best fishing line for bluegill, catfish, bass, and carp?
04-01-2008, 08:42 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: best fishing line for bluegill, catfish, bass, and carp?
Definately sounds like you have twists and too much line on the spool. Its hard to get it just right sometimes... too much... you'll get a mess... too little, you lose casting distance.
Best way to remedy line twist is running it out bare behind the boat at about 4-5 knots of speed. Once you get the line out and in the water (no bait.. JUST THE LINE!), it will bow your rod just like you were trolling a hardbait... I'll pull half the line off if I have enough water (I mostly pond fish). Then just reel it all back in... presto.
I like florocarbon...no stretch... invisible in water.... but it has its downsides... it does have a fair amount of memory and when it starts to deteriorate.... its totally useless... it gets very brittle. I've found that its a great leader material, and on my finesse fishing rods/reels... I use it exclusively.
I'm a fan of both stren and Trilene lines. I've used them both for decades and have no complaints.
For braid (which I use more on offshore fishing gear) I like Power Pro....can't beat it.
Best way to remedy line twist is running it out bare behind the boat at about 4-5 knots of speed. Once you get the line out and in the water (no bait.. JUST THE LINE!), it will bow your rod just like you were trolling a hardbait... I'll pull half the line off if I have enough water (I mostly pond fish). Then just reel it all back in... presto.
I like florocarbon...no stretch... invisible in water.... but it has its downsides... it does have a fair amount of memory and when it starts to deteriorate.... its totally useless... it gets very brittle. I've found that its a great leader material, and on my finesse fishing rods/reels... I use it exclusively.
I'm a fan of both stren and Trilene lines. I've used them both for decades and have no complaints.
For braid (which I use more on offshore fishing gear) I like Power Pro....can't beat it.
