Thread: Crankbait lines

Got four of the same reels crappiejim, I run 6# HI Viz mono.. I spooled them up with 800ft each (half full). I love 6# mono because of less resistance and can get them deeper, but I don't like the fact it's easily frayed or compromised by knicks, lost two today due to break offs. Pulling cranks is tough of line, may be why so many like the braid. All said, I will be going to a stronger line. And mine seem to be accurate with half spool, or at least the fish don't know no different. I tend to keep my own info and data, but mostly, I just wing it and go fish... Lol

For you guys using mono to backfill and topping with braid, how are you mending your mono to braid? Any certain knot? I've always been leary of mending line.. but would to know the proper way it's done for future reference.

Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3

So for you guys using properly calibrated reels and say you hang up and break off how bad does it mess with the calibration? Seems like it would be a headache keeping them reels calibrated

On my reels if I break off about 40' of line it'll throw my counter off making it show about 8 more feet than is actually out. You fix this on the water by doing this. When you break off reel the line in....when the end of the line gets to the rod, look and see what the number is on.. That's how much you lost. Most of the time my swivel will give before my line breaks.

But breaking off doesn't happen that often for me.. I try to pay attention to my electronics and if I go across a brush pile I'll reel in my baits enough to pull them across the top of it Insted of into it.
I fish Barnett mostly... You learn real quick how important it is to know how deep a crankbait is. You can lose 6 in about 5 seconds if you're too deep, but you want to be as close as possible because that's where the fish are!!
Corp lakes are a lot more slick bottom and forgiving than Barnett