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Ok guys, I am going to Reelfoot next week and I need some line advise. I am going to be fishing pads and cypress trees for the bluegill there. I have two spinning rods that I was using 10 lb line on and having a lot of problems with line coming off in bunches and making a reel[pun intended] mess. I need to know what you guys recommend for fishing for bluegill and crappie in this type of cover. Any help will be appreciated by those who eat some good fillets.:highfive
Sounds like you are over loading your spool with to much line.
I don't care how heavy the cover is. I wouldn't use over 4# line for bluegill. I'm not sure what size reel you're using, but lighter line will almost certainly handle better than 10#.
6# is s heavy as I go for panfish. And like was mentioned earlier don't overload your spool.
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I would use #6 test Berkley Trilene line with #6 thin wire hook if it hangs up you will be able to pull it loose with out breaking line just take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend hook back to shape. Just my 2 cent.
I use 6# test on almost everything. IMO, the 10# is way overkill. The trick with spoiling up spinning reels is to turn your spool of line on its side and reel the line into your reel without your line spoil spinning. This may not make sense as it's hard for me to explain. Instead of putting a pencil or whatever through your spool of line and reeling it off, turn your spool sideways so that it comes off in the direction u want it to. There's only 1 right way to do it, the other way will lead to line jumping off too.
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im a 2#- 4# guy myself reguardless of the cover. like the others said ya have to spool a spinning reel correctly or the line will uncoil. when you put it on pull out about 2 foot out. if the line hanging off is twisting up on itself its on backwards. thats still not a big deal. tie a swivel on to the line and have someone hold the swivel or tie it off walk off about 40 or 50 foot further if you wish and then just real it back up under slight tension. the on water solution is to take lure off and drag the bare line behind the boat a ways.
I read somewhere that if you lay the spool you are filling from on the floor, the line should come off in a counter clockwise (from left to right) direction. Once you have it tied onto the reel and coming off the spool, keep a slight tension on the line and fill the reel up. Don't over fill. A trick I found is to spray some silicone spray on the line after you have it on the reel. It makes the line come off a lot easier. I fish all day with very few line problems now. Use the lightest line you feel comfortable with. Two or Four pound is my preference.
I might be wrong, but; I think "counter clock" would be right to left. PopQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle42101