Basic Fishing Gear : Monofilament vs. Fluorocarbon Fishing Line

Monofilament line is less visible in the water than fluorocarbon line. Learn more about the differences of monofilament and fluorocarbon fishing line in this free fishing video from the owner of a fishing tackle store.

Expert: Larry Mastry
Bio: Larry Mastry and his brother Dale own Mastry's Tackle, a fixture in St. Petersburg, Fla., and together they have a half of a century's experience in fishing.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• fishing
• fishing rods
• fishing reels
• fishing line
• fishing tackle
• fishing hooks
• catch fish
• fishing tips
• fisherman

[NotAUtubeAccount]

full of shit

[olliesheridan]

Really useful, thanks!



[dontsnipemebacon]

your info bar thing is wrong, you said mono is less visible but in real life floro is less visble than mono

[MichaelGetachew]

Fact: No fluorocarbon line is 100% invisible underwater, so why pay 5 times as much for something that's just a bit less visible???? that's stupid.

[leonardaguinajr]

this guy doesnt know what hes talking about. probally out of buisness. lol.

The popularity of fluorocarbon is largely due to these lines being invisible to fish. Unlike nylon, fluorocarbon refracts light nearly identically to water. In addition, fluorocarbon lines are fast sinking due to higher density. Since fluorocarbons do not absorb water, they also maintain their original strength and abrasion resistance

[Honeebuket]

@randomvidsbykevin i go there too!! I have only cought one fish there, which is a shad.. You should use 10lbs mono because it looks dirty, but actually, where you cast, more away from shore is pretty clear. What do you use as bait to get catfish? Or trout, or whatever else it has? Thanks. I used nightcrawlers and got a shad.

[hornet579]

@techwar77 Look up fishing line memory, it's basically how easily the line takes shape of whatever you put it on, like a reel.. If a line has high memory, that's bad, if low, that's good. High memory lessens the distance of your casts, and often causes backlashes.

[techwar77]

@hornet579 I don't understand what does in fishing terms low and high memory fishing lines mean? I'm little bit off with the "fishing English" :), sorry for that

[hornet579]

@TheScoobyRS I know you weren't asking me, but, in my opinion, P-Line is some of the worst line I have used because copolymer is easily broken and has too much memory. Try Sufix and Seaguar lines, you will not be disappointed.

[randomvidsbykevin]

i live in san jacinto ca

and fish at irvine lake.the water there is preaty muddy and i go for catfish next to trees.i use 6 and 8lb monofilement.now the cat bite hard and keep breaking off.should i go with 10lb mono or 10lb braided?