Line Size?

[Champ188]

10 hours ago, mixermarkb said:

I’m convinced 6 or 7 pound green Sunline is what God himself said to use for grubbing and ned rigging. I’m pretty sure it’s written somewhere in Leviticus.

Amen, Bro. Mark 😄

[Old plug]

If anything bothers fish about the size it would be its vibration in the water. But I doubt it does. Way back in the 50s when Garcia first come out some of the old timers did not like them because they claimed they made to much noise and it went down the line to the lure. I am sure it it went down there just as a string between 2 tin cans will transmit a voice. The lines movement the water itself creates a sound waves they can detect. So I never worry about it. I use blank 10lb Pro braid on my crappie outfits in both black and bright yellow because it lets me straighten out the soft jig hooks in order to retrieve them.  

 

 

                                       

[Champ188]

Day in and day out, using an identical shaky head worm or Ned rig in clear water, you will get more bites using 8-pound line than with 10-pound line. You'll get even more bites using 6-pound line, and more still using 4-pound line. 

And before anyone starts talking about rate of fall, I'm talking about purely dragging the worm/Ned slowly on the bottom. 

We are never going to wholly agree on this subject but the above is based on my personal experiences on the water and that should outweigh everything else for all of us.

[96 CHAMP]

19 hours ago, Sore Thumbs said:

I just can’t get myself to use less than 8lb flouro on my spinning rods. I’ve starting using braid with flouro leader and I absolutely love it. 

That’s what I’ve been doing also, what braid have you been using with your spinning outfit

[96 CHAMP]

55 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

Day in and day out, using an identical shaky head worm or Ned rig in clear water, you will get more bites using 8-pound line than with 10-pound line. You'll get even more bites using 6-pound line, and more still using 4-pound line. 

And before anyone starts talking about rate of fall, I'm talking about purely dragging the worm/Ned slowly on the bottom. 

We are never going to wholly agree on this subject but the above is based on my personal experiences on the water and that should outweigh everything else for all of us.

6-8 on my shakey head rig, excellent results

[Sore Thumbs]

1 hour ago, 96 CHAMP said:

That’s what I’ve been doing also, what braid have you been using with your spinning outfit

Sunline hi-vis green in 15lb. It has 8lb diameter so I match the flouro to that diameter. I start out with approximately a 6-8ft leader. I let it get to about 2ft before I put a new leader on. Braid main line eliminates line twist,gives you more sensitivity,casts farther and will save you money in the long run because you aren’t buying as much flouro and the braid last a lot longer. The hi-vis line really helps you be able to line watch a lot better. I don’t always feel a bite, but the combo of sensitive,easily seen line is going to increase your catch rate. IMO. 

[Sore Thumbs]

I forgot to mention how I was advised to tie on the leader. I’m using a double uni knot. When you tie it loop one side one more time than the other. I do 5 on one side 4 on the other. I’ve had no issues since I’ve started doing this. 

[96 CHAMP]

I’ve been using this set up throwing Senko baits and like it a lot, rigged up my shakey head set up now also, been using suffix hi-vis yellow, with sunline sniper fluoro,  have been using the uni knot also but yesterday I rigged them up with the F G knot. Definitely a smaller profile knot and it seems to go through the eyes with less resistance, supposedly a good strong knot, we will see how it holds up.

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2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Day in and day out, using an identical shaky head worm or Ned rig in clear water, you will get more bites using 8-pound line than with 10-pound line. You'll get even more bites using 6-pound line, and more still using 4-pound line. 

And before anyone starts talking about rate of fall, I'm talking about purely dragging the worm/Ned slowly on the bottom. 

We are never going to wholly agree on this subject but the above is based on my personal experiences on the water and that should outweigh everything else for all of us.

I'll agree you get more action and probably more bites out of lighter line but still am not convinced color/visibility is a actual factor. I have things I think  90% of the time it's not worth worrying about, line color is one.

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2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Day in and day out, using an identical shaky head worm or Ned rig in clear water, you will get more bites using 8-pound line than with 10-pound line. You'll get even more bites using 6-pound line, and more still using 4-pound line. 

And before anyone starts talking about rate of fall, I'm talking about purely dragging the worm/Ned slowly on the bottom. 

We are never going to wholly agree on this subject but the above is based on my personal experiences on the water and that should outweigh everything else for all of us.

line size till has an affect on the lure, even when dragging.  the lure still bumps up and down and falls off of rocks.  therefore, still having an affect on sink rate and lure action.  thinner line most definitely helps the action of smaller lighter lures.  i have great success using 10 to 15 lb. test braid, which is 2 to 4 lb. test diameter.  hi-vis yellow works very well, and aids in strike detection and is an aid in telling when a sinking lure reaches bottom on windy days.

 

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