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How much stretch dose this line usually have? and is the memory low? and would it work for texas rigged plastics and jigs?? Thanks for anyone that can help!

What actually is co-polymer?  I bought some Pline copolymer because it was on sale and I've fallen in love with the way it casts.

Co-polymer line usually has less stretch that mono, but more than braid or fluorocarbon lines.  Some brands have bad issues with memory, some are pretty supple.  I use Silverthread Excalibre, and love it.  Each year I buy a bulk spool of it in fact.  It is the line that I use more than any other.  I do use fluorocarbon and braid for some techniques.  Co-poly basically means that two different compounds are fused together to create this line.  Most are a combination of nylon and fluorocarbon.  Co-poly typically has a smaller line diameter and better abrasion resistance than mono.

 Yo-zuri Ultrasoft is a copoly (nylon and floro). A lot less stretch than mono and more than pure floro or braid. Really like it (just started using it)! Casts really well and very little memory...

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 Yo-zuri Ultrasoft is a copoly (nylon and floro). A lot less stretch than mono and more than pure floro or braid. Really like it (just started using it)! Casts really well and very little memory...

                            As Ever,

                             skillet

I really like the Yo-zuri Ultrasoft as well.  Roadwarrior's opinion of this line has persuaded a number of us to try it and I have been very satisfied with it.  I use it for t-rigged and weightless plastics.  I use braid or pure fluorocarbon with jigs.

I used SilverThread last year and liked it but I switched over to P-Line Flouroclear and this stuff is amazing. Very little memory, cast great, sensativity is good, and the price  $15 for 300 yards spectacular.

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and the price  $15 for 300 yards spectacular.

Dude if you are paying $15 for 300 yds of Floroclear, you're getting ripped off :)

$15 for 300 yds of Pline Florocarbon would  be good, but you shouldn't be paying more the $9 for 300 yds of Floroclear.

But for the record, I really like Floroclear as well :o

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The term "copolymer" is self-explanatory, it's any line comprising two or more polymers (plastics).

For the most part, copolymer lines incorporate "nylon" for its suppleness and manageability,

along with "fluorocarbon" for its lower elasticity and better abrasion-resistance.

Despite manufacturer claims, the end product is "always" somewhere between the two.

Several different processes are used to manufacture copolymer line.

Some use a jacket of fluorocarbon over a nylon core, which is called "cofilament".

Others may blend both materials to form a single-strand copolymer.

Though it's rarely addressed, copolymer line that's fused into a single-strand

is actually "monofilament" line, the same as pure nylon or pure fluorocarbon.

Roger

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