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I’m sure this is ford Chevy ram Toyota type subject but I’m gonna ask anyway.
I have some Walmart casting rods medium action with some older bait caster reels I’m using for trolling cranks. Running bandit 200/300’s. Will 8lb Mr crappie line be ok for this? I know it’s probably not the best but it’s what I have. Will be able to depth at 1.0-1.5 mph with this setup? I have a couple charts to go by.
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I like to use 12lb trilene big game, it has the same diameter as 10lb trilene xt so the depth charts/apps still work. It comes in bright green too which is a plus
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8lb will allow you to go a little deeper, although I currently use 10lb mono for pulling my crankbaits. I still might lose one per trip if the drag settings are wrong, although when drag settings are good on my reels, I can usually swing the boat back over the snag and save the crankbait.
I like 12 lb P Line fluorocarbon that I get at Wal Mart…it runs well and hasn’t given me any problems in 2 years.
I forgot to add that I use a combo of Vicious and H2OX Hi vis lines to have two different colors and pattern them every other so that it is easier to help decipher tangles or prevent them.Quote:
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Yes that is definitely something I will/want to do. Thanks guys. I think I will get something 10/12# range to use.Quote:
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I use the same Mr crappie 8lb line and have not had any issues. The biggest thing I will say is make a braid leader to keep the catfish from stealing your cranks. I make a leader with a barrel swivel on one end and a swivel clip on the other with 20lb braid.
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trilene big game 12 lb .
I'm not a fan of a reel that has to used with the right hand. Lefties are hard to find or cost a bit more. A guy on craigslist offered 8 BPS Power Max low profile right handers for $100 and I bit hard. I put 120 yards of Power Pro #12 on each, add a 4 ft leader of 8# mono on a 12, 14, 16 ft rod. They were packed up for our move and I haven't looked for them since.
I’m a lefty and cast with left hand/arm and reel with right. All you wrong handed people been using the wrong reels this whole time.
Same here cast left reel right . Ho could it be better for me ?
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I use Mr. Crappie 10 pound hi viz on everything
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"I’m a lefty and cast with left hand/arm and reel with right. All you wrong handed people been using the wrong reels this whole time."
I'm a righty, cast with right hand and reel with the left.
My brother-in-law was a lefty, cast with left hand and reel with right. He could fish circles around like that so I changed my reels up and could keep up with him. If he cast near a tree he could have his bait headed back before I could swaps hands.
Yea I never understood the whole cast and swap.Quote:
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I use Mr Crappie Camo for everything Mono. 8# test takes about 12 pounds to break. I tie a know that is easy to break, it will straighten a #4 hook but breaks with #2's. I don't like pulling the Mono a ridiculous amount, stretching it to the point of damaging several feet. Mr Crappie line is the toughest Mono I have found and the Camo doesn't spook fish. Once I move up to 12# I use Red Line.
I prefer 40# power pro braid in Hi Viz yellow / 10# test diameter. On my 7th year with same line on the spool. Looks a little dull until you get it wet but still can still see it fine. No worry about break offs just make sure drag is set right. Lose very few cranks if any, I started with 8# Crappie Maxx mono it was what I had on hand. Worked fine but abrasion caused a good many lost cranks and a few fish!
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