Hmm this thread has me interested as well.

 

I tried switching some applications to more mono recently but I had Pike take my lure without barely even feeling the rod bend.  Its like they went through it like butter.  Meanwhile I catch (not intentionally) tons of pike on 8-10# flouro  with the lure deep sometime.  I certainly do have fluoro break on random hooksets sometimes though and it seems mono deals with the zebra muscles a bit better but I really dont want to lose more expensive lure to Pike.

 

How is this copolymer with Pike?

8 minutes ago, EzyEric said:

Hmm this thread has me interested as well.

 

I tried switching some applications to more mono recently but I had Pike take my lure without barely even feeling the rod bend.  Its like they went through it like butter.  Meanwhile I catch (not intentionally) tons of pike on 8-10# flouro  with the lure deep sometime.  I certainly do have fluoro break on random hooksets sometimes though and it seems mono deals with the zebra muscles a bit better but I really dont want to lure more expensive lure to Pike.

 

How is this copolymer with Pike?

When I was real concerned about Pike, I threw Pline CXX. Tough as nails. Lots of memory, but line conditioner helps.

1 minute ago, Cgrinder said:

When I was real concerned about Pike, I threw Pline CXX. Tough as nails. Lots of memory, but line conditioner helps.

A little local store sells CXX in clear Blue. I tried it once but that memory was a beast..but it was tough as nails. He also sells McCoy in clear Blue..almost no memory but didn't hold up in brush...and after a few break offs. I went back to Stren, kind of a middle of the road line that is still my #1. That was several years back.

On 6/29/2017 at 3:43 PM, Catt said:

Paul Elias, Mark Davis, & David Fritts all use 12# mono & 5.1:1 gear ratio!

 

Just saying

Just read an interesting article on Paul Elias, claims he uses 12lb FC in open water and braid in heavy cover and grass. The article is on the site here, it is about his record setting tournament.

You need a short wire leader like Seglon micro 7/7 to prevent sharp toothy fish biting through. 

FC, copolymer and Nylon monofilaments are all the same regarding cut resistance. Abrasion resistance and impact strength differ between line types.

I caught a 37 lb musky using 8 lb Maxima Ultra Green copolymer using a 1/4 oz hair jig fishing for smallmouth. Also had pike bite off a Suick using 25 lb Big Game. Just depends on sharp teeth hitting the line instead of the hooks.

Tom

YZHB for quite a few years now. Giving FC a shot but could be going back. Anyone use P-Line Flouroclear?

Picked up a spool of Yo-Zuri Top Knot today. Was going to get Hybrid but they didnt have it in the lb test i wanted and on a whim got the full fluoro. Got some KVD Line and Lure conditioner I'm going to use when i spool it up to help with memory. If I hate it I can throw some Grand Slam copoly I have on it or get some Hybrid.  

6 hours ago, CWB said:

YZHB for quite a few years now. Giving FC a shot but could be going back. Anyone use P-Line Flouroclear?

I tried it. Worst line I’ve ever used. Lost three nice bass due to line breakage at the knot (no other line ever did that to me before). Horrible performance. 

On 7/2/2020 at 10:59 PM, BrianMDTX said:

I tried it. Worst line I’ve ever used. Lost three nice bass due to line breakage at the knot (no other line ever did that to me before). Horrible performance. 

Supple, manageable, casts great, strong as hell and abrasion resistant. Breaking at knot? Hmmmm.....

As always everything is subjective and what works for one might not work for all. Good luck!

On 7/2/2020 at 8:03 AM, Heartland said:

Just read an interesting article on Paul Elias, claims he uses 12lb FC in open water and braid in heavy cover and grass. The article is on the site here, it is about his record setting tournament.

Correct, Paul uses FC and braid just like you said.  In addition Mark Davis uses FC for most of his cranking now, as stated in this recent article: https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/line-choices-mark-davis.html

 

On 7/2/2020 at 2:44 PM, CWB said:

Anyone use P-Line Flouroclear?

Yes, I tried it for a year. The abrasion resistance just wasn't to my liking. I found I was retying way more than I should.

 

I solved that when I switched to InvizX for fishing cover, and Tatsu for open water.

On 7/2/2020 at 5:44 PM, CWB said:

YZHB for quite a few years now. Giving FC a shot but could be going back. Anyone use P-Line Flouroclear?

 

On 7/2/2020 at 11:59 PM, BrianMDTX said:

I tried it. Worst line I’ve ever used. Lost three nice bass due to line breakage at the knot (no other line ever did that to me before). Horrible performance. 

Yep ^^

 

I’d gladly take my chances with Berkley Vanish before I’d ever try fluoroclear again, if that tells you anything ? Exact same issue as MDTX - 2 different spools of 2 different pound tests. Do a search on the site and you’ll see it’s a love-hate thing.