09-10-2008, 12:53 AM
Particularly for fishing streamers, I have found the fluorocarbon to be very tough stuff. Two notes of caution:
1) It NEVER biodegrades (well maybe in 10,000 years), so be sure not to leave it in the river. Sometimes forever isn't such a good thing.
2) It has very little stretch. Nylon monofilament, depending on the brand can be much more forgiving. For steelhead in Michigan we could get away with 2 to 4 pound Maxima (lots of stretch), but rarely went below 6-lb fluorocarbon.
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1) It NEVER biodegrades (well maybe in 10,000 years), so be sure not to leave it in the river. Sometimes forever isn't such a good thing.
2) It has very little stretch. Nylon monofilament, depending on the brand can be much more forgiving. For steelhead in Michigan we could get away with 2 to 4 pound Maxima (lots of stretch), but rarely went below 6-lb fluorocarbon.
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