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Is 10 lb mono to light for pulling TT 40s. i have 10 lb on my line counters works well for 10 and 20 jet divers and matches precision trolling book. I have been thinking of picking up some TT 40s so I will be letting less line out to get to desired deepth.
Thanks
Mitch
If you are using inline boards and TT40's that is a lot of drag.
A break off would be pricy. I think it would hold it, but pushing it.
8# plus fish, drag of board and if you get a board that dives, might be very frustrating.
I use the old fashion Jet 40's and all my reels are spooled with 10 lb Triline . Pull them behind Church Walleye Boards and have never had a problem with breaking . Use the drag on the reel and you wont have a problem at all .
Dale
I started out with 10 lb mono on my tru trips years ago and got tired of breaking lines, losing fish and equipment and switched to braid, the only thing I regret is not switching sooner. I have had the same braid on my spools for years without replacing and with mono, I was constantly replacing line. I would absolutely recommend going to braid for longevity of the line if nothing else, but I have also found the hook ups are much better with braid than they were when I used mono. You don't have to set the hook with braid so you catch more of those lite bites. You also get more consistent presentations without the fluctuations of mono in my opinion.
I'm sure you will get some differing opinion but this has been my experience. I think if you are going to troll, braid is the only viable option.
I have a good fishing buddy that loves his 10-4 Fireline . Most guys use the 30-10 Power Pro as well. The 10-4 Fireline is excellent due to being such small diameter. Less line out to the same depths.
I prefer the smaller mono as its more fun and sporting realing the fish in . I think the 30-10 is overkill for walleyes as that is what we use Salmon fishing in Lake Michigan and Ontario.
Dale
10 # mono would be to light in my opinion. Most everyone i know and myself uses 30# power pro with 6-8 ft 20# flurocarbon leader that way we are all at the same depth when you get leads from someone else. Dont lose many fish to break offs. I use to use 14# fluro and had a lot off break offs on big fish. also dont go cheap on swivels or use to small sweivels. It all makes a difference at the end of the day. Nothings worse that getting that 30" walleye to the back of the boat to just see him swim away with your 13 dollar jet diver and 6 dollar spoon.
Good luck
Ditto on power pro.
Go with power pro a big 10 lb sheepshead will take all your gear trolling at 2.5mph
30 lb power pro
Yep...power pro 30
Lots like Power pro in 30lb . Most of these guys are charters that have people not use to fishing Erie so it is a safe bet to not lose gear . To me on my personal boat its about enjoying the sport and the fight of the fish on the lighter gear but again , Im old school . Another thing to be aware of with the braid , is slack line . Since the braid has no stretch , the slightest bit of slack line and the fish is gone .
Set your drags where they need to be with 10 lb test mono , and losing gear and fish is not a problem at all . Love to hear the sound of the drag taking off before even grabbing the rod out of the holder . Fight on !
Dale
This is all solid advice by fishhead315! I would like to add that those who use 30LB braid can also have the enjoyment of fighting the fish as described by fishhead315.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishhead315
I use the Shimano Tekota 300 reels, 30LB or 40LB braid(depends what is on sale). The Tekota 300 Reels are capable of applying a maximum drag of 18LBs. I do not set my drag at maximum but set it at 30% to 40% of 12LB line, 41/2LBs to 5LBs. checked with a fish scales at the rod tip with a straight line pull to the reel. If I need more drag while fighting a fish I will snug it down just a fraction at a time then move it back to the same or about the same position that it was before. Yes the Reel is capable of more drag but that is not why I use the braided line. I do not like to just winch the fish to the boat. I use the braided line to avoid breakoffs and the braids better long term durability, as well as the less stretch characteristics of braid and the extra drag is there and available in case you would really need it and the breaking capacity of the line would not be exceeded with the maximum possible amount of drag. In other words set the drag for braid to the diameter of the line. Example would be~~ using 40LB braid which is about the same diameter of 12LB mono, set the drag to the specs for 12LB mono. Then you would be fighting the fish and having as many thrills and fun with the same settings that one using the 12LB mono should be using! But you would still have a 28LB reserve breaking capacity in your line. To me that is an advantage that is to good to over look.
With spinning rod and reel, I like to match the line with the expected weight of the fish. When I am running Dipseys or the Church Walleye boards along with TT40, TT50 or 40-50 Jet Divers together with first line crankbaits off LC counter reels, I leave nothing to chance. 20 lb. Trilene XT is my line of choice. No lost tackle and few lost fish. The only time I recall having a line snap was when I snagged a reef or two and couldn't bring them to the net. I'll see you on the lake tomorrow. Be safe out there and make it a fun day. After all, this too is only a game...
I guess I should have mentioned that I also use 30 lb PowerPro.
Power Pro..here with #0 dipys..