07-16-2008, 05:27 PM
14 lb Fireline (braid) is just as thin as 6 lb. mono...but with no stretch. You can feel every little tap. Sometimes using 6 or 8 lb. mono you can't feel the subtle taps.
I DO NOT recommend 14 lb. mono! I should have emphasized this.
You don't need it for the strength, just for the non-stretch and the sensitivity.
I also use 6 lb. Fireline, when ice fishing, but it is actually too thin and cut's into itself on the spool. The 14 lb. Fireline is just about right.
On the drag, if you want to loosen it AFTER you've hooked the fish, that's fine. Just make sure it isn't loose while you set the hook.
Randy
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I DO NOT recommend 14 lb. mono! I should have emphasized this.
You don't need it for the strength, just for the non-stretch and the sensitivity.
I also use 6 lb. Fireline, when ice fishing, but it is actually too thin and cut's into itself on the spool. The 14 lb. Fireline is just about right.
On the drag, if you want to loosen it AFTER you've hooked the fish, that's fine. Just make sure it isn't loose while you set the hook.
Randy
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I used to N.ot have E.nough T.ime O.ff to go fishing. Then I retired. Now I have less time than I had before. Sheesh.