Putting the hurt on with 3lb Straight Thru

[Gluey]

I've been pondering this predicament for a while, it's pretty obvious that running straight through fluoro gets more bites, but what happens when you hook up to that 40?

I'm certain I've lost a large handful of big fish and even more chubbies whilst using the straight through. Is that 'just the way' or am I overlooking some key point?

[Eastbrimin]

I fish with 2-3lb straight through for all HB's. Got over 20 fish yesterday morning on the 2lb. Got busted off once but that was more of an angler error than the fish. Netted 3 fish over 40 and all were hooked within 2m of a snag. Can feel a bit risky to start off with but you soon learn the limitations of the line. Amazing the amount of pressure you can put on a fish with 2-3lb flouro

[chopperdog]

I caught a sting ray on 4lb last week. It took ages and I was thumbing the spool on occasion but I don't fish straight fluoro much and was blown away how much I could lean on it.

[Megabass]

Make sure your always checking your fluoro
For little Knicks in the line can result in bust
Ups pretty easy get rid of 5-10 metres if
You find any imperfections

[matt jorg]

If you're running a small reel and say a. 1-3kg rod you can pretty much max the action of your rod out before 3 lb will break.

[Gluey]

Originally Posted by Glx-2004

Make sure your always checking your fluoro
For little Knicks in the line can result in bust
Ups pretty easy get rid of 5-10 metres if
You find any imperfections

I think this might be it! Cheers folks.

[Breamingwithjoy]

Yeah I only run 3lb fluoro on a 2-4lb rod (Tournament Specialist Bream) if you keep an eye on the line and said previously check from scuffs and the like you can seriously hurt fish on 3lb. Very rarely will I ever ping the line with a fish. I would say when I do it is because of some unseen damage to the line.

Certainly you have to let the rod take a lot of the force should a fish really pull hard.

[Sloth]

I'm with you Gluey. I fished 2lb straight through and line popped at or close to the lure whilst trying to just turn a fish. It didn't touch any structure and my rod wasn't fully loaded (was a 2-5 kg rod though).

Haven't felt brave enough to fish it since. This is at the docks as well so they dive for structure but 90% of the time on 6lb I can usually turn them before they get there. Was surprised it parted and I put it down to line damage or crap knot ?? Definitely more bites though

[Gluey]

Originally Posted by Breamingwithjoy

Yeah I only run 3lb fluoro on a 2-4lb rod (Tournament Specialist Bream) if you keep an eye on the line and said previously check from scuffs and the like you can seriously hurt fish on 3lb. Very rarely will I ever ping the line with a fish. I would say when I do it is because of some unseen damage to the line.

Certainly you have to let the rod take a lot of the force should a fish really pull hard.

Pretty well the same combo as mine (my TSB is the 1-3kg however). Good to hear it can muscle well. Was half expecting the response to be 'go easy on them and if it's gonna bust you it's gonna bust you'

[Megabass]

If your worried about going through to
Much line the blokes in the state use braid as
There backing then spool up with fluoro
Then replace the fluoro every couple of trips

[Piranha]

Guessing about 2-3 pounds of pressure if it's true breaking strain line

I get busted up regularly using 8lb leaders so not for me

[Beans]

I was fishing 3lbs fluoro straight through on the weekend and boated 7 Bream and a small estuary cod (38cm) on this line type for a morning session.
There was no big fish amongst them (28-33cms Bream) but most were pulled from oyster crusted pylons less than 2-3 meters apart and a couple from crusty rock walls.
I started using this line on a 1-3kg LOX rod and a 1000 size reel since late last year just for fun. Then I threw this same line combination onto an old SB700 G.Loomis.
My thinking was that these are both soft bream style rods designed to handle the lunges and bursts of speed that bream display.

Originally when I started using straight through fluoro I had it in my mind it was like I was pulling a house brick with a piece of cotton behind a tractor.
Me (the tractor) need to learn a bit more finesse when using these lighter lines. I was also busting myself off on the braided line and 4lbs fluoro leaders.
Most of my bust offs were on snags and rocks when I got the lure stuck. I did loose a couple of fish to suspect damage near the lures that I was too lazy to cut off and re-tie.
Now I am a firm believer in checking the fluoro line regularly and now I check it after a quantity of casts and after each brush with a snag or a fish.
Like Glx-2004 mentioned as well I often pull longer lengths off to get back into a fresh length of fluoro.

I started with soft plastics (cheaper loss) and progressed up to hard bodies once I had perfected the feel.
Now I lay into the fish amongst the pylons on blades and hard bodies like I do with 6lbs braid and a 4 or 6 lbs leader on my other bream rods.
Relying on my drag setting to look after my line and a bit of finger spooling when the fish heads for trouble. This has worked well so far but am sure I will get smoked often as I hook bigger fish.
Once I worked out in my head that the weakest link was actually only 1 lbs lighter than the leaders I using on my other bream gear I stopped worrying about bust offs.
My fishing buddy (anti fluoro though guy) got stitched up more yesterday on less fish on 8 lbs leaders and heavier line than I did. Maybe the softer approach amongst the snags proved the goods on the day.
Generally the 3 lbs fluoro does account for a lot more hookups.
We just put this down to the thinner line and at the end of the day was the reason I started using it more often in our local hard hit rivers and creeks.

[mr perch]

Originally Posted by Piranha

Guessing about 2-3 pounds of pressure if it's true breaking strain line

I get busted up regularly using 8lb leaders so not for me

55+cm ep might pull a tad harder than a 40cm breambo

[Piranha]

LOL Just a touch 40cm breambo does not get to pull drag when perchin

[matt jorg]

I've caught several big ep over 45cm and black bream over 40,
The ep are like a big gumboot and black bream like a slouch compared to a yellowfin bream of 35cm

They just feel heavier the fight isn't more brutal, just take your time with em I reckon!