08-17-2005, 04:51 PM
I've been using it for years for trolling. Love it for bottom bouncers, very sensitive. Tough, you can pull up a tree if you get snagged on it.
I don't use it for casting anymore. Originally it was great stuff, get great distance with it. If you pull on it or get a snag, it will "bite" down into your line below and can catch. Then when you cast again it will stop there and typically your line will snap and you wave goodbye to your lure. My conclusion is the stuff works great if you pull steady, but it does not handle shock well. I've broken it just jerking on a snag. If I wrap the line around some PVC pipe and pull steady, I think you can pull an airliner with the stuff.
Small diameter also has great advantages for trolling. It is so thin it creates very little resistance in the water. As for depth, it is almost as good as wire. Like I said, it is great for bottom bouncers. I use it for cranks as well in certain conditions.
Main technique change you have to make is to back off on your drag. The stuff doesn't stretch at all. If a fish starts thrashing or pulling hard, they pull the hooks right out of their mouth. Backing off on your drag helps to combat this. Once I figured this out my landing percentage went way up. A longer more flexible rod helps too. A long fiberglass pole is really a good setup for this stuff.
Just my experience with the stuff over the last 8 years. I still use it, but only in certain conditions. I don't like it for every situation.
Hopper
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I don't use it for casting anymore. Originally it was great stuff, get great distance with it. If you pull on it or get a snag, it will "bite" down into your line below and can catch. Then when you cast again it will stop there and typically your line will snap and you wave goodbye to your lure. My conclusion is the stuff works great if you pull steady, but it does not handle shock well. I've broken it just jerking on a snag. If I wrap the line around some PVC pipe and pull steady, I think you can pull an airliner with the stuff.
Small diameter also has great advantages for trolling. It is so thin it creates very little resistance in the water. As for depth, it is almost as good as wire. Like I said, it is great for bottom bouncers. I use it for cranks as well in certain conditions.
Main technique change you have to make is to back off on your drag. The stuff doesn't stretch at all. If a fish starts thrashing or pulling hard, they pull the hooks right out of their mouth. Backing off on your drag helps to combat this. Once I figured this out my landing percentage went way up. A longer more flexible rod helps too. A long fiberglass pole is really a good setup for this stuff.
Just my experience with the stuff over the last 8 years. I still use it, but only in certain conditions. I don't like it for every situation.
Hopper
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