Mantua Report and line question

[timberhall]

A friend and I hit mantua today with the kids. Got into some big bluegill. Also got into quite a few 14" trout. My boy and I caught grass hoppers and dropped them down with some split shot. The hoppers were way to big for the bluegill to get and the trout loved them. My line question is this. My boy has a small spincast reel. We have been using monofiliment line on it. I was thinking of going with one of those super thin micro baid lines to keep the line thickness down but give it a little extra strength. Does that line work very well in a kids spincast reel? Also, I use the palamar not a lot. Can I use that with that kind of line?
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[TyeDyeTwins]

[quote timberhall]A friend and I hit mantua today with the kids. Got into some big bluegill. Also got into quite a few 14" trout. My boy and I caught grass hoppers and dropped them down with some split shot. The hoppers were way to big for the bluegill to get and the trout loved them. My line question is this. My boy has a small spincast reel. We have been using monofiliment line on it. I was thinking of going with one of those super thin micro baid lines to keep the line thickness down but give it a little extra strength. Does that line work very well in a kids spincast reel? Also, I use the palamar not a lot. Can I use that with that kind of line?[/quote]

My twin and I saw all the grass hoppers around and when we were drving away one landed on the windsheild and took a ride with us. We both looked at each other and said "hey free bait" in unison. How freaky huh? We cannot catch the bait like that due to our blown out knees from this years ski season.

Way to get some trout. Were you on the big old white boat or that smaller duck boat. Maybe you saw UtahGolf, my twin, and I on that canoe. We were the two spikey haired punk twins one of which had a tye dye shirt on, ring a bell?

What pound test do you use on that reel?
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[curt69]

Get a butterfly net . Then you don't have too bend your knees much . I also have bad knees and the net is the only way to go to catch grasshoppers . There legs get caught in the netting and you just pluck them out . Put them in a plactic water bottle with holes in it for air . When you want one just take the lid off and when they crawl out the opening , stick um on a hook . Curt G.
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[OldTroller]

Extra strength line? Dude they're 14" trout. I think any 10lb. test mono would be more than sufficient. Wouldn't it?
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[Paulpro]

Go through the eye twice using the palomar knot.I call it the improved Pauly knot

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[timberhall]

I relize that they are just 14" trout, but 4 pound test mono on a kids spincast reel works fine for bluegill, but with anything bigger, you need somthing a little more heavy. those drag systems are not exacty top notch. The thicker the mono on those reels the more problems you get too.
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[timberhall]

We were in the white boat. Out there around 4:30 to 6:30.
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[timberhall]

what knots do you normaly use with this line to tie on your tackle.
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[OldTroller]

I think my spinning reel/fishing ignorance has just been revealed.

I never knew that stuff.
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[Paulpro]

Sorry its called the Trilene knot,not the albright knot,also you can try the Palomar knot,or the double Palomar,Alfred uses the Palomar knot,but adds an extra twist to it?.I actually recommend a knot that wraps around the shank of hook,this prevents the line from sliding out the eye,it happens alot,even with 20lb powerpro.I made up my own knot for this reason,its easy I wrap it around shank 6times,go up and finish it like the trilene knot,only I twist it 2 times only at top since it was already twisted at the shank, I tied one for Alfred,he did land some nice fish, picked them up by the line even,he tested my knot,it passed the test.Keep you lines tight Paulpro..
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