Is flourocarbon coated fishing line as good as 100% flourocarbon fishing line?

Question

I want to buy some flourocarbon fishing line, and flourocarbon coated line is obviously cheaper but is it as good as 100% flourocarbon line?

Answer 1

Depends on what you mean by good. yes of course it is . it`s as strong, as limp, as abrasive resistant etc.It will also catch as many fish. It`s all about what you feel confident with. fish don`t care.

If it really was important with today`s technology they could figure out what is best. but when a brand comes out with a new gimmick everyone is on it for a while .fluorocarbon,Cajun,camo line etc. After the fad fades they come out with a new gimmick.

if you  still have doughts about line visibility experiment.get a clear glass of clear water and insert the end of each line in the glass.

Suggestion:

Select the one that appears to be least visible.

Line diameter and lb. test is more important.

The gimmicks are for the money  

Answer 2

No the real thing is better, the coated stuff is just a standard nylon line that has been treated with a fluorine coating, the real stuff is better as it has a thinner diameter and is allot tougher than coated, plus it sinks better and is ALLOT less visible under water. If your fly fishing and need a fluorocarbon leader great brands to try are airflo g3 and grand max.

Answer 3

it depends on what brand and what line strength.

a fluorocarbon coated line i use would be the P-Line fluoroclear

a 100% fluorocarbon line i use is the seaguar invizX

when i'm fishing ultralight (2-4 lb. line), there is not much of a difference in visibility. however, as i get to 6 lb.+ line, there are some visibiity differences. personally, i like to use 100% fluorocarbon when fishing because it sinks easier.

the good thing about 100% fluorocarbon is that you can sometimes eliminate the use of a leader. i like to use 100% fluorocarbon line when fishing for trout because it's easier for those small lures to sink. however, i don;t notice a big strength difference between these two types of lines.

hey, what you pay is what you get...! :)

Answer 4

Wow! What a great question! I don't have a definite answer, but I do use P Line CX 4-6lb. line for my ultralight fishing. It's fluorocarbon coated (actually a copolymer) and I have never had a single problem with it. Matter of fact, I find it a little more manageable that 100% fluoro. It's probably 10 to 12 bucks cheaper too! I do use 100% fluoro on some of my reels, and I find the fluoro coated line offers the same amount of pros with less cons. That's just my opinion and what works best for me. Sorry I don't have a definite answer.