05-05-2014, 03:25 PM
[quote chrome_junky]I wont be there till the second but I can tell you a little from my experiances. I have pretty much fished 20lb maxima for salmon since I started fishing for them. I was always scared to spool a baitcaster with braid and anything heavier in mono was to stiff and not sensitive enough for me. now don't get me wrong I have landed my fare share of salmon in the little salmon river on 20 lb mono but you get smoked....... a lot. After talking to guides and some well respected fishermen this year i broke down and went heavier and with braid. I'm spooled up with 50 lb spiderwire stealth glow-vis braid and I run a 30 pound maxima leader tied to the braid with an improved albright not. I have to say I'm impressed. the couple times i have been out this season the line has been great. casts like silk and is ridiculously sensitive. not to mention the amount of strength it has. If i start getting smoked with the 30lb test mono leader ill bump it up to 40 and see if that holds them.
ps make sure you are using a stout hook. you will be straightning a few of those out there.[/quote]
You planning on running that braid on the Little Salmon? In my experience that's a good way to get run off the river by people yielding pitchforks. We run braid in the main river but NEVER in the Little river. Only 30 0r 40 lb test mono in the little river because you break off so many rigs. If you break off a braid rig in the little river you can kiss that run goodbye until the braid is removed.
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ps make sure you are using a stout hook. you will be straightning a few of those out there.[/quote]
You planning on running that braid on the Little Salmon? In my experience that's a good way to get run off the river by people yielding pitchforks. We run braid in the main river but NEVER in the Little river. Only 30 0r 40 lb test mono in the little river because you break off so many rigs. If you break off a braid rig in the little river you can kiss that run goodbye until the braid is removed.
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