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| i just spooled up a new reel with 50# power pro do you guys think it could hold up to reg. dawgs and double 10s bucktails?or is it to small lbs test for these lures?
[i do usually use 80/100# powerpro on my other combos but i just wanted to try out some smaller line.
Edited by Ajohnson 1/5/2008 8:40 AM
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | My thought:
a. you can cast any weight lure with almost any weight line, it's what happens when you get a backlash that you might not like. a lighter line is much less prone to being forgiving when you get that ugly backlash stops the bait in mid flight. sure you can cast a big dawg with 50lb line, but if you get a nasty backlash, it's going to keep going and going, and going and going, and going and going long after your line has broken.
b. "dawgs double 10 bucktails mantas and topraider type lures", slow the train there brother! you're talking about 3 different classes of lures, with all different weights associated. dawgs weigh from a couple ounces to almost 2lbs! a topraider is 2.4oz!
If you're using one rod/reel combo for all of the above, I would personally suggest going with an 80lb line or above. BUT, if you're talking different combos for different lures, experiment with different weights of line. They do cast different, and you might find that you can get away with a lighter line for some lighter lures. Makes casting easier, at least I think so. |
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| 50 will break, you need to double that line if you are going to use Power Pro and use 100 pound test.
Don't even try to get away with using 50, bad things will happen. |
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| I hope you don't mind donating quite a few lures to the "Eater Gods" with that light of line. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Not to fight with you Guest, but 100lb. line will break too. I cast 50lb Spectron on a number of my rod reel combos without breaking any lures off year after year. However last year I had a day where I broke off 6 lures casting without even a backlash while throwing 100lb Spectron. Turned out I had a nick in a line guide inner O ring. Great reminder that I needed to check that BEFORE the trip, not after! |
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| I use 50 on several bucktail rods, with no problems at all. It is more castable, and easier handling than heavier varieties. I also use 80, and 100. It depends on the rod, the bait, and the situation. |
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| i used 50lb Spider Wire Stealth on my light bucktail/inline topwater rod this year because i use a smaller high-speed reel (Shimano Curado) and wanted to get a bit more line on the spool. the narrow spool on a smaller reel like that isn't prone to backlashes so i didn't break lures off due to operator error either.
it worked great, no breaks.
if you properly match your equipment (rod/reel/line/lure) you should never break line on a fish. the drag and rod should prevent that. set your drag properly so that it actually works (ie., so it lets the fish take line when necessary), and don't horse the fish.
for the heavier types of lures you're talking about (dawgs, d-10s, etc.) i use 80lb test line because i cast those lures on a stiffer rod with a larger reel.
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| I usually use 80/100 lbs powerpro on my other combos but I wanted to try 50 lbs just to see how it would work.
Edited by Ajohnson 1/5/2008 8:34 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I use 50# ion the rods I intend to use for lures that won't test the breakpoint, 80# on the rods for lures I throw that I don't want to tes THAT breakpoint, and 100# for my tow rope and anchor.
Kidding, I've never used 100#, but I don't throw lures over 6 ounces much, either. If I HAVE to throw a 16 ounce lure, I'll go the the 100#. |
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