Abrasion Resistance
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Abrasion Resistance
I have seen it written many times that Fluoro is more abrasion resistant than mono. Has anyone done extensive testing in this area? Recently this has been challenged by some YouTube channels,claiming it’s not any better than mono,,some suggest it’s actually less abrasion resistant.
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Re: Abrasion Resistance
2007 : http://tackletour.com/reviewfluorocarbontest.htmlScattergun2570 wrote:Has anyone done extensive testing in this area?
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Re: Abrasion Resistance
Some fluorocarbon line is designed for use as a leader material and therefore has a much tougher outer coating. This males it less suitable for use on a reel as a mainline. Dont tell your dentist I recommended this, but, get a spool of casting line and a leader line and try to bite thriugh them. You will soon see the difference.
Re: Abrasion Resistance
It all depends on the formula that is being used. Some monos and fluoros are soft. Some are hard. Softer formulas of each material tend to have more stretch. Most fluoro leader specific formulas tends to be harder than most monos, and they have less stretch. The saltwater guys are the ones that tend to be more likely to use the real hard fluoro leaders because of the toothy critters.
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Re: Abrasion Resistance
If I need abrasion resistance, I use Shooter Flouro for my leaders. Waaaaay tougher than any mono on the market. After getting run through some rocks by a redfish a few times, the 18lb has proved itself to me.
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Re: Abrasion Resistance
Youtube is a good source of information, but more so for entertainment.
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Re: Abrasion Resistance
Beware of abrasion tests.........dry tests can have different outcomes than wet tests.....I would think the wet tests would be more important....... we usually need abrasion resistance under water, in the real world.
That said, fluro, across the board, generally seems to have more abrasion resistance than average mono. But there are a few highly abrasion resistant monos that seem to match fluro's abrasion resistance.
That said, fluro, across the board, generally seems to have more abrasion resistance than average mono. But there are a few highly abrasion resistant monos that seem to match fluro's abrasion resistance.