Fluorocarbon is fantastic on your feeder rigs

Fluorocarbon lines are nothing new, but I have to admit that his year I have found myself using them a lot more often.

The idea behind fluorocarbon is that it’s invisible in water and I’ve always been convinced that it does makes a difference in clear water conditions.

I’ve mainly used it at venues such as Tunnel Barn Farm in the colder months for F1s, as I felt it gave me an edge, but this year it has really come to the fore in my nfeeder fishing on natural waters.

There are a couple of properties that fluorocarbon has which are very advantageous to a feeder angler.

First, it’s stiffer than normal mono, therefore it tangles less often – there’s nothing worse than fishing a long hooklength into a big wind and reeling in to find your rig tangled.

This stiffness also helps to kick your hooklength out that little bit more than mono would when the rig is in the water.

Second, fluorocarbon is heavier than normal mono so once your feeder is on the bottom your hooklength is going to sit better.

The only time I don’t really use flourocarbon is for short Method hooklengths. Being so stiff, I don’t feel it’s right for that type of fishing.

Have you tried fluoro on the feeder?

Fluoro meant more fish in the net.