fav. troling line

[bigbritt]

what do you fellas usually use?

[Jim Hudson]

90% of the time I troll using 20lbtest/6lb diameter Power Pro and the other 10% I run 10lb Trilene XT mono.

[stroker1]

i use 8lb test shakespeare cajun line. seems to hold up well

[montanagriz]

I'll second that JKH431, I absolutely swear by the PowerPro, it's a great product.

[Northlander]

Either the Power Pro that Jim H uses or trilene Xt in 10 or 12# test.

[Team Otter]

I use Fireline.

[eyepatrol]

8lb Trilene XT Green - 100% of the time. It's what I have the most confidence in.

[DuluthGuy]

FireLine, CAjun for mono

B2

[Capt.Blaine]

Fireline and 12lb max, with vanish leaders 8-10lb

[Fish Fry Guy]

I usually use 10 lb fireline with any mono at say 3 to 4 feet as a leader. Just have to be carefull on the hookset since that fireline doesn't stretch.

[Borch]

For me it's 30# power pro(8# diameter) most of the time. Sometimes I'll use 20# fireline when I want to get lures to run a bit deeper.

[pikerliker]

Can I ask a dumb question guys? If braided line is so hard to break, then why the heavy lines for trolling (20, 30lb, etc)?

~piker

[Borch]

For me line diameter is for depth control. First of all line thickness impacts the depth a lure will run(30 lb = 8 LB Mono dia & 20 lb = 6 lb mono dia.). Line bouancy also impacts the lure's running depth. The super braids are significantly less bouant than mono line is. I generally target fish with cranks in less than 20 ft of water. I'm often in less than 5 fow. If I use say 10 lb super (say 2 lb mono dia) my lure selection in 5 fow gets pretty small if I running any amount of line out.

[pikerliker]

Thanks Borch. I figured there was some logic to it that I was missing. Good luck this opener!

~piker

[Danno35]

My favorite trolling line is 18 pound lead core with a 10 foot fireline leader...I fish deeper water most of the time. Lead gives you more control.

Dan from Buffalo.

[SteveWilson]

10lb mono for walleye, perch, bass, pike (hey you take what you can get) terminated in a swivel and then a leader of 6lb or 8 lb mono. If I need to get deeper than 15-20' or want to use floating Rapalas then I'll use downriggers. I've just started trolling for Muskies and I'm using 100lb braid - we'll see how that works

[Mike Walerak]

Holy Moly, this post made me think of how many different lines I use. I'm sure I have spools that I do not even know what brand or pound test is on them.

Here goes my favorites:

Trolling: 10# Fireline

Casting cranks: 8# Fireline in light cover 14# in timber

Rigging: 8# Fireline

Slip Bobbers 6# XL in light cover. 8 or 10# XL in timber

Casting Jigs: 6 or 8# Hi Vis Sensation Line diameter depend on how fast I want the jig to fall

Verical Jigging: 6 or 8# Fireline

I used to have all my spools marked with the type of line on them but over the years they seem to have warn off. Sounds like a good winter project to me!

mw

[Rost]

Trolling- 10 lb Power Pro

Casting Cranks/Jigs- 8 lb Power Pro

Lead core -18 lb Cabelas

[ScottND]

Quote:

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Trolling- 10 lb Power Pro

Casting Cranks/Jigs- 8 lb Power Pro

Lead core -18 lb Cabelas

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Same as above plus 80lb Power pro on Muskie Rod, 20 lb on Catfish rod and 17 lb Vanish on Bass rods for worms and spinnerbaits.

[ripstick]

Fireline is mine 6# and 10# for pulling cranks and 6# ice fishing deep water.

[Hone Eye 1]

Lead

[Red Cabin]

I used to use fireline, then switched to power-pro. It has the same sensativity but is more flexible.

[Muddog]

14lb fireline on my trolling rods. If I can't feel what my bait is doing I might as well go home.

As long as the fish have nothing to grab a hold to 14lb is more then strong enough. Now if I were casting big baits I would step up to 20-30lb. But were talking trolling so 14lb fireline is more then enough.

[Corey Bechtold]

Fireline all the way for me! I have tried other superlines but nothing has worked better.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold