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| I know that we have all spooled up already or should have with only 4 days till the southern wi opener, but I saw another post an thought I'd make it a poll. Also What lb test do you use. Why do almost all musky fisherman fish with greater than 50lb test but rod manufacturers still only rate their rods to less than 30lb test. |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | I use 80 pound, which is the equivalent of approximately 17 pound mono. The mono equivalent is how the rods are rated. So a rod rated for 30 pound is well within the range of the lines we're using as musky fishermen.
Aaron |
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| So the rating is for line diameter not for strength purposes, this would make sense on a reel to me but not a rod. |
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| Still use 36lb. or 45lb. musky master for jerkbaits and big plastics and 30lb. musky mono for everthing else. I don't think I'm missing anything by not using superlines. Sharp hooks and the right equipment- I never have a problem with a hook set. Kdawg |
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| You can get away with lighter pound test with mono because its a lot more forgiving than braid...
The reason I use 80lb line isn't because of the rod, the reel, the fish, hooksets, or anything other than one simple fact:
We're flinging 6oz. (and up) baits around at a very high rate of speed. 50Lb braid (or less) will snap like its not even there. 80 will snap too, but you've got a LOT better chance of seeing your lure again after a backlash using 80 pound test.
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Location: Davenport, IA | I use braid over mono because I don't want to lose $30 lures, and with braid I don't. |
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