For me, it really comes down to...

Floro sinks

Mono floats

I typically choose between the two based on that characteristic. For example, I greatly prefer floro for bottom contact baits, especially lighter stuff like ned rigs. I use mono (or braid) for topwater because (obviously) the mono floats and let's me work the bait.

 

I will say, I don't believe I have ever caught a fish with floro that I wouldn't have with mono. Its all really just about what I like better. Of course, most of my waters are so dirty that I could probably catch most fish with kite string, so visibility has never been part of the equation for me.

2 hours ago, Lead Head said:

Its all really just about what I like better.

 

 "C'est tout fini ?

15 hours ago, T-Billy said:

Roger that Catt. Flouro is denser. It sinks and transmits vibrations better, making it easier to detect bites than mono. Mono is superior in every other way. 

 

I've fished 'em both, and hooked my jigs to the front of my trailer, walked out about 30' of line and pulled on 'em side by side. Advance has SLIGHTLY less stretch than Trilene XT. Not enough to make any meaningful difference. XT is cheaper, more abrasion resistant and has less memory. Advance is good mono, but it doesn't live up to the advertising hype IMO.

I totally have to disagree on this. 

On what basis?

Suffix Advance mono

6 lb .010 same as XT, FC .008

8 lb 011, XT is .012. FC ..009

10 lb .012, XT is .014, FC .010, 11# Armillo .011

12 lb .014, XT is .015, FC .011, 13 lb Armillo .012

14 lb .015, XT is .0016, FC 15# ..0013, 15 lb Armillo .013

17 lb .015 ,  XT is .018, FC .014, armillo .014 

20 lb .018, FC .015, 22 lb armillo .015

Tom

On 2/19/2022 at 9:45 PM, The Maestro said:

Is there such a thing or is it just a matter of using a higher lb test?

Berkley Trilene Sensation.

On 2/20/2022 at 7:42 PM, Catt said:

Fluorocarbon was touted as being invisible to fish, come to find out it ain't.

 

Fluorocarbon was touted as having less stretch than monofilament, come to find out that ain't necessarily true.

 

Fluorocarbon was touted as being more abrasion resistant than monofilament, it ain't.

 

Fluorocarbon was touted as having better knot strength than monofilament, it doesn't.

 

Fluorocarbon was touted as having less memory than monofilament, that ain't true either.

 

Sounds a lot like a sales pitch to me!

That's bc it is.  Fluoro is garbage 

With some extra commentary about wet vs dry. 

 

 

10 minutes ago, txchaser said:

With some extra commentary about wet vs dry. 

 

 

The great equalizer...