Thread: Fluorocarbon

Originally Posted by Friwi

Very slippery that is why some nylon knots simply don't work on the fluorocarbon. I use it for soft baiting.

In the smaller diameters, and in my experience I disagree. Its not a supple as nylon I've found and knots when being pulled up feel as though they chatter their way down the line. I use spit with most knots to lube when pulling tight. Par for the course for the fishos I know. I like to test every knot and I find fluro has a very high failure rate so re-ties are common. Last week first up I dug out a spool of Stroft 6lb and was back to Maxima within the first 5 minutes. Gear lost in a tree via knot failure. Same snags with mono pulled free easy for the rest of the day. I even lifted a large branch from a deepish pool when I got snagged up with 2kg Maxima Green mono.
I've used pretty much every premium brand and have yet to find one that outperforms plain Jane Maxima. I've used a number of knots too but always go back to a Uni. YMMV as I am talking mainly for flurocarbon in light weights.