Line Size?

[Ham]

10 hours ago, abkeenan said:

I know you're a nanofil guy and I never have tried it. Need to give it a whirl.

Nanofil isn’t perfect and amazingly, it’s not for everyone, but I’m convinced that it has improved my fishing and my catching. 

For me, it’s better than braid on spinning,

I do not use Nanofil on bait casters nor do I have any desire to do so.

[Bill Babler]

Just a couple of notes. I spool all spinning gear with Maxi. 5 lb on my Ned’s and small Swim Baits up to 3/8 it throws 1/16 perfectly. I’m using a Falcon 7’ medium lite formally called a Nestor Falls Spin or a Jeff Kriet  Squrreltail 

Reels are Shimano Stella, Sustain or Stradic.  I can throw almost the entire packed spool of 5 lb for distance with a 3/16 head

Close the bail by hand, it’s not a zebco 33. Absolutely no twists or problems never breaks unless wrapped around a tree

in Alaska we spool our reels with 8 pound Maxi to catch 20 pound salmon. Never breaks unless wrapped up in a tree

On my drop shot I use 6 pound Maxi to a swivel and then 10 pound Invizx for my hook and weight. I want the heaver  carbon to take the abrasions and the 6 pound Maxi drops fast off the spool and does not twist or break

12 lb Invizx for jigs and cranks on casters and 50 pound braid on top water to float the baits

15 pound Invizx on blades. 8 to 12 pound Maxi on jerk baits depending on water temps and where I’m throwing them

30 pound Invizx on A-Rigs. I like how it throws and never gets sucked down in the spool

Thats All

[David Unnerstall]

Why are we using flouro these days?  I know it is invisible, under water, and sinks faster.  But what is the current mindset?

 

I will tie a flouro leader at home, but if I lose it on the water I tie straight to braid.  I HATE tying knots.

[Smithvillesteve]

Interesting topic. I just got back from Table Rock. Fished wed afternoon thru fri. Good trip. Lots of bass. My buddy and I caught 40-50 bass every afternoon. Mostly finesse fishing. Just couldnt find a bite in the shallow bushes. My point is I had my buddy down 15-1 wed afternoon. I was fishing spin gear with 6 lb InvisX fluero. He was throwing the same finesse lure but using a baitcaster with 14 lb mono. I dont like telling a guy what he needs to do fishing wise. And this guy is a good fisherman. But i told him he just wasnt going to catch very many using that heavy line. He switched to his 4 lb setup and started kicking my butt!!!! I should have kept my mouth shut!!!!! 

[tjm]

Been trying to follow this and maybe learn something, I'll have to think about that, maybe i have or haven't learned anything here a lot of the terms ar not familiar to me and I'm not a lake and boat angler, so..

Anyhow; back about forty years ago I did a summer test in a 12A clear spring fed pond/lake in the N.E., this included about 12-15 outings using live night crawlers fished near or  on the bottom, I started with 6# & 4# on separate rods  and worked the size leader down to what was labeled 3/4# and 1# tippet material always keeping one line heavier than the other. Repeated this on several outings then just started with 3# & 2# and went down. This was designed as a learning experience for myself more than to catch fish. the result was that no matter whether my lines were as heavy as 12# & 10# or as light as the 3/4#, laying those night crawlers down within 5' of each other the smaller line always without exception took the fish. The larger line only took fish if I reeled in the lighter offering.  As a side note, I discovered that trout will take on 12# test if offered a fat live worm and nothing else to compare with. I came away with the belief that size can matter, where visibility is good or better. Make what you will of it.

Now, over the years I decided that 6-8# mono gave me good castability and was plenty strong for up to 12# fish, 4# has the ability to cast way farther and to break off when hooked up to a rock or log without damage to the rest of the tackle or great loss of line; so my spinning rods carry 6# green mono for the most part.

My questions are why so many of you rig different baits with heavier lines and do you ever expect to catch 30,40, 50# fish or is the some quality about the heavy lines that I'm not seeing? And if xx# is good in clear water why change to heavier lines in murky water?

[Sore Thumbs]

Babler does this for a living so I will never question a thing he says. It’s personal preference to a certain extent. If someone believes they catch more with a certain line size or type I say go with it. Confidence is everything. 

[Jim Elam]

On 4/9/2018 at 8:24 AM, Ham said:

Nanofil isn’t perfect and amazingly, it’s not for everyone, but I’m convinced that it has improved my fishing and my catching. 

For me, it’s better than braid on spinning,

I do not use Nanofil on bait casters nor do I have any desire to do so.

+1.  Gliss has a place too, especially for the JB setup.