line selection

[cthru1]

I am thinking of using braides line for trolling. Does it work well and does it hold up longer to uv light than mono? I try to change mono at least once a year. Will I need to do this with braid? Thanks

 

[walleyehed]

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Depends which braid you go with but yes, they are better to troll with, and UV resistant.<br />Life span on the braids is very long..I change every other year for the most part, but I have 1 spinning rod I've had fireline on for 7 years now, and it's just as good as new strength-wise.

 

[Bigfun]

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I have used fireline and powerpro but I don't troll with it but this info. might help.<br />They both float.<br />Fireline frays much faster than powerpro but fraying does'nt seem to effect it's strength.<br />Your rods and reel drag are going to do all the work while fighting fish. Mono stetches alot which helps absorb shock when fighting a fish.<br />www.glangler.com more info.

 

[Barlow]

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I'm not sold on them being better to troll with. I'm of the belief that they're an application specific type of 'tool' and species specific at times too.<br /><br />Personally, I prefer mono when trolling Lake Michigan for Trout and Salmon. You need a certain amount of 'give' to slashing hits and will even run snubbers behind Slide-Divers (like Dipseys) to 'give' that little extra. <br /><br />someplace that I do like a superline for trolling would be for bottom bouncing, back trollong (or slow trolling) and Lindy rigging walleyes on the troll for those times they're in a negative mood.. where they're just 'mouthing' the bait and you need to feel yourself around the hit or bump.. the finesse thing.<br /><br />.. just me and my opinion, anywho..

 

[walleyehed]

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Use a medium action rod for trolling with braids, so when the fish is near the boat, you have a bit more give. I also loosen drag slightly as the fish nears.<br />It's been proven time and again braids catch more fish trolling due to better hook-ups. They've had fish hit on 17lb mono and was never detected as a strike in the boat doing the trolling. Mike McClelland done this a few years back and proved it.<br />Fireline will troll a crank much deeper than mono, side winds don't affect it as much, and too darn many Walleye pros are using it to believe it's not for this application.<br />Ron Seelhoff uses Berkely Fireline in the PWT and is sponsered by Stren!!!! His comment to me was "when dupont comes out with a line that will compare, I will use it, and I told them so".

 

[Barlow]

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yea.. I agree to a point Kenny.. Like I stated, "I'm of the belief that they're an application specific type of 'tool' and species specific at times too." <br /><br />We could talk about what the pros are doin' all day long with a 'seak and destroy' mentality.. remember Walter averages @ 5lbs a fish in tournies.. bump that average up X's 3+ on L.Michigan (exclude lazy 'oil cans') now put that weight into a Rainbow and you've got yourself a prayer to say irregardless of the line you use. <br /><br />psssst.. Stren and Berkley are of the same 'house hold' Kenny.. different parents but, same house (Pure Fishing).. don't tell anyone

 

[Barlow]

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Just saw this Kenny .. thought it was interesting that we just covered it <br /><br />Cabelas MWC Coverage <br /><br />Milk Men Newhoff and Hammargren Take Lead with 17.94 <br /><br />Dave Landahl - 3/19/2005<br /><br />.....<br />....<br />..<br />.<br /><br /> Camera Curse for Gahagans <br />Russell and George Gahagan weighed a 15.13-pound limit to move into 5th place and within reach of a victory, if their fish cooperate tomorrow. Hopefully, no cameramen will be within site.<br /><br />"We ended up with 8 legal fish," said Russell Gahagan. "The funny thing was that a TV cameraman was in the boat with us. We couldn't catch a fish. As soon as he left the boat we landed two keepers."<br /><br />Dave's Ka' Boom stickbaits were the bait of choice for them today. Top colors included firetiger, pink and white and chartreuse. They used them on a pole-lining setup. <br /><br /> "We pole-lined today," he said. "One of the big reasons we hooked and caught our fish was a Lake Michigan Dipsey snubber we put on our heavy line. Since there is basically no stretch with this gear, the rubber snubber is the shock absorber that helps the fish stay hooked."