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[skaha]

--anyone use with success fly line floatant or cleaning lubes on mono or braid?
--would floatants work to keep mono or braid on the surface longer when bobber fishing?

[Matt]

You could grease the line to make it "float".  This will prevent the line from breaking the surface tension.  Any fly shop shoudl have it.

[one more cast]

I can't see it working unless you can cast with no weight/lure/spoon...just a hook

[Eagleye]

--anyone use with success fly line floatant or cleaning lubes on mono or braid?
--would floatants work to keep mono or braid on the surface longer when bobber fishing?

That is an excellent idea will have to give it a try

[Jonny 5]

Yeah I used to use those line cleaner pads to get my mono to float.  Works like a charms when fishing with a bobber. Better hook sets if your line is on the surface.

I don't think I would try anything not ment for fishing line as it might weaken the line.

[Matt]

Fly fishermen use it on mono leaders, so I don't think its an issue. 

[skaha]

I can't see it working unless you can cast with no weight/lure/spoon...just a hook

--I was thinking for bobber fishing,  I've not tried this myself but was think it might work.
--Expecting that could pick the line off the water quicker and mend similar to a fly line while reducing the effect on the float drift.
--Many modern lines are super thin , I used larger diameter line to get it to float, was thinking this treatment might help float thinner diameter line plus give less pick up resistance on larger diameter line.

--I figured someone here would have tried it... didn't want to grease up a line and end up throwing it out. (recycle of course)