03-20-2004, 05:41 PM
Hey BLM, It sounds like you are going for some big game somewhere. I have never seen any Tuna when I was living in Utah but then again, you know what the fools with the bucket brigades can be capable of.
Anyways, in answer to your questions. #1 Single strand wire can be difficult to work with at times. As much as they claim that it is kink proof, they are just trying to make a sale. I prefer the stranded myself. All the big Tuna guys out here in Cali use the stranded in the big Salty. It is more pliable and has much less chance of kinking than your single strand. Please believe me. I still do alot of electrical work and stranded wire is more flexible without breaking or kinking.
Ultimately the line should not exceed the rating of your rod and reel. I have seen first hand what happens when a line exceeds the rating of the reel or the rod and it can be very costly. Even health wise.
#2
Since the respooling is not as often as when you are useing a mono or a flourocarbon. It is better to buy what you may need and you can even make some extra leaders out of some of the extra material.
#3
The Penn Senator comes in various sizes. If you went with one of the larger ones, it would allow you room for expansion. The 115L is only about $150 and allows you to use 675yds of 50lb line and has a 2.5 to 1 ratio. The 116L can run you just over $300 and can hold 800yds of 80lb with a 2 to 1 ratio. Then there is the 114H just for trolling, it holds 475yds of 50lb with a 2.8 to 1 ratio.
As far as guides go on a trolling rig, we use alot of combination polls here in Cali for the big game. The top guide and the base guide both have rollers. The Tungsten guides are in between. This has proven to be a good combination and helps to reduce the friction all around on your pole. It also helps in the weight distribution of the line on the pole with out having to go to a spiral guided pole.
If you are planning to use the pole for extremely heavy fish, I would suggest a 6 1/2 or 7' heavy duty pole. Up to 60#.
#4
I'm sure you already know that using steel leader on ball bearing swivels are a must. You can easily store the extra leaders in a containment device of your choice. Ziplock sandwich bags work great for me. I then keep them an a CD storage case. There is no tangling and you can mark the length of the leaders for your convenience.
I hope this information helps you. You can use some, all or none of it at your discretion.
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Anyways, in answer to your questions. #1 Single strand wire can be difficult to work with at times. As much as they claim that it is kink proof, they are just trying to make a sale. I prefer the stranded myself. All the big Tuna guys out here in Cali use the stranded in the big Salty. It is more pliable and has much less chance of kinking than your single strand. Please believe me. I still do alot of electrical work and stranded wire is more flexible without breaking or kinking.
Ultimately the line should not exceed the rating of your rod and reel. I have seen first hand what happens when a line exceeds the rating of the reel or the rod and it can be very costly. Even health wise.
#2
Since the respooling is not as often as when you are useing a mono or a flourocarbon. It is better to buy what you may need and you can even make some extra leaders out of some of the extra material.
#3
The Penn Senator comes in various sizes. If you went with one of the larger ones, it would allow you room for expansion. The 115L is only about $150 and allows you to use 675yds of 50lb line and has a 2.5 to 1 ratio. The 116L can run you just over $300 and can hold 800yds of 80lb with a 2 to 1 ratio. Then there is the 114H just for trolling, it holds 475yds of 50lb with a 2.8 to 1 ratio.
As far as guides go on a trolling rig, we use alot of combination polls here in Cali for the big game. The top guide and the base guide both have rollers. The Tungsten guides are in between. This has proven to be a good combination and helps to reduce the friction all around on your pole. It also helps in the weight distribution of the line on the pole with out having to go to a spiral guided pole.
If you are planning to use the pole for extremely heavy fish, I would suggest a 6 1/2 or 7' heavy duty pole. Up to 60#.
#4
I'm sure you already know that using steel leader on ball bearing swivels are a must. You can easily store the extra leaders in a containment device of your choice. Ziplock sandwich bags work great for me. I then keep them an a CD storage case. There is no tangling and you can mark the length of the leaders for your convenience.
I hope this information helps you. You can use some, all or none of it at your discretion.
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