03-17-2013, 04:56 PM
Hi, T.D.
Count me in as a fan of light tackle. I use 6# fireline which is supposed to be the diameter of 2# mono. This means a lot more backup line can be on my reel because of the thinner diameter, so I can play very fast and even powerful fish should they run in open water. Being in a tube means you can chase and eventually catch up, taking up some of the payout line at some point. Only been broken off a few times in several decades of fishing. Once by a 40# cat which I thought was tired out and jerked at the last moment. Another was by a 20# alligator gar which cut the line with his teeth somehow...
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[quote TubeDude][cool][#0000ff]I fish light tackle almost exclusively. Light to med light rods, 4# and 6# line, etc. It has long been my feeling that it is more fun on the "average size" fish but plenty strong enough for the occasional biggun. I have landed lots of large fish on light tackle.
I hope to find some schools of the larger white bass but reality tells me that the schools will be mostly smaller fish. In the meantime I will settle for some stray walleyes and cats too.
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Count me in as a fan of light tackle. I use 6# fireline which is supposed to be the diameter of 2# mono. This means a lot more backup line can be on my reel because of the thinner diameter, so I can play very fast and even powerful fish should they run in open water. Being in a tube means you can chase and eventually catch up, taking up some of the payout line at some point. Only been broken off a few times in several decades of fishing. Once by a 40# cat which I thought was tired out and jerked at the last moment. Another was by a 20# alligator gar which cut the line with his teeth somehow...
Pon
[quote TubeDude][cool][#0000ff]I fish light tackle almost exclusively. Light to med light rods, 4# and 6# line, etc. It has long been my feeling that it is more fun on the "average size" fish but plenty strong enough for the occasional biggun. I have landed lots of large fish on light tackle.
I hope to find some schools of the larger white bass but reality tells me that the schools will be mostly smaller fish. In the meantime I will settle for some stray walleyes and cats too.
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