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| Does anyone run 65# regularly in situations? What are those?
I find myself in spots such as rivers where casting distance matters quite a bit and 80# seems limiting with some baits. Rod / reel quality has become so good now I can’t see an issue with it on lighter setups. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | My go-to line in rattle bait season and for smaller baits like the .22 short. Smaller baits cast better with the 'lighter' line, I just keep the drag a bit looser (due to the smaller hooks, too). m |
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Location: SW Ohio | I've been running 65# PP on most of my Lexa 400 reels except for two that I use for big blades and rubber. Those have 100#. I recently switched up to 80# 832 which, to me, seems to be a smaller diameter and casts all my bass crankbaits better than the PP did. I have 50# and 65# on my Lexa 300's. |
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| I have 65lb suffix 832 and 50lb powerpro on my 2 lexa wn 300's.
I have the 65lb on my mh musky rod that I use to toss small bucktails up to double 8's, mini angry dragons, 5"-7" cranks, 6" glide baits, 5.8 and 6.8 keitechs on weighted and unweighted weedless owner beast hooks, topwaters up to about 3oz, just about everything up to about 3 ozs. Everything bigger i toss on 80lb with a heavy or xh rod in a 400 size reel.
The reel with 50lb on it is paired with a shimano slx 7'10" heavy. I got that just as fall started and was tossing weightless magnum flukes and sluggos, musky killers, those same keitechs, mini angry dragons.5"-6" cranks like slammer 5" and Jake 6", mostly the really light musky/ big bass baits. I think for these baits with a softer rod it's fine but I wouldn't put less than 80lb on a heavy and stronger rod. This might have been more of an answer you were looking for. Hope it helps! Merry Christmas all!!!
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Location: Chisholm, MN | 65 works great if you match it to your bait size and don’t backlash. Should be fine. I don’t use it because I’m more of a big bait guy and I have lost too many baits from break offs. |
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| Kirby Budrow - 12/24/2021 6:20 PM
65 works great if you match it to your bait size and don’t backlash. Should be fine. I don’t use it because I’m more of a big bait guy and I have lost too many baits from break offs.
Lol this is the exact reason I have a cutoff weight around 3oz and only use it with a mh musky rod or softer. When I get a shock and awe ill put 100lb on it. Their is a place and purpose for all line sizes. Use them accordingly. |
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Location: oswego, il | Kirby nailed it. Match the rod, reel and baits to the line. I have 65lb on my 300 Calcutta that goes on a MH rod. 80 on my 400's and 400 Lexa. I have big Penn with 100. |
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| What others have said. Match the line to the lures, rod, and reel you are using. I have 65# on a Curado, on a MH rod, for smaller or lighter baits. Whatever pound test you use, if you want a little bit thinner line, try the PP Max Quatro. It' a little bit thinner than the standard, and could give you a little more casting distance. |
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