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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | I was putting my Big boats trolling rods away the other day and as always, was checking the lines condition on each reel to determine if it needed changing. I found 4 reels that had a major amount of twist, or had lost enough line that new line was in order. I've been using Berkley Big Game 12# mono for the last 3 years, and find it both works great and lasts more than one season without failures. But a friend from another fishing board had sent me some Cajun Red #12 test, and I've always wonder about its quality.
Anyway, I ended up spooling the 4 reels with it for next springs/summers season to try. And I noticed a few things about it when I spooled it. For one, its diametor seemed thinner for 12# than the Berkley. And I always run the line while guiding it on the spool threw my fingers, for both spool tension and to keep it spooled even on the reel. I noticed this line was not creating the (friction heat) between my fingers when spooling, as almost every other line does. And I also noticed it tied one heck of a tight/clean knot without being wetted when I tied on the snaps. So does anybody have any pro or con stories they want to share concerning Cajun Red line?
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Location: Kaukauna WI | I found it to be a great line so far I have used it on harness and other applications but not on reels yet Maybe in 2006 will give it a try
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | Dan,
I was given a very large spool of the stuff 2 years ago that I have been experimenting with. For me, the verdict is still out. I'm not sure that I would buy any. I like the red color but I'm still not sold on the quality of the line itself. To me, it is too stiff and has too much memory. I like the fact that it seems to have less stretch than other lines but I also think that it frays easier. My guess is that its breaking strength is less than other lines.
I did just the opposite of Irish and took it off my reels and use it just for leader material when live bait fishing.
Bottom line, if I were you I think that I would stick with a proven line and stay with Berkley Big Game.
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Sunshine - 10/13/2005 9:31 AM
Dan,
To me, it is too stiff and has too much memory. I like the fact that it seems to have less stretch than other lines but I also think that it frays easier.
Dennis.
Is the memory problem you observed, on open faced reels or on level winds as well? I'm really not in love with that problem on either.  Edited by walleye express 10/13/2005 9:21 AM
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Location: upper michigan | Dan some friends of mine tried it while prefishing for the MWC out of Menominee MI. They where useing 10# on there trolling rods and it only stayed on for 2 days and was replaced it had a bad fraying problem similar to Vanish. |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Hmmm.
I guess my conclusion of it being a good thing when it didn't create heat friction between my fingers, might mean it lacs the abrasive properties that keeps it from freying easily. Did it frey simply from being trolled in open water, or were they using it in a river/debre/rough bottom type situation? And do you know if it was freying at the knot or on the line in general? This may be the first time I've changed lines before using it.
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Location: upper michigan | even the releases on the boards where fraying the line. |
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| I like to use it for slider setup. With the red line its makes it easier to see the inside slider line. |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Lunker.
That was another of my thoughts about the Red line, both as sliders or the visabiltiy out to the boards themselves. But if the trade-off is going to cause trouble, I better reconsider. |
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| I absolutely love this line. I've used it on all my bass and walleye rods that i use mono on for the past 2 years and it has worked outstanding. However i do use the cajun cast on all my spinning rods as it is much more workable. |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | SLIPKNOT - 10/13/2005 3:58 PM
I absolutely love this line. I've used it on all my bass and walleye rods that i use mono on for the past 2 years and it has worked outstanding. However i do use the cajun cast on all my spinning rods as it is much more workable.
O.K. Slipknot.
Explain more workable. More limp/strong/abrasive, or all of the above? I almost put this line on my 8 ice fishing reels, thinking it might be a good choice showing up on the ice and snow. With whats been posted so far, it might end up on them after all. |
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| By more workable i basically mean more limp. The normal cajun is a bit stiff and doesn't work all too great on spinning reels. The cast also has very little memory which is also a big plus. |
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Hey Mon...Anybody Like Cajun?