Rouge River Rainbows

[MuskieBait]

(10-02-2014 04:18 PM)OldTimer Wrote:  

(10-02-2014 03:28 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  I don't buy the line shy theory that much anymore. If a fish is aggressive, you can still induce a violent hit with heavy line.

I'll go a step farther with that thought:

I don't buy the whole concept of expensive braids and fluoro's over every day plain jane brand name mono for "pleasure" fishing

I use neither braid nor fluoro............ it's hyped up angler bling to me.


I seem to catch the odd fish here and there.........

Cheers,

OldTimer

I agree. I still do a lot of fishing with straight 6-8lb mono.

I only use fluoro when it is absolutely needed. It is way too expensive to use on the regular.

I will have to say I do prefer braid though. I can use heavier line and smaller reels and still get the same capacity. But my need is a bit different. I do not have a lot of money to get a huge pile of gear for everything that I fish for. My spinning reel usually do multiple duties from float fishing to regular spin fishing to ice fishing on occasion to light saltwater fishing to pier chucking. For some of these, I need 300+ yards of line as a just-in-case. I need strength in some cases, while I need thin, sensitive line for others. So now I usually get a 4000 size spinning reel and spool it with 20lb so I can somewhat have a compromise between all sorts of situations.

I've hooked fish in the past on a 4000 size spinning reel where 8lb mono would not have sustained the fight...but if I were to put 15-20lb mono, I would not get enough capacity on the reel to even last through the initial run...

But then again, would you classify me as a "casual pleasure" angler?