Cajun Fluorocarbon

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Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by wsunweed » Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:49 pm

Anyone use Cajun Fluorocarbon? I bought three spools of it (2ea.) 7# and (1ea.) 12#. for cheap on Ebay. This stuff cast like an absolute dream and I have had no issues with the 12 pound on my baitcast setups. I have been using the 7# test as braid leaders and I have serious issues with it breaking very easily. Anyone else have this problem? I am hoping that maybe I have a very old spool of it? Its so bad that I can barely even fish drop shot with it because when I pinch the DS sinker on it just cuts the line. The only reason I am posting because the line is amazing in terms of casting and line management and want to continue using this product. Has anyone else had issues with breakage?
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by karirick » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:49 pm

This is scary news as I have stocked up on 6 spools of the 4 sizes I use most as it is going for $4.48 a spool at Cabela's here. Hopefully more TT members will chime in with good news. I have only fished the 7# once and it was great.

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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by wsunweed » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:10 pm

karirick wrote:This is scary news as I have stocked up on 6 spools of the 4 sizes I use most as it is going for $4.48 a spool at Cabela's here. Hopefully more TT members will chime in with good news. I have only fished the 7# once and it was great.

Rick
The 12# like I said does not seem to have an issue but I have two spools of 7# and both are breaking very easy. (I use the 7# as leader mostly for braid mainlines).
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by steve1206 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:25 pm

wsunweed wrote:
karirick wrote:This is scary news as I have stocked up on 6 spools of the 4 sizes I use most as it is going for $4.48 a spool at Cabela's here. Hopefully more TT members will chime in with good news. I have only fished the 7# once and it was great.

Rick
The 12# like I said does not seem to have an issue but I have two spools of 7# and both are breaking very easy. (I use the 7# as leader mostly for braid mainlines).
What knot are you using, braid to fluoro?
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by KCL655321 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:55 pm

I use the 7lb for drop shotting & don't think I've ever had a fish break me off. It handles nicely on my Premier 30 & casts pretty well, although not mind blowing. It has a very nice feel to it, as I can feel every little nibble from those gills when they go after my Roboworm. I had some 12lb I used on casting gear & it worked well & stood up to some pretty good fights. I didn't get to use it too much though, as I ran into a back-snagging funk & blew it up(twice, using up almost all my 200 yards) beyond salvation without getting a whole lot of use out of it.

I liked what I have experienced with the line & hope the Cabela's sale lasts long enough for me to put in an order & stock up on it.
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by robertrinaustin » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:44 pm

I've tried 10,12 and 15 and have liked all three. I use a double San Diego Jam knot with it and have had no problems.
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by robertrinaustin » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:57 pm

Thanks wsunweed. I just ordered 10 more spools and had them shipped to my Cabela's just up the road for under $60. Under $60 for 2000 yards of good fluoro is hard to beat.
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Re: Cajun Fluorocarbon

Post by wsunweed » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:02 am

steve1206 wrote:
wsunweed wrote:
karirick wrote:This is scary news as I have stocked up on 6 spools of the 4 sizes I use most as it is going for $4.48 a spool at Cabela's here. Hopefully more TT members will chime in with good news. I have only fished the 7# once and it was great.

Rick
The 12# like I said does not seem to have an issue but I have two spools of 7# and both are breaking very easy. (I use the 7# as leader mostly for braid mainlines).
What knot are you using, braid to fluoro?
I am using a double uni knot to cinch the braid to the fluoro, pretty standard. I am not having issues at my knots. I am having issues with it cutting easily from the pinch of my drop shot sinker and I am having issues with it snapping it while pulling snags. I have started using 6lbs sunline FC for my leaders and am no longer having these issues. I fished all Saturday and Sunday and only broke off once each day with the sunline.
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