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Best Fluorocarbon?

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  • Super User

My frist vote would be the XPS and then Trilene 100% Flour. ;)

I have only used xps and really like it, however I got some spiderwire 100% for a deal I couldnt pass up, it looks pretty similar and ive heard from a few freinds who fish it that they didnt see much of a difference between that and the bps!

Sunline Shooter or Sniper.

  • Super User

XPS ( BPS ) fluorocarbon is actually Toray Super Hard Strong, with a different label and without the hefty price and limited availability of Toray, a very good and "inexpensive" fluorocarbon if you ask me.

Seaguar Carbon Pro is very good IMHO.

XPS for me as well. I would like to try Sufix though.

  • Super User

Hmmm, be kinda tough to vote IF you haven't tried them all..and I haven't..just the trilene 100%.. ;)

I fished Pline, Seaguar Pro, Invisix and then XPS. XPS is better than them all on my baitcaster in 14lb and 8lb on my spinning reel.

My partner bought Trilene 100% Fluoro and he hates it! I thought he was crazy and tried to tie a dropshot for him. He was right. That line stinks! You can't pinch 8lb to get it to go through a dropshot hook!

just goes to show.

xps, at least on my reels, dug into itself like braid after i set a good hook.

it lasted one long day on my reels.

  • Super User
I fished Pline, Seaguar Pro, Invisix and then XPS. XPS is better than them all on my baitcaster in 14lb and 8lb on my spinning reel.

My partner bought Trilene 100% Fluoro and he hates it! I thought he was crazy and tried to tie a dropshot for him. He was right. That line stinks! You can't pinch 8lb to get it to go through a dropshot hook!

I'm lost...why do you need to "pinch" the line..?

Just tie a palomar and leave the tag end however long you want.. ;)  I haven't had any issues with trilene 100% yet.

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I think we can all agree that its not Vanish.....lol

X 2  I think the worst line was the Iron Silk!

Trilene.

Did everybody but me know vanish sucked? HAHA. Found that out last Thursday.

Spiderwire fluoro for me. Been holding up. Well. Longer than the vanish did.

I voted 'Other'.   Sunline Shooter is by far the best I have tried. But with that being said, I don't think it's performance offsets the price.

On the rigs that I still use FC on, XPS is working well.

  • Super User

I tired vanish about a year ago...so bad I didn't even mention it...it just Vanished..lol

Seaguar Invis-X for me!

I liked inviz x but it breaks easily if your in any sort of cover.

Anybody tried the McCoy 100?

The best I've ever used for leader material w/superlines is Orvis "Mirage" 1X tippet, made for fly fishermen. 14.5-pound test, about 8-pound test (mono) diameter. Not very likely to be manageable on the spool of a spinning or baitcasting reel, but still. Tough, thin, and strongest I've ever seen. Only for leaders, I suppose. ;D

I like XPS as well

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Thanks, for everyone who had input and the votes. Looks like we have two winners!

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