This will prevent your main line from getting as many abrasions. If you need help tying one, I wrote an article about how to make a fishing leader that can help you. Indeed, it goes bad considerably quicker than it would sitting on shelf. All of the issues that could make fishing line go bad on a spool are going to be amplified when its on your fishing reel. Here are some of the more common reasons why fishing line will go bad on a reel.
It is also damaged by repeated use, heat, stress, tackle interference, knicks and abrasions, rod issues, the wind, backlashes, UV light, and tying knots. These issues can affect fishing line and make it go bad regardless of if its on your fishing reel, or still in the box. Let’s take a look at the shelf life of the 3 main types of fishing line, braided, fluorocarbon, and monofilament fishing line. Stretch can be an advantage when fighting fish because the line helps you wear it down.
Pink Fluorocarbon
Yeah – that isn’t doing any favor for your line guide there, either! Make sure you stop the hook before it gets that high or you could turn your rod tip into a line-cutting whipping stick. Toothy critters, rocks, pilings, zebra muscles, wood, and random junk people toss in the lake can all scratch up your fishing line with tiny little imperfections. Sometimes these are obvious and visible to the naked eye from a few feet away.
Clear is simple it gets the job done, its definitely translucent. If you are going to be using a reel for a bunch of different types of fishing, clear is probably the way to go. If you are going to be makingleaderswith your bulk mono, clear is probably the way to go as well. Bottom line you pretty much can’t go wrong with clearfishing line.
Cons of Fluorocarbon Line
This is especially true in the tip section that connects the line to the leader. This is caused by tiny scrapes or cuts in the line’s coating that allow the line to become waterlogged. This usually happens after cracks in the line have already become visible.
Different Types of Fishing Line Have Longer Shelf Life
It would be great to not have to replace the expensive mono every year. Fluoro has greater density, making it harder, stiffer and more abrasion resistant. With these three characteristics, you’d be sold on fluorocarbon any day of the week as they all contribute to the overall strength of the leader. Mono is less dense, absorbs water and is prone to abrasion damage. Monofilament is nearly the same density as water, making it neutral-buoyant.
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