carpeweekend
Crew Member
I usually fish anchovies for Springs on the south coast in the summer. Accordingly, I refreshed all of my teaser head anchovy rigs the past week and decided to use fluorocarbon leaders rather than mono. More feel and less visible were what I had heard as the advantages.
I bought some Pline CFX 30lb fluoro and tied up several chovy rigs. I have fished them on several occasions over the last week and had the following happen. Caught 1 small Spring where the leader broke just above the top hook after the fish was netted and in the boat. Had a second leader break from trolling (although it was wrapped briefly around the rigger wire a bit earlier). Played another strong fish yesterday for about 10 minutes (I suspect that it was a Spring in the high teens to low 20's by the way it was fighting and taking line) and again had the leader break just above the top hook before I got it to the boat.
Is fluoro more susceptible to breakage from minor abrasion whether it be rigger wire or the teeth of a fish? I tested one of my leaders by putting the tail hook into a vise and pulling into breakage. The tail hook actually broke and the line held so actual line strength and my knots don't seem to be the issue. I don't recall ever having similar issues with mono leaders.
Thoughts or insights?
I bought some Pline CFX 30lb fluoro and tied up several chovy rigs. I have fished them on several occasions over the last week and had the following happen. Caught 1 small Spring where the leader broke just above the top hook after the fish was netted and in the boat. Had a second leader break from trolling (although it was wrapped briefly around the rigger wire a bit earlier). Played another strong fish yesterday for about 10 minutes (I suspect that it was a Spring in the high teens to low 20's by the way it was fighting and taking line) and again had the leader break just above the top hook before I got it to the boat.
Is fluoro more susceptible to breakage from minor abrasion whether it be rigger wire or the teeth of a fish? I tested one of my leaders by putting the tail hook into a vise and pulling into breakage. The tail hook actually broke and the line held so actual line strength and my knots don't seem to be the issue. I don't recall ever having similar issues with mono leaders.
Thoughts or insights?