Fishing Spectra/Dacron

[madscientist]

If I am keyed on trolling a hi-lo combo I'll use an egg sinker, but even then I like to have a bit of mono or flouro before the swivel. I seem to get less tangles when the swivel is tied to mono or flouro rather than spectra. If I'm using the low rig for both low trolling and dragging bottom then I prefer a slider clip so I can adjust the weight to match the troll/drift. Again, straight spectra to the swivel will work but I prefer a leader in front...less twist ups. I also like to have leaders long enough so that the line to leader knot is at least through the rod tip, if not on the reel, when I have a fish close to gaff. I feel the worst thing is to have the uni to uni sitting right against the tip as you try to maneuver the fish to gaff.

But what do I know, probably better to listen to brinkman.

[nmbrinkman]

Originally Posted by madscientist

But what do I know, probably better to listen to brinkman.

Don't listen to me.. All I catch is dogs







Shoulda seen what I did last night. I lost one of the last two hooks on my sabiki so I pulled the last one out of my tackle box and tied it on with a jimijig on the bottom. About ten minutes later I see some big spalshes about 100yds away and cast an iron on it only to see my iron and sabiki go flying, a spectra birds nest in my reel and no bait in my tank...

Moral of the story, I just think I know what I'm doing..

[madscientist]

Originally Posted by nmbrinkman

Don't listen to me.. All I catch is dogs

Those things pull hard!

[JrBasser]

I was asking this for my torium thats spooled with dacron, and the drag that was offered for free replacement that I never did broke one of the discs in the drag actually snapped and my drag doesnt work at all.