07-10-2013, 11:06 PM
I mostly bass fish, not much to add to what has already been post wrt spinning or casting set ups.
- I like to use braid backing with light 10'-15' fluorocarbon leaders on spinning rigs, and one of the best fluorocarbon lines I have found is actually just the Cabela's brand.
- For baitcasting reels, mainly crankbaits and spinnerbaits, I have gone to a copolymer line made by Suffix called Tritanium. Stuff is almost bomb proof for applications where abrasion (grinding through the rocks) is a concern.
- steelhead/salmon, here I do something that maybe not too many people know about. I use a hollow core braid (I use powerpro's hollow ace in #40) and fingertrap splice in long (30-40 yds) fluorocarbon or copolymer leaders. Gives great sensitivity, abrasion resistence and almost no strech so hookup to landing ratios for me are much higher than fishing with mono. Its a little expensive (~$100/500 yds, plus splicing needles @$15 a piece) up front but when you start changing out a couple hunderd yards of expensive fluoro twice a year to switch b/w steelhead and salmon it adds up pretty quick. I've not had to change my braid since putting it on either my spinning or casting rigs 3 years ago, and it casts great for a braid.
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- I like to use braid backing with light 10'-15' fluorocarbon leaders on spinning rigs, and one of the best fluorocarbon lines I have found is actually just the Cabela's brand.
- For baitcasting reels, mainly crankbaits and spinnerbaits, I have gone to a copolymer line made by Suffix called Tritanium. Stuff is almost bomb proof for applications where abrasion (grinding through the rocks) is a concern.
- steelhead/salmon, here I do something that maybe not too many people know about. I use a hollow core braid (I use powerpro's hollow ace in #40) and fingertrap splice in long (30-40 yds) fluorocarbon or copolymer leaders. Gives great sensitivity, abrasion resistence and almost no strech so hookup to landing ratios for me are much higher than fishing with mono. Its a little expensive (~$100/500 yds, plus splicing needles @$15 a piece) up front but when you start changing out a couple hunderd yards of expensive fluoro twice a year to switch b/w steelhead and salmon it adds up pretty quick. I've not had to change my braid since putting it on either my spinning or casting rigs 3 years ago, and it casts great for a braid.
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