Couple months ago I put flouro line on my reel. 8 pound test field and stream brand line. It was great and I got tons of fish on it. Last time out it kept breaking off! I gave up on it and used other rod to fish. Seems like it got brittle or something. Does fluoro only last so long?

 

I got Seaguar 10 pound on another spin reel I did the same time but it was not used to much and seems fine still. 

 

Is it bad to store flouro reels in the hot car?

I dunno who makes the F&S Flouro - but sounds like you should stay away from it.

 

Stick with the Seaguar - even Red Label is better than a lot of other FC lines out there, and after my time on the water with Tatsu...it's worth the extra cost. Just wish I could afford the 3 more spools of it I want.

I use Seaguar Red label.  I change it yearly except for 6# it only seems to last a few months.

Not all fc lines are equal. I’ve never had that happen with invisx or red label. Then again, I did tend to go through a lot of line (rip rap 100%) 

What you are generally paying for when it come to FC is the coating and how long it lasts.  I hate to say but for most FC you get what you pay for. 

1 hour ago, FishTank said:

What you are generally paying for when it come to FC is the coating and how long it lasts.  I hate to say but for most FC you get what you pay for. 

Flourocarbon is not a coating.

Just now, dodgeguy said:

Flourocarbon is not a coating.

Some lines it is - Berkley Fluorosheild and Kastking Fluorokote are two examples of that.

They are flouro coated mono. Not true flourocarbon lines.

FC breaks down over time. I've heard that UV rays do it but don't know and don't care. I just know that it does

1 hour ago, dodgeguy said:

Flourocarbon is not a coating.

 

Coated>Wrong term.... I should have said resins.  

 

I watched a video a while back (couldn't find it) and it explained the process but it used the words coated and fused.  It looked like it was just one coating applied over and over again. 

 

Sunline FC Sniper on Sunline's website........"Sunline’s most versatile FC product High abrasion resistance Uniform line diameter Triple resin coating for suppleness"

 

 

100%* Fluorocarbon line doesn’t degrade from normal heat or cold temps (0-140f), sunlight UV or Ozone elements. 

Hybrids made of co extruded FC jacket over mono core is subject to degradation. 

Fluorocarbon* line is heavier then water and sinks, mono floats.

Fluorocarbon* line stretches under the same forces as mono but lacks elastic memory and stays stretched. 

Fluorocarbon* cold flows under pressure and time stress similar to mono but lower notch strength impacting knot strength.

When using FC line and catching bass or snagging debris to time under pressure can impact FC strength more then mono line.

Your FC line isn’t weakening from ages it’s use.

Tom

On 6/3/2021 at 5:19 PM, Fred Allen said:

Flouro line only last so long?

Everything is temporary...

I've had fluorocarbon line on reels for three seasons with no problems.

20 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

Flourocarbon is not a coating.

It can be.

I used some flouro for over year.