I hate doing it but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Respool time
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I started using it for trout and wondered if it would make a difference for bream.
After catching a couple thousand fish nobody will make me believe it doesn't help.
I use it for everything now.
It is a beach with spinning reels for a while after respooling but for me the pros outweigh the cons
TRIGGER
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I label line size, line type and date on every reel so I can keep track.
Harold Money jr
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Fluorocarbon ABSOLUTELY makes a difference when it comes to bass and rockfish when fishing with live shad. It's like 6-7 fish to 1 with mono. We've handed someone a rod with fluorocarbon and they'll catch em until we give it to someone else. If they have the clear mono then they'll say that other rod is magic. I would not have thought it but, it's proven time and again. I'm not sure about crappie or bluegills.
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Real men use #2
TheLBLman
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OK, let me get this straight.
You're using 1/32 oz baits on 6-lb line for bream?
1/64 ounce
I write the date on a small piece of paper and wrap it around each rod with scotch tape.
Have you tried any of the line conditioners to help make it more manageable?
What is it about the fluorocarbon that makes that much difference?
I have a couple of times I didn't see a huge difference.
May try that again though. There are probably better options out there than what I used.
They can't see it is what I have always heard.
It's a smaller diameter than the same #test as say mono.
I don't need floracarbon to catch fish. 
Just curious is this odd or what ?
TheLBLman
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Seems something that light would be hard to cast any distance on 6-lb line.
In times past, I have typically gone down to 2-lb test Trilene Xtra Limp to cast something that small. Actually, have always thought 1/32 oz worked best with 2-lb line until the 4-lb flouro came out.
I haven't done much bream fishing the past many years, but will probably start doing more ongoing.
When I did a lot, it was usually 1/32 oz for bream, 1/16 oz for crappie.
And 2 lb Trilene.
TheLBLman
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Back in the pre-flouro days, the difference in fish-catching bream & crappie (casting jigs) was about as dramatic going from 4 or 6 lb mono to 2, as it is today via going from mono to flouro.
To me it would seems the line is too heavy for the tiny baits you are throwing and the weight of the fish you are pursuing
Harold Money jr
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JRC1,
Dang I hope I'm not hijacking Rugers post here but, I feel he and I are in agreement on flourocarbon.
I feel and have been told that flourocarbon is a lot more invisible under water to the fish. That's why in my opinion they bite baits better than mono. Also flourocarbon is "heavier" and sinks better. Thats why Ruger can use 6lb on such small jig weights and they still get down.
Dang I hope I'm not hijacking Rugers post here but, I feel he and I are in agreement on flourocarbon.
I feel and have been told that flourocarbon is a lot more invisible under water to the fish. That's why in my opinion they bite baits better than mono. Also flourocarbon is "heavier" and sinks better. Thats why Ruger can use 6lb on such small jig weights and they still get down.
I tried Red Label and didn't care for it, but my son loves it. I use Seaguar InvisX, and my son doesn't like it. 
Yep plus I use a 9' or 9 1/2' rod when I use this setup.
It does take some getting used to. I don't go any smaller because I ain't got time to be using a net. I gotta boat flip them and get back out there!
My opinion here, I don't think fish can see line as good as people think. Especially in most of the lakes and rivers we fish here in Tennessee. I think that fluorocarbon being a little smaller diameter gives your bait a little better action than mono. Mono floats so in my mind it has more resistance in water. Flouro sinks so less resistance therefore giving those little 1/64 or 1/32 oz jigs better action. We use the bright green line when tight lining for crappie and it doesn't affect the bite that we've seen. As far as line respooling and aging, just keep it in a dark container out of fluorescent light and keep it dry and it should last for awhile. If you're having trouble with getting loops in your line then you can cut the bale off of your reel and also make sure when you spool your reel up to bring the line off the spool the correct direction.
My old eyes & hands that don't do fine motor skills like they use to, has me seriously considering going back to mono. Dang floro is so small, limp & hard to see that it takes me forever to tie it to braid no matter what knot I use. I do love braid on spinning reels though.
TheLBLman
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Get you a magnifying glass you can wear (like glasses or over your glasses).
I spool up most of my bass fishing gear with braid, as it & mono are better for top-water than flouro.
But then, I mostly fish top-water for bass, just because that's how I enjoy it most.
Seems Flouro has allowed people to go up to 4-lb line with the same or better fish-catching abilities of 2-lb mono. With clear-water trout, there was a huge difference in using 4-lb mono vs. 2-lb mono. Flouro was a game-changer.
Headhunter
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Caught some hatchey trout the other day. Don't know what pound test I use, it is small, but most there had what appeared to be fairly large mono. I was catching a trout most every cast. Several there never caught a fish. They kept asking what lure I used. Lure didn't matter as much as the line.
I may have to try it. Why would u need to "condition" it
Supposed to take the memory out of it.
Less apt to come off the spool when you cast with a spinning reel.
When it does that I swear I'm gonna change but then I get over it.
Harold Money jr
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Flourocarbon is a lot stiffer and just doesn't handle nearly as well as let's say trilene xl. You will, and I do hate the stiffness and memory of flourocarbon. I hear it's getting better though.
