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Had wind knot issues Saturday casting 1/32 & 1/16 with 10/2 PP. Will keep that on my vertical jigging poles only from now own. Going to choose one of these 3 based on what y'all say.
4# Mr. Crappie hi vis, Stren crappie mono or stren clear blu.
I've used 6# Mr. Crappie and it was strong when I put it on but it started breaking fairly quickly.
Any one of them will work fine. Be advised, however, Stren Crappie mono is thinner than the other two. It will be much closer to the stated breaking strain.Quote:
Originally Posted by jay the baptist
prefer Stren Crappie out of those 3 then Mr. Crappie next just do to visibility.
Tie double knots to prevent (deter) breakage
I got a couple reels with Stren 4# hi-vis yellow on 7.5' ultra lite rods that I've been happy with. Kinda scary but did reel in a few 2 and 3 lb wipers while crappie jiggin.
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Stren all day long, my 2cts
Mr crappie for me casting.
At times I think I can hear the braid digging into my rod eyes when I set the hook.
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Tried many brands, 5 or more, and like the crappie mono more than the rest. Use it in 2 and 4 pound with very good results. I also keep a 6lb .org close by for the stupid places I can’t resist throwing into.
I doubt any difference in performance of these lines.
Stren Crappie 4lb this past season, but I’m upgrading to Troutist hi viz next season. The stren crappie worked well for me, small stream wade fishing.
Bob
I've used a bunch of Stren Crappie but have swapped over to original Stren in gold color. The crappie mono is fine line, but I'm cheap and there's only 200 yards on a spool.
How about the Vicious Hi Viz 8 for spider rigging?
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Any of them work well for me but make sure it’s a fresh roll! I’ve tried multiple brands that weren’t fresh and had poor results. Got a fresh roll of vicious because grizzly jig were out of the other brand and the vicious has preformed very well !
I use a lot of 6 lb. clear blue original when casting . Tried and true .
I found, I would get that with braid when I was snapping the rod hard to try get some distance with light lures.Now that I drop down to 1/2 # diameter Berkley Fireline crystal I don't have those issues any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by jay the baptist
PS if you get a wind knot,take some lip balm and rub it into the knot , it will usually pull a part pretty easy.
I will tell yawl one more time this about that …..as 6 lb mono goes the ZEBCO OMNIFLEX is more than worthy .
You owe it to yourself to get a spool for 3 bux or so and try it …..thank me later
my 2 cents
I have some I'm going to try hopefully this weekend. I thought it was 6 lb that came on one of my combos but I think it is 8 lb now instead. I bought the omniflex 6 lb as a replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
I like Stren.
Mike
I don't think they spool it on reels to the best of my knowledge , but to be sure its as strong or stronger than most other 6 lb tests and performs about as well as any I have used and trust me I used a lot of different kinds over the years .Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
No I didn't mean that. I bought it as a replacement to the line that came pre-spooled on one of my rod & reel combos. I thought it was pre-spooled with 6 lb so I bought the omniflex as replacement so I would have fresh line on it. I'm now thinking it was pre-spooled with 8 lb.
Thank you all very much for your replies. I'm going to spool up the 3 brands I listed because I have them on hand. Me and my son will try them on the Big G this weekend. Then I will purchase some omniflex to try next. Tried the Vicious in 6# and it cast good but was not that strong to me.
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone. Blessings!!!