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Location: Rhinelander | Do you use Fireline or a comparable superline jigging, or are you a monofilament fan? I have trouble missing fish on the superlines. |
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Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Try splicing a 3 or 4 foot length of a soft mono line like XL into your fireline. IMHO, the fish feel the fireline and are more apt to spit the jig. By using the mono as a leader with the fireline backing, you gain the feel of the jig at the pole that fireline provides you, yet you don't lose the softness that the mono provides at the jig. |
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| Steve,
You're having trouble missing fish? I didn't know you tried to miss them! hehehe
I have tried Fireline when it first came out. I like the feel, but I too, have had some trouble on the hook up. I've gone back to 8 lb Stren, and do much better. However, I did start using the Fireline in the river current. Gets the jig down more vertical. Still am missing a few, but I'm getting better. |
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Just starting using Power Pro this last summer. Am getting better at setting the hook, but I have this habit of dropping my rod as soon as a pick-up is felt and think the fish isn't as aware of an angler at the other end.
Of course, after reeling up the slack, no-stretch, line to the fish, you must not set the hook to hard or you'll yank the bait out.
That being said, in a lake without line cutting zebra mussels, would much rather use 4 lb Trilene XT!
Edited by Rick Larson 9/8/2003 6:22 PM
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| Good tip, Brad.
I've never got on the bandwagon of the superlines. Although I've tried and have found a few applications for the super lines jiggin' hasn't been one of them. I prefer the clear mono and the stretch a mono gives when jiggin'. Sometimes when I set the hook on a "shallow" jigged fish I look like I'm gonna jump out of the boat.
Different strokes for different folks. |
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Location: Rhinelander | Thanks for the answers, guys. I am sticking to mono for now, I guess. I have no problems sticking fish or keeping them pinned up with 6# mono. The superlines will remain my muskie choice, though! |
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| I have been using fireline for a long time now and I like it. The main thing I like is the ability to tell the slightest hit and feel all the structure on bottom. Now that I am used to my rod and line set-up, I can tell when there is a small weed, zebra muscle or any other thing wrong with the jig down to about 17 fow. Sometimes i can even tell if my leach is off. Use what works for you. |
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| Maybe the decision has more to do with how agressive the fish are. In spring with the cool water temps and lethargic, light biters I prefer Power Pro; When the waters warm and the fish get more agressive I prefer a softer more forgiving mono. Just my humble opinion.
Rob |
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Location: Superior, WI | I use 2/10 Power Pro on all of my jigging rods. The first year was quite frustrating as we were getting poor hook sets. It just took time to get used to it and lighten up on the drags dramatically. This season I tried jigging with mono and with a mono shock leader about 12" long. Neither lasted more than a couple of hours. I missed even more fish because of not being able to feel them. It was like fishing with a rubber band.
I tried Fireline and all of the rest of the "super lines" and Power Pro is what worked best for me. I don't like Fireline at all! |
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Location: Superior, WI | Just spool one rod up with a good light braid, leave it in the boat and try it once in a while. Every one of my baitcast reels are spooled with 6/20 or 8/30 Power Pro. I love it for baitcasting cranks, too. |
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| I agree with Terry,I have my jigging and hand trooling reels spolled with Power Pro.It has less resistance in the water than the mono lines,it's more resistant to fraying and easier to set the hook. |
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Location: Chicago IL. | I just switched from fireline to power pro. I like the power pro alot better. Once you adjust your self that you have to take it easy because of the no strech you WILL put more fish in the boat. I fish mostly rivers and mono just gets beat up to bad. John Mannerino |
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Location: Omro,Wi. | Have to go with the fireline,for the jigging rods.Do have more bites on the mono,however.With all the zebra mussles in the system,tying on jigs in the cold spring run is not much fun,or easy with my old eyes.Setting the hook is the hard part,don't yank on the fish,like you're used to,just feel the bite and lift,you will get more hook-ups this way.Just a little fact,about power pro,and fireline..when trolling,with either one,adjust your line out too (2/3) what the book says,to reach the depth you want.150 feet back with 10lb. mono is 100 feet back with super lines. |
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