Line used for pulling blades?

  • brian_peterson
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 2080
    July 31, 2011 at 9:16 pm #1289109

    I’m curious as to what people are using on their crawlers harness rigs. I’ve always just used mono, but I am thinking about using a superline and a mono leader? Just curious to hear what you guys like. I’m using 6’6″ baitcasters.

    travp
    Blaine , Mn
    Posts: 401
    July 31, 2011 at 9:33 pm #985367

    10lb XT for me. I have a much better hookup percentage with it.

    huskerdu
    Posts: 592
    July 31, 2011 at 9:53 pm #945865

    4lb dia braid-to a ball bearing swivel – to 10-14 floro snell

    dorancehefte
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 155
    July 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm #953203

    I use 3 lb diameter braid ( or 8 lb mono) with a molded sinker on a special sliding clip, a bb swivel then 6 to 10 feet of fluorocarbon leader with a glow pink/white snelled hook, and air blown into one end of a half crawler that I hook in the middle. Sometimes I put a glow bead or a red bead ahead of the hook. I tie spinner rigs with fluorocarbon and blow up the worm pretty good to keep it off the bottom because we usually troll at less than 1.0 mph.

    joe fish
    Inver Grove/ Malmo, Mn.
    Posts: 273
    July 31, 2011 at 10:29 pm #952257

    Ask the neighbor or Captain Nightmare will know!

    brian_peterson
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 2080
    July 31, 2011 at 10:38 pm #957093

    I think I’ll pass on captain nightmare. What are you using Joe? I usually just run 10 lb xt. Kinda want to experiment with a braid to mono deal.

    jerrj01
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 1547
    July 31, 2011 at 11:23 pm #979516

    I’ve used braid and one problem you have to be careful of is letting it out too quickly. You can tie a nice knot if you do. I still use 10# fluro due to its stiffness. And as always good quality swivels.

    jasonlem
    New Prague
    Posts: 168
    August 1, 2011 at 1:19 am #955770

    I use a fluorocarbon line for all my rig setups I think it helps with my hook sets. It’s durable if rubbed and last along time.

    jollyroger
    MN
    Posts: 145
    August 1, 2011 at 2:49 am #950588

    Hi Brian,

    I spool all my spinner reels with 10 lb Clear XT. As for the spinner itself, at Jolly Roger Tackle, we use 15 lb Seaguar Red Label 100% Fluorocarbon for our spinners. We’ve done alot of R&D on line and found this to be the best.

    Hope that helps

    Shawn Flemming
    Jolly Roger Tackle

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3875
    August 1, 2011 at 3:44 am #949220

    7′ St.Croix Triumph MF with Daiwa Accudepth 17 spooled with 10# power pro.

    I have been tying my own snells with 12 or 14# vanish.

    I do personaly like pp for the sensitivity for bottom feeling I have, however I have not used mono as a main line.

    I was using bouncers till recently, now I am running 3 ways as I have found it to be much better for feeling the bottom, espicially in the mud.

    That’s just my deal… Maybe a few years and it will be something different?

    -Mark

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