What Is Fluoro-Carbon and Why Should I Be Using It?

 | By Eye Catcher on 1/29/2015 2:31:21 PM | Views (3580) I deal with fishermen every day and one common thread I see is the desire of each and every one of us to locate some special ingredient that will catch more and bigger fish for us. Our competitive nature encourages us to improve our fishing in order to be just a little bit better than everyone else. This can be a personally rewarding and sometimes profitable experience just to pull into the docks after a hard day of fishing and then be celebrated as having the "top hook" for that day. That's why it surprises me so much that there actually is a "secret weapon" that has been around for several years now but I find that it is way underutilized by so many anglers. What is Fluoro-Carbon? Fluoro-Carbon is a line and leader that is similar but not the same as the old standard monofilament. There are some substantial differences. Monofilament is actually nylon based derivative of glass that is molded and then stretched to a particular diameter and shape. This gives i Read More