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Post by Mongojoe on Mar 13, 2007 9:36:59 GMT -5
Do you have a certain brand and type of line that you always use, or do you use whatever is on sale in the pound test that you are wanting? ... For us, on our "most used reels", and those reels dedicated strictly to bass fishing, trout, or for catfish, we will generally go with a "better" quality line...but on the "back up" reels, and those we use for perch, crappie, or just pan-fish, we often just buy a large spool of whatever is on sale in the pound test we want, and spool them up with that... Lately we have rather begun to like that new CAJUN RED CAST line...and most of our reels now carry this line in various pound tests. It is thin and strong for it's test weight, has low memory, and is supposedly invisible in the water...........and besides, we like the "cool" red color...LOL... But it is a fairly quality line, and at a very reasonable price... What about you... Got any strong feelings about line?
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Danny
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Post by Danny on Mar 14, 2007 18:25:06 GMT -5
Berkley Trilene.
The new "super strong" line like Spyderwire (well, they're not too new) suck. Too difficult to tie a good knot that won't slip.
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Post by obxfishinfool on Mar 17, 2007 7:17:49 GMT -5
First off remember I am a salthingyer angler, a;though I love to catch a bass or crappie if the opportunity arises. I used to use a lot of trilene mainly in 20lb test and hivis. Now I use the Suffix hivis in 20.I do a lot of night time fishing so the hivis will relect moon light or flashlight so you can keep lines straight at night and TRY and avoid tangles with other anglers. And IF you worry about the fish seeing the hivis I use a 23 ft 40 lb shock leader in clear line. This also helps when casting 8 oz and bait. I stopped useing trilene because of the nicks and abrasions I was getting so quickly. Simply said it was not very abrasion resistant. The suffix on the other hand holds up very well to abrasion and cast just as well. Also the Suffix tritanium that I use is much smaller in Diameter compared to any other line and just as strong. Now you see why it took me so long to respond to this one
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Post by "BIGTYME" on Mar 17, 2007 22:56:38 GMT -5
I use berkley. I have since I can remember. Probally because that is what my father used I just got accustomed to it
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Post by Mongojoe on Sept 20, 2007 10:35:40 GMT -5
.....Bringing this topic back up for those newer members to make comment, if they wish.....
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Post by kentuckyhareraiser on Feb 22, 2008 13:09:53 GMT -5
i just spooled up a couple reels with that red line you speak of,cause i heard the fish could'nt see it too. but now i heard thar red is the first color to disappear under about 3 ft. of water.if so ,why do crappie and bass go for baits with red on them and red hooks.thought it was to make them feed due to color of blood. don't know. i like trhe lime green line when going for bluegill or crappie,you can see the small bites and the runners real good
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Post by Mongojoe on Feb 25, 2008 17:31:48 GMT -5
i just spooled up a couple reels with that red line you speak of,cause i heard the fish could'nt see it too. but now i heard thar red is the first color to disappear under about 3 ft. of water.if so ,why do crappie and bass go for baits with red on them and red hooks.thought it was to make them feed due to color of blood. don't know. i like trhe lime green line when going for bluegill or crappie,you can see the small bites and the runners real good I honestly don't know why, or even if, it actually works as they claim... But the main reason(s) I use that line is that it does have low memory, compared to many other lines, it's limp and thin for it's test weight, and it's reasonably priced... It's more expencive than the bargain-basement lines, but then it is much better quality line too...and it's less expencive than many of the more well known "Big-Name" lines, but it seems to work just as well...at least for us........ Presently, my wife and I have various types and weights of the different CAJUN lines on pretty much all of our most often used reels...from 6 pound test on ultra lite trout reels, to 30 pound test on our catfishing reels............... Like I say, we like it...but I have friends who prefer other types of line...and that's fine too... To each his/her own.
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tom
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Post by tom on Dec 25, 2008 10:47:23 GMT -5
I use Spider wire or FireLine for 98% of my fishing. I did buy a spool of the Cajun line, but I'm not too thrilled with it...I will but a pony spool of Trilene XL to use for a leader when I carolina rig.
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