyester line. Far too many keep thinking the only reason to use FC line or leader is to hopefully keep from spooking line shy fish....but FC is used by many for shock leader.....a leader for abrasion resistance.....or use FC line because it sinks and you can keep a micro jig much deeper than if one used nylon monofilament.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Should have mentioned FC leader has a much harder coating than FC line.....thus that is why a spinning reel full of FC leader would be a bear to manage.
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Is it a thicker coating? Is 4# leader the same diameter as 4# non-leader?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I googled it and got this.
Is there a difference in Fluorocarbon line and Fluorocarbon Leader. ... Even though they are both the same breaking strength and the diameter is the same, the process of how the fluorocarbon and its exterior is treated is very different. The leader is treated with a much more abrasion-resistant chemical process.
But couldn’t one just use mono line as a leader or is that a big no no?
Sure you could.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
A lot of saltwater guys use fluoro because of its abrasion-resistance. They use it because they're fishing near bridge pilings and oyster beds.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Varivas 4# FC line is .165mm......Varivas 4# FC line is .165mm. So on premium lines the diameter is the same across the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Fishing Center Hill.....Dale Hollow.....this is why I use FC leader even if fishing with mono. The rocks! When you use it you find out just how much better it is for abrasion-resistance.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
tie straight to the braid ….....crappie aint all that smart
if you must use a leader just use some good clear mono and save a few dollars
that's my take on it ...
I agree with Kechn here, I wouldn't use a fluoro leader because of it's invisibility characteristics, but I definitely use it for abrasion resistance. Most braids and/or fused lines (like nano) are very prone to abrasion. Best to go with something more durable on the business end. JMO.
seems that would take away from the casting distance with the knot having to pass the guides as well as the sensitivity you would gain from the braid. :dono
I have no issues using a leader with 2# test on rods that have micro guides that are only 3mm. The 5 turn surgeons knot passes right through. I may lose a couple of feet casting because of the knot but using the NanoFil more than makes up for that in the distance you get with the stuff vs casting mono.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
OK so if I try the NanoFil I'm going to get the 4# NanoFil and then use 2# SOS trout mono line as the leader. Gonna use a long leader because I tie a bunch while fishing. Just use a little each time. Anything I need to worry about or consider?
Not really....other than make sure you tie a good leader knot....just fish on! If you ever want to use an FC leader the Trout Magnet Phantom brand of leader is $6.95 for 60 meters...a good value.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Regards
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
One last thing. The NanoFil doesn't have line memory the way mono does correct?
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Regards
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Thanks everyone!!!