Is it worth messing with braided line on sardis for pullin cranks
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Is it worth messing with braided line on sardis for pullin cranks
Been using Mono since '09... Don't see the need for it... Pulled from Holiday east to Hurricane and back at Championship and didn't lose a crank bait..
No
Depends on where you fish. The corp lakes.. The few times ive fished them...I dont see a need for it because not as much structure.... Barnett on the other hand...... It won't take you long to realize you'd rather swap out some hooks than buy crankbaits
Agree with Dee, fished IN the timber at Sardis 2 weeks ago and lost 10 baits in 2 days. All relative to where you are fishing.
Loosen that drag a touch, as soon as you hang give it slack.. We got hung several times and they all came off... Straightened a few hooks.. 15lb Offshore Angler is some tough stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Went back to all of em, keep the drag loose. Like that Offshore Angler line myself, use 10 lb tho
The main reason I like braid is you can see the rod tip bouncing better and when you get trash on the hooks of the crank, you can tell somethings got it fouled. Not so much with Mono
Been using braid on all rods from day one. Cant beat it. Using Power Pro 15/4 hiVis yellow.
Line whip is a problem with braid. If you ever get em tangled and knotted, you will have answered your question.
Wannabe...
Spool up one reel and see how you like it. Like DonDon said, you can see your rod tip bounce more because braid doesn't stretch.
Thanks fellows I no there is years of knowledge in those answers, never heard of the off shore line but i'll find it.
If you try braid,look around for some line conditioner. I like both KVD Line & Lure and Braid Aid.They will make braid more manageable and eliminate wind knots.
No, fresh mono is fine around here.
Mono for me.
10 lb. mono for me too....hi vis yellow
Mono. 10# Stren Original Hi-Vis Gold.
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The off shore is Offshore Angler Mono Line. It is in the saltwater section at Bass Pro and cheaper than that Mr Crappie carp, no memory.
I use 12lb mono. I use the formula (line out/10)+1 to estimate how deep my baits are running, if I were to switch to braid I'm pretty sure they would run deeper since braid dont float and has less resistance in the wtaer due to having less diameter. I dont know of any formula for briad other than experience which I dont have and dont have the patience to get when mono works fine.
My reels are spooled with 8-30 Power Pro. A snap swivel on the end. 8 to 12# mono leader added for the bait.
Why, doesnt this defeat the purpose, kinda like a chain, only as strong as the weekest link. This set up would not have saved me a single bait at Sardis the other day.Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
Some people talk about respooling their reels every year with mono. And some 2 and 3 times during the year due to breakage. I spooled mine in 2004, haven't respooled since. Maybe retie a few broken snap swivels over the years. $1.50 for 100 yards of mono, $2.50 for 100 yards of Power Pro. I think I'm ahead of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
I've lost my share of baits and rigs over the years, but not the main line.
The last time we fished the cut off, slow troll. I had 6 poles out with 6 jigs on each. 2 oz. sinker was set at 12 foot. We were filling the cooler. I hit something that didn't show on the fish finder. All I got back was a swivel on all 6 poles. I rebaited 6 new rigs, avoided that area, caught our limit and went home.
Pushing JIGS I can see using a mono leader simple because they are a lot cheaper to loose than cranlbaits. The only reason for me to go to braid is the retrieval factor and using a 10# leader defeats that in the cranking game.
As far as cost, I can realpolitik 15 reels for around 7 bucks, cheap enuff.
May make the switch to braid but it will only be to help me retrieve baits.
We were fishing 2 years ago, Debbie and the oldest grandson, Jacob. I hung a bandit while pushing, 20 foot in 23 foot of water. I went to retrieve it. I heard Jacob say, "now granddad is recycling fishing lures along with everything else." I broke the line, rebaited and went along our way. Passed the area some 45 minutes later and the bandit was floating for us. It was a bad day, most were about 4 inches, 6 keepers, over 100 caught. Debbie said, "with this rate we need to go back to jigs and minnows."
I know the reason for using Hi-Vis line while spider rigging, but why would it be necessary for pulling cranks?
Turns, easier to see your lines and keep em seperated enuff.