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| I haven't seen any mono over 50 lb test. Just seen leader material higher.
Who uses all mono for trolling and what test? And who uses superline with a mono leader? Going back to Canada to catch Moby, and who like to Not carry alot of extra rods with us. Thanks! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I use mono when trolling the mid size stuff, and superlines for the big baits. The superlines tear the hooks out if the are not really substantial, so I go for the forgiving aspects of the mono. My leaders will be steel. NOTHING THAT CAN BE CUT WITH A KNIFE WILL EVER BE ATTACHED TO ONE OF MY LURES UP THERE!  |
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| 80# Power Pro or Whiplash are loaded on all my trolling outfits but one, and that one has 40# wire. 80# fluorocarbon leaders for big lures and 50 or 60# for the smaller stuff. I haven't found many situations where this setup won't get my baits to the fish and the fish to the boat. |
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Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | You fellows using braids for trolling - have you changed to a more flexible rod for trolling or are you loosening up the drag to avoid hooks pulling out? When I used mono for trolling, I also used more flexible rods. If a fish got hooked -it never got off. I haven't used braid long enough to comment on it. Howver, I went to braid because of the thinner diameter (allows lures to run deeper) and because of its' strength, I don't lose as many lures in my tree-choked lake. Can't wait to use my new Borst Derrick Plug Knocker this year!!!
Edited by muskiekid 2/26/2003 6:03 AM
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| I have 2 long-rod outfits that are fairly limber. For those, I use the 9' 6" Shimano TDR 1935. My shorter boat rods are actually Ugly Stik Tiger Rods (salt water). They have a soft tip, but plenty of backbone.
If I'm running slow (< 3mph), I keep the drag turned down fairly tight, but most of the time we're zipping along quite a bit faster than that. I keep the drag about as loose as I can without the lure pulling line from the reel. |
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Location: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario | I use 80# PowerPro on all my trolling rigs. It has much better abrasion resistance than mono. I can also get lures about 4 - 5 feet deeper with this line than with mono. I also use 4 foot 7-strand stainless leaders, especially around rocks (this keeps your line furthur away from sharp rocks). I use a graphite rod with lots of backbone and a flexible glass tip. I set the drag just tight enough to hold the lure while trolling. It may seem as though this drag setting is too light, but it works extremely well. I have not lost a fish since I started trolling with this method (over 2 years). You have to adjust the drag setting for every change in lure or trolling speed. Once a fish is hooked, you can increase the drag slightly if you need a little more power to bring it in quickly. The key is to allow the fish to take line during the strike so that hooks are not ripped out.
Keep your hooks sharp.
Edited by crazycanuck 2/26/2003 9:04 AM
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Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | I've been thinking about going to the Tiger rods. I have really good rods now, but they are a little stiff. I've seen the Tigers and they seem like they would be really good. Wondering which one you would recommend? Also, wondering what do you use for the propwash? Thanks, Tom |
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Location: oswego, il | I use 20lb flourocarbon on my trolling rods. It's very abrasion resistant and can easily last a whole season. I still have the stuff on the reels so maybe it will last 2 seasons. Get 100% flourocarbon like the stren. I bought some bass pro flourocarbon and it separated becuse it was flouro on the outside only. I attach that to an 80lb flourocarbon leader. No failures yet. Plenty of give and no ripping of hooks. |
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Mono trolling or superline with a mono leader?