Headed to Lake Erie

[Bggeary]

Eye, I know this is going to raise some eye brows but I have been running 17# strene for five or six years now. I just check the first 20 ft. or so for nicks and remove if found. Haven't had a break off yet. Knock on some wood!

[EYEFISH4FOOD]

Eye, I know this is going to raise some eye brows but I have been running 17# strene for five or six years now. I just check the first 20 ft. or so for nicks and remove if found. Haven't had a break off yet. Knock on some wood!

Do you run dipsys off that mono? I'm sure you did raise some eyebrows!! hahaha.

[Bggeary]

Dipsies, TT 40's you name it.

[EYEFISH4FOOD]

10# will work but i'd go with 12# myself. you want to use braid for dipsies. mono just has to much stretch for tripping a diver. most people use 30# power pro for running dipsies with a 6' to 8' fluro leader. i use 20# seaguar premier leader. when spooling braid i use 150' of 17# mono as backer on my sg17lca reels then 300' of braid. never use mono for divers it just wont work. always use a mono backing for braid. if you don't use a mono backing you'll have a problem with the line slipping on the spool. you can use 30# braid for boards and divers. no need to have reels spooled with mono and reels spooled with braid. also braid will last for yrs. I've been running the same braid for over 10 yrs. mono should be replaced at least every yr.

Thanks Sherman, I will definitely put that info to use. I really appreciate all the help I can get being the "noob" on the lake!

[high noon]

Good to hear from you Jim. I always call you. Come on spring. Broke down and bought a bunch of Bandits, can't wait to try them. Will be talking to you.

[itsbob]

You opened a can a worms with that request.Alot of the info you are looking for are discussed in previous threads.Depends on how you plan to troll.If using inline boards want to use mono.If using big boards or dipsey,want to use braid.Ten pound mono works fine to troll with but a lot of guys use 12lb and for newbies I would even recommend 15lb.As for spooling reel,can use cheap mono to start filling reel and just fill last 150yds with your good line.Good luck and keep reading all the threads for usable info.

[branhamautomotive]

You opened a can a worms with that request.Alot of the info you are looking for are discussed in previous threads.Depends on how you plan to troll.If using inline boards want to use mono.If using big boards or dipsey,want to use braid.Ten pound mono works fine to troll with but a lot of guys use 12lb and for newbies I would even recommend 15lb.As for spooling reel,can use cheap mono to start filling reel and just fill last 150yds with your good line.Good luck and keep reading all the threads for usable info.

I use braid, I use my rods on inline, big boards, dispsey, depending when, where, and how many we have fishing.

Something I learned from the eye hunter crew was in the spring use about 20ft of floro after the braid. Helps with the slower spring speeds not hooking up as well as the later summer speeds

[EYEFISH4FOOD]

Thanks itsbob. Much appreciated!!! I will keep digging into as much info as I can.

[skipper9]

I have really enjoyed talking to the 20 people that have called from out of town to chat. I love making new friends. please guys if you want to talk fishing or discuss your program please by all means give me a call. I always have time to talk fishing I guess that's my vice. would love to hear from ya. thanks in advance for being a friend on the water. Jim. 614.327.7144

[Frank]

Hey fish4food I use 12lb. Big game. Close to same size as 10lb. Xt. And it wont break the bank. So far I have had no break offs with this. I have big boards,and in lines. Works for me.