Fishing line suggestions
- Thread starter Chapz
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- on the wrong planet
30-50lb test Power Pro braided line for surf casting with a 8'-11' rod and a spinning reel. If you are throwing lures use the 30lb, if you are throwing bait and weight use the 50lb. Heavy lures you could try the 40lb.
mandown123
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- Staten Island, NY
I'd say that would be too heavy. At most I would use 40 lb backing and 20 is all you need to have fun. I like the much lighter feel of the 20 on surf most times - you feel more and it's more challenging. If you are hunting whoppers exclusively maybe I would want to go with something more like what you said.
mandown123
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- Staten Island, NY
oh and I never like braided or spiderwires for the knot tying aspects. Like mono best. Mono is tried and true. Solid clinch knots on mono get you a long way.
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- on the wrong planet
Power Pro nothing else :Blurp:
- Location
- Nueva York
Braided knot tying is different... not really hard
Braided is also tested and true :tongueani
- Location
- Rego Park, Queens
My favorite is Yo-Zuri....its a hybrid copolymer mono line...not as expensive as the fancy copolymers, but a bit more than regular mono. Its pretty strong and abrasion resistant, and has relatively little stretch. I use 10 lb test, and 15 lb test on my surf outfits (I don't usually fish in the ocean...either Peconic Bay or LI Sound). For regular mono, I've always liked Triline Big game. I hate Ande...but once you go above 20 lb test brand seems to become less important.
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- Rego Park, Queens
Well, my Yo-Zuri hybrid line got a really good test today....I got up at dawn to try a few casts, then get back to bed...I needed to change the last few feet because there were some nicks and hadn't gotten around to it yet. It was buggy, and I decided to go back to bed, but just wanted a look at the creek end..saw some bunker splashing and hoped to snag one. First cast I had my bunker.........not! My line started zipping out in a longer run than I've ever had...to make a long story short, it was a 36" long 17lb striper...on my 10lb test outfit, on a 1 0z krocodile spoon....I'll post pics later after I take them.....
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- on the wrong planet
Nice catch. Thats not an easy fish to land with light tackle.
Nice catch.
Where did u go?
Well i actually bought the power pro braided line and when i casted with a 2oz sinker, it flew really really really far compared the the mono line i had previously.
Basically gonna try every type of line that was posted here for each rod.
Gives it a different feel.
- Location
- Rego Park, Queens
I'll post the pictures when I get them uploaded to Imageshack. Meanwhile, here's a link to Noreaster-http://www.noreast.com/postedreports/view.cfm?region_ID=33&id=115673&water_ID=1&fishingType_ID=0&startRecord=1&orderby=date&daysold=7
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- Philippines
i gotta schEduLe a fishing triP :tub:
- Location
- Nueva York
That is one thin rod! lol I wonder how much that thing bent with a fish like that on it
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- Philippines
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