Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Questions on hooks and line
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bobbernumber3 |
Hammertime: "1. Yep Same for me. |
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AirPrex |
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Saberboys |
Trilene XL 6 lb. mono on everything, it hasn't failed me yet. |
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lindylair |
If you are already lashing a rod into your canoe, might as well bring two (or 3):) I don't target big pike so like to bring one mono setup for slip bobbers and one for vertical jigging, which can be converted to casting/trolling rapalas, mepps, etc. easily enough. |
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Hammertime |
2. I experimented with braided line and it just wasn’t for me. It seems like there is a bit of a learning curve involved, if you don’t have experience with it I highly recommend mono. 6 lb for jigs/bobbers, 8 lb if you want to troll (also works perfectly fine for bobber fishing) |
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JD |
I did change this up a little bit last year by putting 12lb Trilene Sensation mono on a baitcaster as I intended to use it mostly for topwater, and I LOVED it. Sensation is such a great mono (and I say that as a mono "hater"). I have also used 15lb Seaguar Tatsu fluoro (best of the best - got it on sale!) on baitcasters that will mostly be for trolling or subsurface baits. I will definitely do my straight-12lb baitcasting setup again this year (in the BWCA anyway). On spinning reels, I like 16lb Sunline Xplasma Asegai, but 15lb PowerPro would be fine too. I like the 8-strand as it is more supple and quieter through guides. I will tie this to an 8lb fluoro or 12lb mono leader, depending on whether I'm throwing mostly subsurface (fluoro) or mostly topwater (mono). Fluoro sinks, so it is not good for topwater, but it works if you keep your casts short and your rod tip up to prevent the line from sinking. For brands, I like Sunline Sniper, Sunline Assassin, and Seaguar Blue for fluoro, and Trilene Sensation for mono. On baitcasters, I usually will not go below 30lb, and prefer 40lb. I often tend towards 8-strand braid here as well, though 4-strand can be better if you are fishing in/around weeds, as 4-strand will cut through vegetation better. I've used Super8SlickV2, Sufix 832, J-Braid x8, and MaxCuatro. I do like MaxCuatro for the smaller line diameter at a given breaking strength, and it's easier to pick out backlashes/overruns than with the thin supple stuff, but for quietness through guides, I tend to prefer the 8-strand. Sadly I don't know that I've found a favorite yet. As for connection knots, I've made a half-hearted attempt to learn the improved Alberto knot, and tried but refused to get used to the FG knot, but I always fall back to the Double Uni because of how easy it is. It does make a large knot which can get hung up on baitcaster line guides (hello backlash!) and micro rod guides when using larger line diameters, but I could almost tie it with my eyes closed, in the wind. There it is, more info than you asked for... :) |
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PointMe2Polaris |
1. Are barbed hooks allowed in the Boundary Waters 2. What type of line do people prefer to use in the BWCA; Braided or Mono? Darin |
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Captn Tony |
1. Yes 2. Yes You’ll get a lot opinions on #2 |
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papalambeau |
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ericinely |
Braid is more expensive, but if you buy the quality stuff, you won't have to change your line every season. I am going on 5 years on braid on my jigging rod (20lbs powerpro) and other than the color fading, doesn't show any signs of weakness. |
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Savage Voyageur |
2) braid with a fluorocarbon on my Pike rod. Triline mono #8 XL for Walleye and Smallmouth Bass. |
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iCallitMaize |
With a baitcasting set-up I stick with co-poly. Really just because of how nasty a backlash is wtih braid. I will almost always slap something on a cast if fishing from the canoe all day and create a mess. I'm 15lb(~0.007) to 8lb(~0.10) leader on smallmouth/walleye rods...fluoro or co-poly...and like a medium light rod. Baitcaster I like a 10-12lb line in that ~0.014 range. |