3 hours ago, The Maestro said:

You're on this forum right? Do you watch fishing shows to try to pick up tips and information? Do you read about fishing?  Do you talk to other anglers?  Its ALL anecdotal evidence when it comes to fishing.

Some things are and other are not.  Water temp, clarity, fall rate, barometric pressure, thermocline, depth, primary food source, are all examples of things that are not anecdotal.   I tend to listen for these kind of details when fisherman start speaking of how their fish were caught as opposed to Jimmy Bob telling me the only thing they are bittin on is a pink critterbug......

4 hours ago, Heartland said:

Anecdotal evidence is when a person uses personal experience or an isolated example instead of a  sound argument or compelling evidence.     It is in fact a logical fallacy.

 

34 minutes ago, Heartland said:

  I tend to listen for these kind of details when fisherman start speaking of how their fish were caught as opposed to Jimmy Bob telling me the only thing they are bittin on is a pink critterbug......

 

4 hours ago, Heartland said:

Anecdotal evidence is when a person uses personal experience or an isolated example instead of a  sound argument or compelling evidence.     It is in fact a logical fallacy.

I caught 58 LMB over 15 lbs on mono since 1968, 0 on FC. Between 1995 and 2012, I fish FC primarily because I liked the feedback. Would have I caught a giant bass during that that period....yes 2008, 2012 I caught 15.8 and 15.3 lb bass using mono after breaking off a few big bass on FC. Bass fishing is fishing not a sceince project with controlled elements. The results speak volumes.

Tom

16 minutes ago, WRB said:

I caught 58 LMB over 15 lbs on mono since 1968, 0 on FC. Between 1995 and 2012, I fish FC primarily because I liked the feedback. Would have I caught a giant bass during that that period....yes 2008, 2012 I caught 15.8 and 15.3 lb bass using mono after breaking off a few big bass on FC. Bass fishing is fishing not a sceince project with controlled elements. The results speak volumes.

Tom

Your attempt to use your prior experience and how long you have used certain types of line are irrelevant to the topic. Would you have caught/lost those fish still? I would assume a sizable amount but ultimately who knows.

 

It is ultimately impossible to prove which line is more effective as that would require a controlled environment which can not be replicated in fishing. It comes down to preference to individuals after they analyze the main advantages and disadvantages mono, copolymer, FC, braid, or even using main line to a leader.

 

 

On 2/1/2019 at 4:26 PM, TnRiver46 said:

holy crap don’t do that 

Well said sir!

3 hours ago, WRB said:

I caught 58 LMB over 15 lbs on mono since 1968, 

Tom

@WRB

EASILY My Favorite Quote on the Bass Resource Forum ~ Ever !

btw - in 68 I was 9.

A-Jay

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

btw - in 68 I was 9.

Old fart - I was only 8.?

4 hours ago, WRB said:

I caught 58 LMB over 15 lbs on mono since 1968, 0 on FC. Between 1995 and 2012, I fish FC primarily because I liked the feedback. Would have I caught a giant bass during that that period....yes 2008, 2012 I caught 15.8 and 15.3 lb bass using mono after breaking off a few big bass on FC. Bass fishing is fishing not a sceince project with controlled elements. The results speak volumes.

Tom

Toot Toot

4 hours ago, The Maestro said:

 

 

And you point is what?

 

There have been times with braided line sight fishing that I threw to the same fish umpting times and then got bit. Maybe on that umptingth cast the lure landed just where it made the fish react. What if I threw 1/2 those times with braid then finally decided to throw FC cast a few more times and then get bit? Was it the FC line then or did the lure land just in the right spot as with the braid on the umptingth time???  

My most productive hour of fishing was with white nanofil. FC hasnt come close to the same number of fish in 1 hour for me. Is that due to the line or just being at the right place at the right time. If the scenario reversed some would rationalized it as being due to FC but but make it just an anomaly with with white line.

Why in 5 years using FC havent I equaled or surpassed my nanofil record 1 hour catch rate? I fish the same lure senko I fish the same lake very clear water 15 feet of visibility same spots same hours but havent got the same numbers. 

 

No one has been able nor is able to prove FC works better than braid or the other way around. 

1 minute ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

There have been times with braided line sight fishing that I threw to the same fish umpting times and then got bit. Maybe on that umptingth cast the lure landed just where it made the fish react. What if I threw 1/2 those times with braid then finally decided to throw FC cast a few more times and then get bit? Was it the FC line then or did the lure land just in the right spot as with the braid on the umptingth time???  

My most productive hour of fishing was with white nanofil. FC hasnt come close to the same number of fish in 1 hour for me. Is that due to the line or just being at the right place at the right time. If the scenario reversed some would rationalized it as being due to FC but but make it just an anomaly with with white line.

Why in 5 years using FC havent I equaled or surpassed my nanofil record 1 hour catch rate? I fish the same lure senko I fish the same lake very clear water 15 feet of visibility same spots same hours but havent got the same numbers. 

 

No one has been able nor is able to prove FC works better than braid or the other way around. 

Well said

The cost of the juice is not worth the squeeze, I am out of this.

37 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Old fart - I was only 8.?

 

 "At my age and with my knees, getting in and out of a kayak is a non-starter."

If you say so.

A-Jay

I think this has run it's course.

 

LOCKDOWN!!