Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > Fluoro vs. Mono, Page 2
| GONZO | December 10th, 2006, 8:36 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 952 | Casey, I'd say that your "admittedly brief experience" is serving you pretty well. We all tend to become a bit more opinionated as we gain experience, but the trick is to keep that tendency from blinding us to the new opportunities to learn that await every time we step into a trout stream. I don't think you'll have that problem. | |
|
These advertisements will disappear if you register. | ||
| Martinlf | December 10th, 2006, 9:51 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 932 | Thanks guys, a lot to ponder here, but some very good food for thought. Casey, I've made good headway on the papers I already had, and may take a fishing day before I complete all my grades. I'll probably stay local for now, but when I'm completely done, Spring Creek here I come. David, I'm going to start a furled leader thread to see if others have experimented with them. Take a look if you wish. Jason, run those studies and I'll rescind the warrant for your arrest. Gonzo, I think I've tracked down some 1/16 inch clear Swannundaze on the web. Is this the right size? Should I buy some of it? OK, back to that grading. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| GONZO | December 10th, 2006, 10:53 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 952 | Louis, if it truly is 1/16, by all means! Cream, clear, even smoke, olive, or amber can be useful. Is there enough for me to get in on the deal? | |
| Tclongbeach | January 22nd, 2007, 5:01 pm | |
| ca Posts: 1 | OK, maybe this isnt trout fishing, but I can tell you my experiences on a long range tuna trip out of San Diego to Mag bay. Anglers 22 Mono Anglers 17 Fluoro anglers 5 Jackpot tunal 100% fluoro jackpot Yellows - 100% fluoro jackpot Dorado 2 fluoro 1 mono In a field of sardines, without a doubt, the fluoro leaders were hit 2x more than the mono leaders. The cows were even more particular with no fish > 50 lbs taken on mono and all 25 tuna over 50lbs were exclusively taken by fluoro anglers. I have no doubt as to the quality of the product. After that trip I stripped all of my mono off and run straight spectra to fluoro and I have 50 yds fluoro top shot on all of my rigs now. tiagra 50wlrs 130lb spectra & 100 fluoro trinidad 40 - 65 lb specta and 50lb fluoro trinidad 30 - 50 lb specta and 40lb fluoro trinidad 16 - 25 lb spectra and 20lb fluoro I have yet to compare the brands (seaguar is my current stock), but I am looking at cheaper cost fluoro and testing it on one rig at a time. Althogh it aint trout, I hope it helps! | |
| Martinlf | January 22nd, 2007, 6:50 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 932 | Very interesting. Thanks for the input. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Brntrout | February 26th, 2007, 9:40 am | |
| S.E. MN Posts: 5 | I tie my own leaders so I have the opportunity switch to either mono or fluorocarbon tippets quite quickly. My leaders are built of mono in the butt section and mid section, the tippet section is fluoro when nymphing and mono when dry fly fishing. Actually using fluoro for dry fly fishing works fine if your NOT fishing small size flies. A size 16 or larger fly seems to float long enough to get a decent drift before you have to recast but the smaller size flies become emergers real quick because of fluorocarbon's sinking qualities. However, that situation isn't a cause for concern at times, it can be a benefit when fishing BWO hatches. The weather conditions that BWO's like to emerge in, usually dictates there will be a large percentage of cripple duns, emergers and duns on the water at the same time. The trout of course, take the flies that are the easestto capture, that being the cripple duns and emergers. Anyway I got off the subject. Regarding the brands of tippet material I like best, I like Rio Fluorocarbon Plus & Rio mono. I can't think of to many brands of tippet material I haven't tried, for me the Rio products get the job done just fine! Regarding how fluorocarbon breaks down VS mono, I don't see this as a major problem. I don't see mono or fluoro laying around on the ground where I fish. I guess, if there was a problem along that line I would consider it a big deal. Besides, I would worry a lot more about increased sediment bedloads, ag chemicals and other pollutants entering our streams before I would get too excited about a few bits & pieces of fluorocarbon laying around on the ground! That is what I consider the REAL environmental issues we have out there! | |
| brntrout | ||
New features!
