Chances are, at some point, you might have wondered what, if any, are the differences between those short spools of fluorocarbon leader line and the larger traditional spools of fluorocarbon main lines? According to the folks at Seaguar, they are as follows:
Strength – While both are strong and will withstand the lb. test listed, leader is stronger over shorter lengths and is not designed to be a long, main line product. The main lines are designed to take the impact load over a much longer distance, transferred throughout the line.
Double Structure Technology – Our FC, FP, GM, and FX leader lines are all Double Structure (2 to 80 lb.), a Seaguar exclusive process that injects two different molten resins through a special die. The resins are extruded as one solid piece. The harder, inside resin contributes to the tensile strength, while the softer, outside resin creates greater knot strength. Our current main lines are single structure with the exception of TATSU, which is constructed like leader material and can be used as such.
Price – Leader is more difficult to produce because of double structure and the resins involved, therefore main line is less expensive and leader line costs more.
Resins – The resins in our main line are different than the resins in our leaders.
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Posted by: Matt G | April 20, 2016 at 10:45 PM