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Location: Eastern Ontario | Anyone using mono trolling for muskies what line test?
a friend had an issue breaking 100 pound braid on inline boards even with OR18 and lockjaw clips,Fortunately no fish involved when line broke. I suspect it is the angle of pull rubbing the line on the front of the clip.
We are using big baits looking for big fish on the Larry so I was possibly thinking 40 or 50 pound Big Game. Anyone know How much 50 mono will a size 30 reel hold? |
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| My buddy Mike has been using mono with clips and boards. Think that is pretty common. The mono holds in the clip better. |
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| I've been on two different charter trolling boats on St Clair. Both of them used 40# mono. I saw fish as large as 53" landed. |
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Location: 31 | I made the switch to monofilament from a super line 4 years ago, and would not consider using super line for shallow water muskie trolling again. I really like the 50lb Berkley Pro Spec because it comes in big spools and behaves a little better on the reels. One thing you'll notice with the mono is that the RO18 clips will leave 2 little indentations in the line, although it's a little disconcerting, it's not a problem. One thing about the mono is that it's cheap and after a couple days of hard trolling you can just pull that line off past where the clips have been... FYI I re-spool the outside board reels when they get down below ¾ spool.
I use 40lb test on my designated down rods so that when somebody inadvertently uses one for a board rod the clip doesn't leave a mark in the smaller diameter line… so I don't have to change it out as often, obviously important to use the same diameter line on multi-board setups. Daiwa reels have great drags and loud clickers so that works out better for me for the down rods, but prefer the Shimano reels for boards because they are like little winches bringing boards in.
I have no idea what you're talking about with the capacity of that 30 reel, but there is plenty of spool on the common wide spool models for the 50 lb. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Jerry i was thinking Okuma Coldwater or Convector 30's . Reels hold 310 yds. 25 lb.
I have been using those reels for muskie with 100 and 130 braid and 20 and 30 mono for salmon and trout off riggers. |
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Location: NE Ohio | i use 25# trilene xt clear for all of my short line trolling. no problem hooking up fish. just that little give hepls out allot IMO. heck i've caught many fish with the leaders buttet up against the rod tip in very stained waters. |
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| Gone but not forgotten, Cortland's Musky Mono. Wish they would bring it back. Kdawg. |
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Location: pittsburgh, pa | I use mono for the inlines only. Braid everywhere else. On the tx44s if you use braid the pin in the back of the board is what breaks the line. It rubs over time and creates a weak spot and breaks. 30 # big game has been fine for me. You have to think tho if you are looking to get baits deep on the larry such as believers and such. That mono will not get you down as deep. So you will have to figure out your line lengths again. Just go to big boards instead of inlines and you can stick with your braid.
Todd |
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Location: Money, PA | Mono is obsolete anymore if you ask me...Its like the whole carbon vs. aluminum arrows which once was a debate. Who even uses aluminum arrows anymore?? I fish for a lot of other species than just muskies and have found ONLY two viable benefits to mono over braid...1 - mono may hold better on rigger clips & 2 - It doesn't freeze in frigid cold temps....Thats it. You get better hook sets with braid, feel everything, lasts way longer than mono, Baits get deeper and way more strength vs line dia....
I use 65lb and 80lb PP with inlines with the OR-18 clips and never have any issues. I'd rather run big boards anyway, inlines are a PIA!... I'm guessing your buddy's line breakage had nothing to do with the boards...he either had a weak spot in the line or fray from something else. |
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