Does this sound like an oxymoron to any of you? It did to me when I first heard we were coming out with some.
The idea behind fluorocarbon line is that it has nearly the same refraction index as water making it all but invisible to fish under water. So why tint it? I'll tell you why.
On a sunny day light will actually pipe down your line making it look a little like a fiber optic cable or fluorecsent light bulb. The only way to shade that light would be to use a tint on the outside of the line, but you want to make sure you match the color of the water with the tint as much as possible. It doesn't have to be exact, but it should be close.
Here's a testimonial to Stren Tinted Fluorocarbon that I just received via email today:
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Originally Posted by noblefish I just got back from a 2 day trip aboard the Islander this weekend. I had a pretty good trip with 9 Yellowtails, 1 Dorado, and 1 Albacore. The bite had shut down a little bit as the wind kicked up to 20 knots. My tackle setup of choice was 65lb Stealth with a 6 foot leader of Stren Gunsmoke Blue 40lb leader. I got bit no problem while other people who were using straight mono couldn't get bit with anything over 25lb test. I almost limited out for the 2 days on the first day. The line held up for the most part. I could have had about double the amount of fish but the second day I spent casting surface Irons (only one fish on the Iron) and helping other passengers get hooked into fish. I just wanted to let you know that the tinted leaders are a winner and they work! |
It's nice to see new technology being put to good use.
If you have any stories to share about this kind of line, please share it here. Let us know what colors worked, or didn't, for you in specific waters.
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