mono or fluorocarbon

AggieAngler09 · 11-21-2007, 09:32 PM

I am goin down to cabo in a week and doing some marlin fishing. will 150# mono work? or do I need to use fluorocarbon?

Boboe · 11-22-2007, 11:43 AM

You can catch fish on regular mono leaders for sure, but why go cheap and not use the best? The difference in the cost of making your leaders out of fluorocarbon vs regular mono is worth getting an extra bite, isn't it? I guess if you lived in Cabo and had marlin waters out your back door every day it wouldn't matter, but you're going on a vacation there and want to catch fish and have the best opportunity to sack'm up, don't you? Buy fluoro.

jctriggerman · 11-24-2007, 08:09 PM

Floro is better I've herd but I went out several times and taken different leaders on different positions on the boat like one mono left rigger one floro on right rigger and same with flat line and downrigger and switched them up and caught the same amount of fish, but on vacation and tournaments I'm floro

11-21-2007, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
AggieAngler09 Lines In Join Date: Oct 2007 Best Catch: 150 lb striped marlin Occupation: student - Texas A&M Posts: 55	mono or fluorocarbon I am goin down to cabo in a week and doing some marlin fishing. will 150# mono work? or do I need to use fluorocarbon?

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11-22-2007, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 805	You can catch fish on regular mono leaders for sure, but why go cheap and not use the best? The difference in the cost of making your leaders out of fluorocarbon vs regular mono is worth getting an extra bite, isn't it? I guess if you lived in Cabo and had marlin waters out your back door every day it wouldn't matter, but you're going on a vacation there and want to catch fish and have the best opportunity to sack'm up, don't you? Buy fluoro.

11-24-2007, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
jctriggerman Lines In Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flamingo Costa Rica Boat: Mr. Trigger, Morgan, 26' Best Catch: 210 Tarpon, 47in Redfish, customer caught with me 150lb plus Roosterfish ( unofficial world record) Occupation: Fishing in Costa Rica/ Jeweler in Sarasota FL Posts: 22	Floro is better I've herd but I went out several times and taken different leaders on different positions on the boat like one mono left rigger one floro on right rigger and same with flat line and downrigger and switched them up and caught the same amount of fish, but on vacation and tournaments I'm floro

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