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Do any of your guys have a preferred type of line that you like to use for Crappie? And do you find that a certain line or specific pound test line is superior to other lines you have tried/used?
I used to only use 4lbs Original Stren monofilament line. However, The last couple of years I have switched to the 8lbs Berkeley Nanofil. Do you think those two lines are comparable? Or do you think one of those two is better than the other? And if so, what is your reasoning or evidence?
Thanks!
I am not a line snob or scientist. I have used Mr. Crappie 6lb line for many years now, for jig fishing, or minner fishing. I have nothing bad to say about it. The only time I don't use it is in extremely thick cover or sharp rocks. I have poles set up with spider wire 15lb braid for that situation and it works great. I do however, use a fluorocarbon liter of 6lbs tied to 10 Mr. Crappie line when I troll. Seems to work for me. And none of it is very expensive. Not sure if that helps or not. Good luck to you.
Pretty much use 10 Vicious on all my poles except jig poles. 15 pound braid on them
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Use Mr.Crappie line for casting and dock shooting. Fireline for the longrod dipping timber. Braid for spider rigging.
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I have tried pretty much everything, and usually go back to mono.
Nanofil is okay, casts pretty good, but knots are a pain in the butt. I still use it, but with a mono leader.
Braid is okay as well, but I like to have some stretch, and it has very little to offer against abrasion.
Atimm, you have trouble with knots with the Nanofil? I have always used the Palomar knot and never had an issue.
6lb stren.
What ever you use be sure you get a fresh roll !
I was a Mr Crappie hi vis guy, but switched over to p line years ago after I started fishing with JigFisher (Jeff). It was what he preferred and I tried to mimic him as much as possible :D
Same as SpeckQuote:
Originally Posted by Speck
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Casting, shooting, dropping minnows, 6 pound Vicious Hi Vis....Slip Corking (I slip cork docks at LOZ and don't want to get sawed off) 10 pound Power Pro ORIGINAL...trolling cranks usually 10 pound mono (any decent brand) unless I use my slip cork rig then it's Power Pro on one rod. Open water and no brush to worry about 6 pound test will also do for trolling cranks. If I dipped trees I would use 10 to 15 pound Power Pro ORIGINAL or. I have never tried Nanofil because there is no way I would ever pay that much money to fill a crappie reel when I can get 2360 yards of Vicious Hi Vis for $10.
I recently started using reaction tackle braid, 25lb hivis green. I like it so far.
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Power Pro 4/15 High vis yellow. I like to straighten my hooks out when hung up and get my jig back.
Power Pro yellow 10 or 15 is all I use
4/15 or 2/10 power pro
Power Pro yellow 10 or 15
Vicious 10# for ultralites
Check out Gamma fishing line. In the panfish hi vis the breaking strength is incredible. It also won't kink as bad as pline or viscious.
Just got back from 5 days at LOZ ... used the new Power Pro Slick 8 V2 for the first time and REALLY like it. Casts great with 1/32 jig. And that 4/15 braid helps save a lot of snagged hooks. It also ties easily.
Last time I used Power Pro yellow I found it not to be near as supple as original. Maybe I got a bad spool has anyone else had this problem because I really like the visibility of the yellow over original. And no offense to anyone who pays for line like Nanofil. I just think what some of these manufacturers are changing for line is a little much.
You can get nanofil on Ebay for about the cost of good braid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lil Baby
I've used Berkley Fire Line for casting jigs and road runners for years. Switched to either Fire Line or Spider Wire EZ braid, with a mono leader (Mr. Crappie 6 or 10) on my long jigging poles last year. Use Berkley Big Game 12 lb clear on my trolling rods. Like the set up, but things are always subject to change when someone I fish with enlightens me.