Pros and Cons of Fluorocarbon Fishing Line

When fluorocarbon fishing line came out a few years ago, they claimed it was the do everything line.

Fluorcarbon fishing lines do not stretch anything like a monofiliment fishing line. Fluorocarbon fishing lines do not absorb water so it does not lose strength when it gets wet. Fluorocarbon fishing line is highly abrasive resistant.

Fluorcarbon fishing lines are good for fishing lures that sink as fluorcarbon fishing line does sink. Because it sinks, it is not good for fishing lures that float on the surface. The fluorocarbon line will sink and you will not get good action from the topwater baits.

One good thing about using fluorocarbon fishing line on lures that sink is that there is very little if no bow in the line like monofilament does. The line from your lure to your rod tip is about as straight as you are going to get with braided line.

Fluorocarbon fishing line in particular is well regarded for it's refractive index, which is similar to that of water and as a result less visible to fish.

I use P-LINE CX Premium Fluorocarbon fishing line on most of my fishing reels. I have spools of 8lb, 12lb and 20lb.

I do use monofilament line on my top water lures and braided line when I am fishing heavy cover and heavy slop weeds.