03-30-2016, 02:43 AM
I feel just the opposite of Quicky about trolling for Kokes with braid. I'll NEVER, EVER, go back to a mono for trolling. I have never had a problem with braid coming out of the release, but I like the larger pad releases. Those mini pad releases suck for every type of line. My downrigger rods are the key to fighting Kokes. They are Cabela's downrigger trolling rods, 8'6", medium. I also run my lures anywhere from 75' to 150' behind the cannonball especially when there is a lot a fishing pressure. This gets the lure away from the boat as far as possible. With mono, there is so much stretch in the line that hook-ups just don't happen as readily as compared to braid. I don't want any stretch, I let my rod and reel's drag take up the fight with the fish.
Now, as to my favorite braid. I've tried just about all of them. I like Spiderwire Stealth (I hated Spiderwire fusion) and I also like Powerpro. I run a 6', 15lb flourcarbon leader from my braid to my dodger, then another piece of flourcarbon to the lure.
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Now, as to my favorite braid. I've tried just about all of them. I like Spiderwire Stealth (I hated Spiderwire fusion) and I also like Powerpro. I run a 6', 15lb flourcarbon leader from my braid to my dodger, then another piece of flourcarbon to the lure.
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