Using old Flourocarbon?

[Mahigeer]

At $9:00 a pack for 25 yds, I would give it a try.


Sun is very bad for fishing lines. If it is clear and has been inside a garage with moderate temp. It maybe ok.


Maybe do a test with a scale on a segment of it.

[Dave Legacy]

I know as far as it applies to fly fishing, and there's no good reason why it should be any different in other applications, fluorocarbon lasts forever. Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis has talked about it quite a few times on the Orvis podcast if you want to look it up. Amongst the fly angling community there's some concern about leaving snippets of FC in the rivers, since it'll never biodegrade, accumulation, blah blah blah. I don't have scientfic facts to back this up so maybe this has been debunked?

Nylon/monofilament is a different story. Even properly stored there comes a time when you might not want to trust it.

If the fluorocarbon line you have is a co-polymer and not a pure FC it might be junk.

[tacmik]

no good. give to me and I will dispose of it properly for you.

[Scoot]

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

At $9:00 a pack for 25 yds, I would give it a try.


Sun is very bad for fishing lines. If it is clear and has been inside a garage with moderate temp. It maybe ok.


Maybe do a test with a scale on a segment of it.

More like 18 bones per 25 yd. I'm using some old stuff tomorrow
I'll let you know! Or hit up Ful rac he must have endlist supply!
Sewer guys got it all!

[ghotion]

Take it out, try it and let us know how it worked. We all thank you very much.

[TCS]

On let's talk hookup the Seaguar guys always say that flouro does not deteriorate except if subjected to temperature extremes. Its UV and chemical resistant.

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by TCS

On let's talk hookup the Seaguar guys always say that flouro does not deteriorate except if subjected to temperature extremes. Its UV and chemical resistant.

I did hear that too...10-15 years is an extremely long time though...with all the big fish that are around lately....going with new, at least you'll have peace of mind.

I wonder if the way they formulate or manufacture floro has changed in the past 15 years...? I'm sure it has....

[TCS]

I'm fishing 40lb most of the time.

[jorluivil]

Ask yourself this question:

Do I want to use 15year old line when I hook my trophy fish or my first tuna on my kayak? If you're willing to take that chance go for it. I've purchased 3-4 spools of Flourocarbon this year.........why? Because I don't want to take that chance.