Line LB Test for LE Walleye Line LB Test for LE Walleye Line LB Test for LE Walleye Line LB Test for LE Walleye
Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Reside in Columbus, OH. Have place in Perrysburg, OH.
    Posts
    461
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Line LB Test for LE Walleye

    Line on walleye reel/pole is well over 10 years old. Yea, I know. Not up on contemporary lines.

    Please state your lb test, type, and brand you think is overall best for drift fishing for Lake Erie walleye in the summer (Mid May - August). ONE sentence why. Lets keep it simple for all to read quick.

    I am also looking for fisherman or others interested in helping me take fishing and underwater video at Lake Erie. Private message me for details. Yes, I have a lot of experience fishing Lake Erie.

    West

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Tiffin, OH
    Posts
    152
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Trolling or casting? Will make a big difference on the recommendations you get.

    For drifting and casting, which is most of my walleye fishing, I have always used Spiderwire 12lb braid. Very sensitive, very easy to feel the bottom and strikes and is very strong.

    Tight Lines!
    21ft Red Mirrocraft Open Bow w/ gray Evinrude 120 OB. Nicknamed "Sunny Daze".

    Channel 79, hit me up. Can be caught perch'n or drift'n around the islands when I make it out.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    warren, mi
    Posts
    574
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Trolling #17lb mono
    I can only hope I have earned the freedom that has been given me.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Massillon, Ohio
    Posts
    12
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    For casting, 20lb Power Pro braid. Same diameter as 8lb mono with no line memory or stretch. Very sensitive. A good reel with a smooth drag is key here, due to the lack of line stretch when fighting fish.

    For trolling, 30lb Power Pro braid with 20lb Ande mono leaders off of jets or dipseys.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    columbus
    Posts
    111
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    30 lb. Spiderwire braid for me....8 lb diameter used for both casting and trolling (with 17 lb. mono leaders).
    i have one reel that i spooled up in 2000, and still casts like new!......jmo....good luck

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Posts
    6
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Line Theory for Lake Erie

    Combos are like most other things in life, Experience guided by Intelligence. Here's my view.

    Dipsey $12
    Leader (8 - 12 ft.)
    Lure - $5 - $9

    Lost fish - Priceless

    Therefore - 30# Power Pro
    Throw in In-line board $35 (rigged)

    I want it back every time

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Reside in Columbus, OH. Have place in Perrysburg, OH.
    Posts
    461
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default 20 lb - 30 lb test?!

    This is for drift fishing, not trolling. Cast and retrieve or drift if enough wind.

    20 - 30 lb test? I understand the diameter of today's braided and other lines is much smaller than the same lb test of monofilament, but even then, is using modern lines of more than 10lb test really necessary? What about knot strength, similar to monofilament in reducing line break lbs? I've used 8 lb monofilament (6 lb effective line strength with the knot reduction) ever since I started back in the early 80's and I rarely if ever lost a walleye due to line break. Having the extra strength seems logical if there is no other disadvantage, but maybe get even more feel if the line is 10lb?
    Last edited by West Basin; 06-17-2014 at 01:16 PM. Reason: spelling

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Fostoria, Ohio
    Posts
    1,805
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    I will not enter the debate on lb test line needed! But to answer your question about strength Braid will be far stronger in the same diameter line as Mono will. Example~~ 30lb braid is about the same diameter as 8lb mono so it is a no brainer as to which would be stronger at the same diameter and the braid will be much more sensitive. The down side to braid is not the knot strength but that of the knot slipping thru itself and failing. The most common knot and one of the better knots to attach braid to the terminal hardware on a casting rig would be the Palomar knot.

    http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/palomar-knot/
    Last edited by wakina; 06-17-2014 at 01:36 PM.
    Wakina
    23 foot Pro Line
    HDS 5X Sonar
    HDS 5M GPS
    Navonics chip, model #DMSD/649P+
    Platinum Plus Lake Erie and Lake St Clair Marine.
    Raymarine Dragonfly7 Sonar-Downvision-GPS combo with chirp technology.
    Navonics Hotmaps Premium East chip

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Reside in Columbus, OH. Have place in Perrysburg, OH.
    Posts
    461
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Thanks or info

    Wakina,

    Thanks for the info on line slippage. I guess I'll have to "trial and error" this to really get an answer. Everyone has their preference. I look for low visability, abrasion resistance (zebra mussels are heck on line), casting ability, and sensitivity. Ya can't have it all.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    410
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    If you are looking for the complete package, consider a fluorocarbon line. They're the lowest vis and are more abrasion resistant than mono, and because of the lower vis you can get a strong lb. test. As far as diameter, it's right on par with mono. Just know that fluorocarbon is much stiffer than mono or braid, which can be problematic on a spinning reel.

    I could go into all the differences, but this guy already did that, so feel free to read.

    http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/...rbon_line.html


Similar Threads

  1. Test Run walleye report.
    By skipper9 in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-14-2016, 06:41 AM
  2. Lb test for jigging?
    By ryanr623 in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 04-30-2015, 01:26 PM
  3. Test post
    By fishkiller16 in forum Eastern Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 02-26-2014, 03:48 PM
  4. test
    By getpotts in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 01-29-2014, 09:51 AM
  5. Test
    By walleye2go in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 05-27-2011, 10:25 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •