[iamtheavalanche]

Originally Posted by UglyStick

This year I used Seaguar Invizx - 8lb on my larger spinning set-up and 15lb on my casting gear. I also used KVD Line and Lure conditioner. Also, whether fishing mono or flourocarbon I stretch out my line every few trips or if my gear goes 2 weeks without being used. I use mono (traditional Berkley Trilene Red box) or braid on some of my other gear and different types of flouro for leaders but that's a different topic.

With all that, I get no coiling or memory problems (most critical concern on spinning gear) and no more break-offs with the Invizx than I do with mono. Although I did not try different brands of flouro (again leaders aside) when I went to using 100% mono on the whole spool, I did a lot of research before choosing the Invizx and feel that it does greatly help reduce the memory coiling.

Andrew is dead on with regard for checking for abrasion and nicks, especially if fishing in or around rocks and if your getting hits from pickerel or other toothy critters. Eyeball your line near the lure every cast looking for nicks or abrasion and run the last 2 feet of your line through your fingers every 10 - 20 casts (depending on conditions). If you see or feel anything, cut out that section and re-tie. The flouro does seem to damage much easier than mono under the same conditions.

The other thing so many people neglect with flouro is using the correct knot and not abrading or burning the line while tying it. Line failure at the knot is what I believe leads to most peoples break-offs when first using fluoro. Although there are several knots that will work, I always use a palomar knot and the key is keeping every bit of the line in the knot SUPER lubricated (i.e. you can't get it wet enough) while pulling it tight slowly and not nicking or burning it.

This all sounds like a PITA to do, but it's no problem once you make it habit. Does using all flouro catch me more fish than just using a flouro leader? I sincerely doubt it, but I tried it this year since it's much faster (for me) to cut out nicks and abrasion and change lures throughout the day than to re-tie on a section of flouro leader multiple times. Honestly, I think in many situations there is no need for a flouro leader at all (don't crucify me here guys... I know the many exceptions).

Good advice I appreciate it. Flouro has been costing me a lot this year. Though I have been fishing a few times a week between line and maintaining reels I just shake my head but its part of fishing. I think my problem yesterday was with a older line and having some abrasions in it from river fishing that the knots weren't holding up. I've read that problem on reviews of line and just thought to myself they didn't know what they were doing. As I saw yesterday on hooksets the line would pop most likely at the knot. I will try a palomar usually I tied a improved clinch. I think I might try InvizX next usually just used Red Label Seaguar and earlier in the year didnt have problems but lately its just straight headaches with line issues. Spinning reels I am usually good with but its the baitcasters. If I overspool in the slittest bit it just kinks and coils and then one simple backlash from a lure deflecting something during a cast or from skipping a lure a kink starts and then next cast the lure may go flying. How do you stretch out your line?