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I've been busy with work so it's been a couple of weeks s9nce I have fished. We put in at Truman and fished the Grand Arm. We dipped trees in 6 to 12 foot of water, we caught a bunch of fish and had a Ball! I had just put on some 10 lb braid and was comparing it to the 10 lb mono I have been using, I plan on using braid from here on.
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Nice!
I've gone back and forth. Hate the way braid get around the endof rod. Doesn't shake loose like momo.
I used identical rods one with mono and the other with braid.... I could feel so much better that I feel it's worth the headaches, at least for dipping
Jigs? Minnows? Combination?
I was on the braid kick for a few years, liked Power Pro, but have gone back to mono only using Vicious Hi Vis. Just like way mono comes off the spool for pitching wells and shooting docks. But when a biggin saws me off I'm wishing I had braid. For strictly dipping timber I'd use braid hands down...nice catch
Nice job Tommy and Mark.
I guess we know where to go for a fish fry.
We use braid on our spinning reels for panfish and bass. Both lines have good and bad points. We have found rocks will cut braid quicker than mono. Also toothy critters will cut it in a blink of an eye. Used steel leaders in Canada. Saw a test a few years ago comparing mono, braid and I think fluoro. It was either Field and stream or Outdoor life magazine. Braid was the least abrasion resistant and mono was the best. So I guess it is whatever an individual likes.
Vic, we've been using minnows and a gold hook this year. I've tried jig and minnow combination and a jig with scent and the way we're fishing we catch a lot more fish with minnows
I use braided line on all my dipping poles. Single or double hooks? I guessing single so you don't get snagged as much.
Single
Thanks for the report Tommy. I use braid for dipping and trolling.
Dfar,
When you say trolling do you mean crank baits or spiderrigging?
Both for me Tommy. 10 to 15lb dipping and 30lb for trolling.
I've been using braid for dipping the last 2 years but just bought some hi-vis mono to try. Just got tired of the line wrapping around the rod tip all the time.
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Been using 15 lb braid for many years now. Started with Stren Hi-Vis until the quit making it in the yellow. Switch to Power Pro after trying several brands. Used it for around 5-6 years or so. Only times I ever have it wrap around the tip is if using a 1/8 oz or lighter jig head and missing a bite. I use a 3/16 oz 95% of the time so rarely have the issue with it.
That's heavy, man... heavy.
(read that in circa late '60's early 70's doper movie character)
What action of poles are you using for dipping trees. I have always liked my ultralight with dipping trees/brush piles. Will a real that says it is for 4/6 lb test handle 10/15 pound test line?
Most people I fish with 9 to 12 foot dipping rods i.e. B&M bgjp - Ozark- Sam Heaton. Tend to be a little lighter than what we rig with due to the fatigue factor.
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For dipping tree's I use a Todd Huckabee pro series or meat dragger rod with an all graphite bait cast reel and Power pro slick8 20# braid. I don't think you will find a lighter more sensitive rod than the Huckabee rods. I bought one this year and won't buy anything else for crappie fishing. With their rods and braided line you can jig a tree and feel every limb. We have a lot of walleye and wipers where I fish and they will handle them or a 15" crappie
{Will a reel that says it is for 4/6 lb test handle 10/15 pound test line?}
Open face spinning reels work good but, the spincast type I have tried have issues with the line burying into the spool when landing a fish and then not casting afterward.