Your suggestions on Trolling line

[Bill F]

I am fishing Eagle lake Ontario for Muskies this October. I know at least part of the time we will be trolling. I have done some research into the debate "Superlines v Mono" please feel free to share your perspectives.

Also, is there a decent line counter available so I do not have to purchase another baitcasting reel, I am very left handed.

[dan z]

65-80 lb braided line with and sea line 47 should do the job.

[Jmeyers]

That new 80# Suffix line would work well for trolling I would think, Seems to be a little more slick if you ask me

[MuskieFever]

80-100lb power pro. It's all good. Never used mono for muskies, I could imagine snagging a lure free would be interesting.

[10,000 Casts]

We trolled LOTW for 3 days 6-12 fow last NOV and I used 80lb Power pro on one and 80lb Suffix on the other with 3 ft 200lb flouro leaders. Both worked great, just watch for nicks.

I've never seen the need to line counters for Muskies beause we either troll open water or shallow rocks but an Accudepth is a good cheap linecounter or the Tekota or Sealine if you want a stonger nicer reel.

[Bill F]

Thanks guys for the feedback. I appreciate it.

[skibass]

I bought an Okuma Magda Pro depth counter reel and paired it with a cheap 8 foot zebco catfish fighter rod for a total of $65 a couple of years ago at FF. Since I have started using that combo I haven't missed many fish trolling like I used to when I had a stiffer rod with 100 lb. Power Pro. I have caught a few nice muskies and a ton of northerns with the set up and it didn't cost me much at all. I still run 100 lb. Power Pro with a 3 foot fluorocarbon leader to help keep surface weeds off the lure.

It's nice to be able to transition from casting to trolling just by switching rods that I already have set up.

[RK]

For breakline trolling in the fall, braid for sure. I usually use 80, but will have one rod with 100 on it just to run a bait a little higher on a longer line if I have three guys in the boat. Long line goes straight back over the middle. I only use mono for open water trolling with boards.

As for line counters, there are some clip-on counters that work ok, but they don't always handle cold weather all that well.

Besides, it's all relative anyhow. A linecounter might say '50' but but there might be 40 feet or 60 feet out depending on the line that's on the thing. All you actually need is a reference point for how much line you need out to get the bait to the right depth consistently, and you can do that without an actual line counter. To do that, you can count passes of the level wind (one trip across and back is one pass), or measure the distance between the reel and the first guide, strip the line off by hand and do the math. You aren't running out miles of line (50-70 feet most of the time) and you don't need pinpoint precision to begin with, so that will get you in the ballpark. Start off figuring out how deep you need your baits to run and go from there. It doesn't have to be precise. It just has to be repeatable. Did it that way for years before we started using linecounters at all...caught all kinds of fish doing it.

Good luck up there.