06-29-2003, 06:57 PM
personly I keep several spare spools for each reel I am using.
on ultra lights i use spools loaded with 2-4 pound test
on my mediums I use 4-8 pound test
on my heavys i use 12-20 pound test
I most always use a leader of at least 1-5 pounds lighter
going with the ligher hook ups you need to make sure that you have your spool full. you will need to have all the line you can so when you hook up with fish of larger class they can run, and the doo...
with the gills even though they are mostly 1/4 pounders when fishing on the open lake they dend to swim in a circle down to the weeds below entangling and rapping around those long strands of weeds. so for this fish I tend to use my medium rod with 6 pound spool and 4 pound test leader.
when selecting a line you need to be aware of the conditions you are fishing in. that is realy the most important key to boating your prey. it is true that the lighter lines will pull in just as big a fish as those of lighter class lines if you have the room to play with them.
another thing to concider is that when you are targeting in one species is what other species will atack the same terminal set up. in other words if you are fishing for bass in an area that you know is riddled with pike you may want to concider a thin diamiter steel leader. the bass wont mind in the least bit.
this is especialy true when fishing for walleyes. using a steel leader will improve your hookups and many of those rocks that you thought were the cause of line breaks you may find that they were actualy 10-15 pound or bigger walleyes. what useualy happens is that they cut your leaders with their teeth. in addition if you are fishing in the detroit river or lake st clair MI. you are fishing notorious musky and pike teritories. when fishing with lighter class line you havent got a prayr if you dont have a steel leader.
using a steel leader will allow you to use the lighter lines with the comfort of knowing you wont loose your setups to sharp teath of your fish.
there is some realy nice steel leader materials on the market today, I found a 20 pound test stainless steel coated trolling line with a .012 diamiter (Multistrand) and it may be a littler stiffer than a 10 pound test line but matches it in diamiter. I found tieing my leaders with this materials is only slightly more dificult to use in that I have to use pliers to tie the knots. (being careful not to put in a kink or bend in the leader.
to put in just a few words there are times when I prefer the light lines and other times when I know that if I dont use the heaver stuff I will be spending more time redoing my turminal hookups than I will be fishing.
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on ultra lights i use spools loaded with 2-4 pound test
on my mediums I use 4-8 pound test
on my heavys i use 12-20 pound test
I most always use a leader of at least 1-5 pounds lighter
going with the ligher hook ups you need to make sure that you have your spool full. you will need to have all the line you can so when you hook up with fish of larger class they can run, and the doo...
with the gills even though they are mostly 1/4 pounders when fishing on the open lake they dend to swim in a circle down to the weeds below entangling and rapping around those long strands of weeds. so for this fish I tend to use my medium rod with 6 pound spool and 4 pound test leader.
when selecting a line you need to be aware of the conditions you are fishing in. that is realy the most important key to boating your prey. it is true that the lighter lines will pull in just as big a fish as those of lighter class lines if you have the room to play with them.
another thing to concider is that when you are targeting in one species is what other species will atack the same terminal set up. in other words if you are fishing for bass in an area that you know is riddled with pike you may want to concider a thin diamiter steel leader. the bass wont mind in the least bit.
this is especialy true when fishing for walleyes. using a steel leader will improve your hookups and many of those rocks that you thought were the cause of line breaks you may find that they were actualy 10-15 pound or bigger walleyes. what useualy happens is that they cut your leaders with their teeth. in addition if you are fishing in the detroit river or lake st clair MI. you are fishing notorious musky and pike teritories. when fishing with lighter class line you havent got a prayr if you dont have a steel leader.
using a steel leader will allow you to use the lighter lines with the comfort of knowing you wont loose your setups to sharp teath of your fish.
there is some realy nice steel leader materials on the market today, I found a 20 pound test stainless steel coated trolling line with a .012 diamiter (Multistrand) and it may be a littler stiffer than a 10 pound test line but matches it in diamiter. I found tieing my leaders with this materials is only slightly more dificult to use in that I have to use pliers to tie the knots. (being careful not to put in a kink or bend in the leader.
to put in just a few words there are times when I prefer the light lines and other times when I know that if I dont use the heaver stuff I will be spending more time redoing my turminal hookups than I will be fishing.
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