Help With a New Rod

[Smallieguy87]

forgot to mention that i've always used a mono line for buzzbaits and spinnerbaits and never had issues.

[jordancoll2352]

Okay so I have 20lb mono would that work for this rod if I used it for spinnerbaits and buzzbaits? Could I also throw jigs on mono?

[Smallieguy87]

yes you can use mono for jigs and plastics. A lot of people don't because the stretch that mono has and it doesn't sink as quickly. There's a lot of people out there who use mono for all types of presentations and have done just fine. Use what you can afford and what you like to use. I used to use sufix siege line for almost all of my fishing and always did just fine. That being said i normally use Yozuri hybrid soft or seagar red fluorocarbon now. As far as the lb test goes i think 15-20 would be about perfect for a mono.

[conorsixtakc]

I would invest in a good 12-14# fluorocarbon like sunline sniper as long as you're not fishing topwater. Fluorocarbon sinks and will affect the way baits like poppers sit on the water. Aside from that, it's going to be invisible and much more sensitive than mono as long as you're tying the right knot. I tie palomars for braid and mono, but for some reason it doesn't behave well for me on fluoro. I don't know the name of this knot, but it's all I tie for fluorocarbon anymore.

[jordancoll2352]

Would 14lb fluoro work on a lake like lake fork cause if going there this summer

[jlm7070]

i would use braid for those big largemouths and the type of cover that lake has

[Walcrabass]

I like the knot Shaw ties in the video. I have seen others tie one somewhat like it. This makes a pretty large knot. The problem I see with Florocarbon is that it seems to be brittle. Hence the reason for it to "Coil" on Open face reels in the winter. Hence the reason for it to snap after having a kinky birds nest in your line. This of course is also enhanced by what pound test you are using. I use a knot I came up with myself but I am sure it exists as a "named" knot somewhere.

Go through the eye of the hook with your line and make the "loop" just as Shaw did. Wrap the end of the line around the two strands of line as he did but 4 times. Upon completion of the 4th wrap send the end of the line through the eye of the hook again. Now take the end through the loop at the top as Shaw did. Slowly work the slack out of the knot while making sure to put some saliva on it. The knot must be "pretty " and smooth as you draw it up tight. After snugging it up then pull hard on the bottom of the hook and make it really tight. Trim off the end of the line and you are finished.

I have used this knot for years and it is actually a variation of when I tied "Hangmans noose" knots when I was a kid. It is extremely strong for Floro and Mono as well. I have found that the line will break anywhere but at the knot.

Just something else from "the old guy".

Walcrabass