Shimano says no to nylon on CC BFS and Aldebaran BFS?

[ras]

Hello,

My question is pretty much in the subject. Shimano notes that CC BFS and Aldebaran GFS are exclusively for fluorocarbon. I realize nylon stretches and contracts – does it damage the thin-walled spool in real-world usage?

Thanks.

[Slazmo]

Nylon absorbs water and has been known to split a spool of an Alvey.

So it's undeniable that it'll do damage to a thin walled spool.

[DirtyD64]

Hello,

My question is pretty much in the subject. Shimano notes that CC BFS and Aldebaran GFS are exclusively for fluorocarbon. I realize nylon stretches and contracts – does it damage the thin-walled spool in real-world usage?

Thanks.

Inevitably, you will find people on here that still use mono on BFS setups. I personally wouldn't risk it. I know some people use the Varivus trout mono lines, and maybe a few other specific varieties. I use my Aldebaran BFS with straight 7lb fluoro, and it really doesn't hold a lot. It was fine when I first spooled it, but after a few hundred reties and a couple break offs, it is pretty close to empty on a long cast. For all this, I see why people pick braid now.

[ras]

Thanks. I figured nylon isn't optimal for relatively fragile spools.

To those who're using CC BFS or Aldebaran BFS for stream trout: do you limit yourself to braid (possibly fluorocarbon) or manage nylon without damage to the spool? Just want to get some statistics on this subject. Thanks in advance.

[ss30378]

I have 4lb original stren on my aldebaran and have ever since I had it (when they were first released). No issues thus far.

[Dalleinf]

Thanks. I figured nylon isn't optimal for relatively fragile spools.

To those who're using CC BFS or Aldebaran BFS for stream trout: do you limit yourself to braid (possibly fluorocarbon) or manage nylon without damage to the spool? Just want to get some statistics on this subject. Thanks in advance.

I use braid on my two 2022 Aldebaran BFS reels. Both on stock spools and on Avail spools. I may try fluorocarbon on the stock spools this year. Braid has longevity and I often just use it because it is the easy choice. Flurocarbon has some advantages in my small stream trout fishing - mainly it does not get caught as much by wind as thin braid does, which means fewer issues with line in vegetation.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

I have used mono for years on spools that say "no mono". I usually use 4lb and do not put more than 50m on. I do not use a lot of pressure spooling the line on either.

[Drew03cmc]

In a similar vein, Daiwa says no braid on their AIR spools so, since I use don't use a ton of topwater BFS, I have 7# Daiwa Samurai fluoro on my Alphas AIR 7.2. I've considered grabbing some 6# Super Natural mono, but fluoro handles so well.