moguy1973 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I've changed to yo-zuri too. You can get a 600yd spool of 10lb on amazon for about $15. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Members ksmybass Posted January 7, 2013 Members Posted January 7, 2013 On 1/7/2013 at 2:56 AM, motoman said: - Nope........but I get a LOT more bites on 6 lb Fluoro on spinning gear on the finesse stuff:-).........just loosen that drag and tire them out. Sure you may lose a few going that light, but I feel like I make up for a lost fish with more bites. YESSIR!!
Feathers and Fins Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I guess my opinion on line is simple Fluorocarbon 4, 8, 10 and 12lb is good enough to land most any fish that can be caught in our lakes. I have landed monster Tarpon and Line cutting Snook on them granted I needed a heavier leader for those two 30lb for snook 80lb for tarpon but the main line held up to them. For lure fishing I dont like leaders one bit and just tie straight on. If im fishing big cat areas I will bump up to 15lb with a 30lb leader. Live bait and cut dead baits circle hook help reduce the need for a leader by the design that hooks fish in the corner of the mouth. When it comes to line I pull off 10ft before every trip and retie after each fish i cut off the length of the fish and retie if i feel or see a bur on the line. Every 10th trip I respool. If cost is a probelm then my second choice is alway been ANDE line and used it for years before the new lines came out. Personaly I think people get to be "fans" of a name brand or try to be the bigboy namebrander I have done it when ( trilene) came out with its Big Game line and regreted it after loosing fish on it the knot wasnt as good nor was its abbrassion resistance. So i use what works and if i see issues with it over a few spools time I will find another line. The only line I have ever used that I would 100% tell anyone by name is best is ANDE but it is not invisable or abbrasion resistant as floro. In a tourney I always used it I might not have got the bites and had a few more break-offs but I trusted it to handle the higher volume of fish. Hope that makes since. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beaver-Lake-Arkansas-Fishing-Report/745541178798856
wdberkley Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 If you get a chance, read the article in this months' B.A.S.S. about Aaron Martins Dropshotting. He says he'll downsize to 2 or 3 pound test when the conditions warrant it. Granted, he's a fantastic finesse fisherman, but 2lb test in a tournament sounds INSANE. He also said he prefers to backreel instead of using his drag. It's a great read.
TRRANGER Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Maxima in my opinion is the softest, strongest, most castable and least memeory mono I have ever found. I have been fishing it since the late 80's and have never had a problem. So when using mono I chose it and nothing else. I use Seagar Invizex Floro for most everything 15lb jig spinnerbaits, 10lb cranks 8lb. shakey jerkbaits. Braid for topwater and A-rig
motoman Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 On 1/7/2013 at 2:47 PM, wdberkley said: Sunline Super FC Sniper Fluoro for everything except Topwaters. It's a little expensive, but it's fantastic line. - I've heard nothing but great things about the Sunline Sniper, haven't picked any up yet; but did grab some Seaguar Tatsu to try.......hope it loves up to its reputation.......and price!
*T* Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Baitcasters - 12# & 15# Seagar Inviz-X Fluoro (One rod with 12-15# mono for topwaters) Spinning - 10# Berkely Sensation Mono Clear - (low diameter = to or < most other 8# monos, great limpness, great castability, low memory, good sensitivity), 12# for more difficult situations A-Rig - SpiderWire 50# Braid Green Carolina Rig - SpiderWire 50# Braid Green + 12# Fluoro Leader "Water is the driving force of all Nature." -Leonardo da Vinci
wdberkley Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 On 1/7/2013 at 7:02 PM, motoman said: - I've heard nothing but great things about the Sunline Sniper, haven't picked any up yet; but did grab some Seaguar Tatsu to try.......hope it loves up to its reputation.......and price! I've been running 7 & 8lb on my spinning gear and 12 - 16lb on my baitcasting gear for a while and I love it. I'm going to try and get a little more serious this year and scale down to 8 or 10 lb with a crankbait. It should help get to the true running depths, just worried that the sacrifice in strength will hurt when it counts. In the last 2 years I haven't broke a fish off with Sunline once. I've also gotten in the habit of leaving about 20 yards of old line on my baitcasters when I respool. It saves on line over time.
ozarkgunner Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I flip my line around every 3 weeks during peak season and then I throw it away. A month and a half is par for the course on most line due to my fishing volume. Angler At Law
Jerry Rapp Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 flip it around? From one reel to the other? I used to do that. I had forgot about that trick.
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