Just curious about how well Yozuri hybrid sinks and its stretching properties compared to flourocarbon and other copolymers.

I am not getting good enough hooksets in water over 8ft deep with football jigs/t-rigs. I like need something without much stretch that will also sink unlike mono and braid. Using the smallest jig I can get away with doesnt allow me just to use a heavier jig and braided line.

The line dosen't sink as fast as 100% fluorocarbon, but it does sink, and dosent have much stretch at all.

Usually on hooksets with mono you can feel the stretch, this isn't the case with hybrid. Although theres is some stretch its nothing compared to mono, I can never really feel it at all.

If your that serious about stretch I would suggest switching to a smaller dia braid. But then visibility becomes a problem.

As far as the sink rate, any line isn't going to sink super fast, just choose a different weight. -WM

On their own, both original formula Hybrid and Hybrid Ultra Soft float. The "sink rate" is, for the most part, a function of your lure, not your line.

10ft of water or deeper, windy day, fishing 1/2-3/4oz. jigs on offshore structure that is as small as a single stump or rock, everything i can control helps.

Are any of co-polymer low stretch/ non-floating or is this only a flourocarbon property?

Its the bow in my line that I am dealing with. Flourocarbon eliminates that and not much stretch. Mono and braid float and leave a bow in your line. Other than keeping constant pressure on the lure, even a heavier lure isnt going to solve the problem with a line that has the buoyancy of mono/braid.

flypfisher,

With all due respect, sinking line isn't the issue.  You are using heavy jigs in what many consider to me fairly shallow water.  I'm inclined to say that you need to work on line management vs. look for a new line.  There isn't any reason, wind included, that you can't keep line bow to a minimum with a 1/2 oz. + jig.  You just need to work on taking out the slack (without affecting how you move the jig) as a part of your working the jig.

Yo-zuri is closer to neutral than most floating lines so if the bow is a problem, it will be less of a problem with Hybrid & U.S.  Remember, a true sinking line will also bow on you, just the other direction.  This is why i suggested that you address your fishing style.

I know 10ft is shallow to alot of people. Its where deep starts here for most people. Rarely do you fish deeper than 20 or 30ft in this part of the state. When 20 or deeper is the norm an hour and a half north of here. I only use 3/4oz jigs in 20ft or deeper. The 1/2oz. football is my goto slow bait from 5 to 15ft water unless i am flipping/pitching, i throw it instead of a C-rig. I fish flourocarbon in 8 to 10 lb test for shakyhead/certain cranking situations and like the results/feel.  

Right now, I am using a Team Allstar 6'10 Heavy action, extra fast tip and 15lb P-line CX line,have used PP in the past also. Missing fish and having fish come off at the boat. After adjusting everything i could but the line. All i can figure is I am not getting a good hookset, due to line stretch and the bow in the line.

You are using a good rod   I have a custom, built on that exact blank!  (and a 2nd blank not yet built)

Did you have the same trouble when you used power pro?  My only other thoughts (which braid may have made up for) without seeing you set hook is that you may need to trim down the weedgaurds or you may not be getting a good snap hookset...  the shape of a jig sucks for getting past a clamped jaw.  A powerful "snap" set, beats all others with jigs, in my experience.  I went through exactly what you described when I was started jig fishing.  

hope that helps

Thanks Flechero..a 6'10 seems to fit the bill well for this type of jig fishing..I will pay more attention to my hooksets, . I trim my brushguards, also. The style of jig i am using could be part of it too. Using XPS football jigs with the line tie built into the head of the jig instead of protruding from the head. I have some different ones ordered to see if the tie angle may have something to do with it also. Have only really had this problem with football jigs, i remember someone telling me there is a little learning curve as far as keeping the fish from throwing the hook on the jump. Something about the way some jigs are made make its center of gravity a little different.