• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Humminbird Fish Finder Reviews

Humminbird Fish Finder Reviews - Professional Fish Finders For Any Angler

Ad example
  • Home
  • Best Hummingbird Fish Finders
  • Best Humminbird Fish Finders Under $500
  • Reviews
    • Humminbird ION
    • Humminbird ONIX Series
    • Humminbird HELIX 12 Series
    • Humminbird HELIX 10 Series
    • Humminbird HELIX 9 Series
    • Humminbird HELIX 7 Series
    • Humminbird HELIX 5 Series
    • Humminbird 1100 Series
    • Humminbird 900 Series
    • Humminbird 800 Series
    • Humminbird 700 Series
    • Humminbird 600 Series
    • Humminbird 500 Series
    • Humminbird 300 Series
    • Humminbird PiranhaMax Series
    • Fishin’ Buddy Series
    • Humminbird Ice
  • Fish Finder Tips
  • Fishing Tips

Fishing Lines – Monofilament, Fluorocarbon and Braided Explained

April 15, 2013 by Lucius

You’ve probably heard anglers recommending a certain type of fishing line for a specific type of rig or for fishing a certain fish. However, they don’t explain why that type of line is more suitable for that purpose. Therefore, here are a few words about the most used 3 types of fishing line and their properties.

Monofilament

The monofilament fishing line is the most used type of fishing line today. It’s called monofilament because it is made from a single fiber of plastic material. One of its most important properties is its stretch, monofilament line being more elastic than other types of fishing line. Therefore is more “forgiving” when the fish bites. However this diminishes the ability to feel and control the bait. Due to its stretching properties, it’s most indicated for still fishing.

Monofilament line has a lower abrasion resistance than braided and fluorocarbon line, thus will wear out more quickly, but that’s one of the main reasons it is usually cheaper. Monofilament line knots are often slippery and may come loose from a hook, or can be cut by the sharp edges of the head of an eyeless hook. Also monofilament line has “memory”, retaining the shape of the spool after a while, which sometimes can make it difficult to cast.

Fluorocarbon

Fluorocarbon fishing line is actually a type of monofilament line, but has a couple of additional properties which make it superior than the common monofilament line. First of all, fluorocarbon line has the same refractive index as water and becomes invisible in water. This being said, fluorocarbon is very effective when fishing for fish that are easily spooked by the fishing line. It does not have the stretch of the regular monofilament which enables the angler to feel the lure and the bite of a fish better. It’s usually more expensive than regular monofilament.

Fluorocarbon line is less buoyant, in other words it sinks better, being more effective for fishing with jigs and crankbaits. That’s why it’s not recommended for surface baits, since it can pull down the bait. It has slightly higher abrasion resistance than monofilament, however, it has a higher degree of brittleness, breaking more easily than regular monofilament.

Just like regular monofilament, fluorocarbon line is also very slippery, can easily come off a hook or can be vut by the sharp edges of the eyeless hooks heads.

Braided

Braided fishing line or multifilament line is made by weaving strands of tough materials like Spectra or Micro-Dyneema. Maybe the most important trait of braided fishing line is its strength. A given pound test braided line is usually thinner than a similar pound test monofilament or fluorocarbon line.

Braided line is also highly resistant to abrasion, does not have the “memory” specific to mono or fluoro lines. However braided line is abrasive itself and it can cut into the rod’s guide lines and the reel’s spool, if these aren’t made from stronger materials. It has a low elasticity index which allows the angler to feel the bait or lure much better.

On the other hand, braided line is opaque and it’s easily seen in the water, therefore might not be the best choice when you’re fishing for skittish fish. It’s very slippery, making it quite difficult to tie knots using braided line, and it also requires special scissors to cut it. Braided line knots are very strong though.

Filed Under: Fishing Tips Tagged With: braided line, fishing line, fluorocarbon, monofilament

Primary Sidebar

Search

Categories

  • Humminbird Ice
  • Humminbird 600 Series
  • Humminbird ONIX Series
  • Humminbird ION
  • Humminbird HELIX 5 Series
  • Fish Finder Tips
  • Humminbird HELIX 7 Series
  • Humminbird 1100 Series
  • Humminbird HELIX 9 Series
  • Humminbird 900 Series
  • Humminbird HELIX 10 Series
  • Humminbird 800 Series
  • Humminbird HELIX 12 Series
  • Humminbird 700 Series
  • Humminbird 500 Series
  • Humminbird 300 Series
  • Fishing Tips
  • Humminbird PiranhaMax Series
  • Humminbird Fishin' Buddy Series
  • Best Hummingbird Fish Finders
  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

More to See

Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 5 CHIRP GPS G3 Review

June 12, 2022 By Lucius

Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 5 CHIRP DI GPS G3 Review

June 11, 2022 By Lucius

Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP SI GPS G2 Review

March 10, 2017 By Lucius

Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4N Review

June 25, 2022 By Lucius

Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4 Review

June 22, 2022 By Lucius

Footer

As An Amazon Associate, I Earn From Qualifying Purchases.

HummingbirdFishfinderReviews.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Recent

  • Humminbird Fish Finder ICE HELIX 7 CHIRP GPS G4 All-Season Review
  • Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4N Review
  • Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4 Review
  • Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA DI GPS G4N Review
  • Humminbird Fish Finder HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA DI GPS G4 Review

Search

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in