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| Just wondering what kind of line most of you use for trolling? This year I used a superline and lost a few muskies because I think there wasn't enough "give" in the line after the hit. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Guest |
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Location: On your favorite spot | if you use no stretch line you should use a more limber rod, glass if possible. if you can't use a different rod consider setting your trolling reel up with mono which will give you a little stretch.
i use one of my longer limber rods for trolling with my power pro. there are a lot of good cheap glass rods on the market - BPS catfish maxx rods are good trollers and most tackle shops have some ugly sticks or other cheap varieties you can use. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I'm not saying that this is 'right', but this is what I'm trying to standardize my trolling setups with.
8-10' fiberglass rod; they still vary in action and weight as I troll a whole range of lure sizes.
Line counter reels of your choice; I have Diawa Sealines and Okuma Magdas - both are good reels but the Okumas are far less expensive. I like the looks of the Convectors too. I have a couple of ABU 6500c3s in the rotation as well for times when needing to know the amount of line out is not as critical.
Line - 30lb. Stren High Impact
Leaders - I am now using 80 lb. Climax hard mono. I did use Fluorocarbon for a while, but under the conditions that I fish, I found little advantage to it. When pulling some of my smaller lures, I go to 60 lb. Sevenstrand as the larger diameter of the Mono leader killed the action of some lures, and if a bait is likely to be taken completely in a mouth, I want steel as the leader.
When using boards, I use Offshore in-lines.
I do keep one rod spooled w/ a superbraid as I find it about the only way I can achieve the desired depth. I keep the drag backed way off on that one.
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Berkley 40# Big Game mono here, with 135# nylon-coated 7-strand steel leaders that I make myself. I have Talora rods which are glass/graphite composite, and Daiwa Sealine reels.
I didn't think I would like the mono as much as I do--it's great, but I don't have to get down too deep. With an Ernie I can get down 14-15' with about 60-75 feet of line out, and that seems to be deep enough for the southern part of Green Bay. I do re-tie my leaders on every day when fishing or after each fish, just to be safe.
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I think hooks are more of a factor in keeping a fish pinned than line.
I like the 3/0 & 2/0 Mustad wide bends and the Eagle Claw 774's. I always take off the 4x hooks if that's what a bait comes with.
I am anal about sharping my hooks too.
I use 80# Spiderwire Stealth and love it. I did bend some hooks out on a fish and lost it this fall....I checked the drag afterwards and apparently in the heat of the battle I cranked the drag down tight....very conscious about that now....I take my time now.
My favorite rod for trolling is a 8' St. Croix Classic Cat with a Diawa Sealine 27. I just run solid 124# wire leaders. I think I get the best bait action with this setup. |
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Location: Sheboygan Falls, WI | .
Edited by C_Nelson 6/7/2008 8:56 AM
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | I troll with 50lb stealth in open lakes and lakes with lots of rocks 65lb or 80lb line. I always use 4' - 6' Seaguar Premier Fluoro leader. A 4'-6' of fluoro will give 4"-8" that will help hooking - fighting a big fish. DO NOT LOCK DOWN YOUR DRAG !!! Your drag needs to be set so line will slip a little on your hook sets, also do not use a big rod jerking hook set, just raise your rod high and reel up loose line till the rod pulls hard , that is all that is needed with braid. If you short line troll 10'-30' make sure your drag is set so line can pull off the reel on your hook set, then thumb the spool for more drag. GOOD LUCK |
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| One more set of ideas!
Most of my trolling is short line (in the prop wash)
I use 8' CatMaxx rods, 50# Tufline XP (because of the thin size), 3-5 feet of 125# single strand with a half inch of wire sticking out and bent slightly upward at top for a "weed catcher".
If you are concerned about "shocking" strikes and loosing fish, try using snubbers. I don't use them often as they catch weeds and tend to get tangled. Also, they are a lighter weight rating than I would like (weakest point).
l leave the drags set fairly light most of the time.
Musky_Bob |
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