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| So I was wondering why fisherman try and get away with the lightest braid possible. The obvious reason seems to be visibility, but is there another reason? Does the weight of the line affect Lure action much? |
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| Bigbucks1985 - 2/13/2018 1:10 AM
So I was wondering why fisherman try and get away with the lightest braid possible. The obvious reason seems to be visibility, but is there another reason? Does the weight of the line affect Lure action much?
Casting distance is a big part of it, at least to me any way.
Line weight isn't much of a factor with musky sized lures. |
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| Casting distance when casting really light stuff also improves, with the lighter line. |
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Location: oswego, il | I use lighter line for non traditional musky baits. There are times and lakes where muskies really go after small baits. I have one reel with 30lb braid but it is my bass fishing reel. I have another one spooled with 50lb braid and use it now. Never had an issue but ceel more comfortable with 50. I can cast 4-6" baits with it no problem on a flippin stick. |
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| Do you have issues with line digging into the spool with 50 lb braid? More backlashes? |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I switched from 80 lb masterbraid to 65 lb on my bucktail rod with the tranx and I know I'm getting a bit more distance with it... |
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| Use mono backing in about the same diameter as the braid and you shouldn't have any digging issues.
Another advantage of lighter line is the lures will get a little deeper with lighter line especially trolling but also on long casts. |
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Location: MN | Advantages to lighter line:
- can use smaller, more comfortable reels
- less IPT loss at end of cast on a given reel
- longer casts
- baits run deeper
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Location: Minnesota. | In a lot of my "other" fishing I'm a "light line guy", learned from my son... so this made me grin a bit.
I'd wanted to toss around a 7" Suick and my son bought a hvy duty spinning rod/reel set-up. He loves it. I made the mistake of casting it a few times and now I own my own outfit too.
A hvy. duty spinning reel with 40lb braided on a custom Thorne Bros. rod tosses those 7" Suicks nicely, along w/a few other smaller biats and is a blast to fish.
This is new last year so still a virgin as yet...stay posted!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The key is to match the lures to the rods and the reels and use the appropriate line. Light line belongs on outfits designed for them, heavy for outfits designed for them, etc. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | BNelson - 2/13/2018 9:10 AM
I switched from 80 lb masterbraid to 65 lb on my bucktail rod with the tranx and I know I'm getting a bit more distance with it...
Really? I moved up from 65 to 80 years ago because I lost a few baits to backlash break offs. Maybe line is better now or you just don't backlast?  |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Whats a backlash? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | BNelson - 2/13/2018 12:30 PM
Whats a backlash? :)
I figured you'd say that  |
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Location: Contrarian Island | would I use 65 on a pounder rod/reel.. nope, but on my tranx 500 I rarely backlash and the bucktails are light enough I'm not worried about breaking one off... I used 65 masterbraid most of last year, casts a bit farther than 80 and I liked it better overall than 80 on my hg |
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Location: oswego, il | What Worral said. There seems to be a misconception that people are thowing big baits with light line, NO! Little baits, pointer minnows, rattle traps, bomber long a, 4" cranes, 5.5" zams. Stuff you could throw with bass gear if you wanted. No double tens, mag dawgs, nothing like that. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I have been happy with the Power Pro MaxCuatro 80lb. Which has the diameter 65lb braid. I do appreciate the small diameter. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Kirby Budrow - 2/13/2018 12:34 PM
BNelson - 2/13/2018 12:30 PM
Whats a backlash? :)
I figured you'd say that ; )
It's an "involuntary line inspection"... |
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