02-21-2013, 06:49 PM
unless you are going for a toothy fish, you can go with lighter line when ice fishing.
Quite often I use 8 lb while fishing for walleye and pike even I know that they can reach in excess of 20lbs. I use a steal or florocarbon leader to handle the teath.
you should be able to get away with 8-10 lb quality line. this will give you more footage to play with.
to answer your question, yes it will take a 20lb test line, but that is like shooting a squirl with buck shot.
lighter line meens more hookups, a good rod and set your drag to run if needed and you will land more fish than you can put in your belly.
Quite often I use 8 lb while fishing for walleye and pike even I know that they can reach in excess of 20lbs. I use a steal or florocarbon leader to handle the teath.
you should be able to get away with 8-10 lb quality line. this will give you more footage to play with.
to answer your question, yes it will take a 20lb test line, but that is like shooting a squirl with buck shot.
lighter line meens more hookups, a good rod and set your drag to run if needed and you will land more fish than you can put in your belly.