I’m going to try my hand at lead core trolling. My trolling depths will be in the 16′-25′ range. With that being said what weight lead core do I need and how much line do I put on the spool? The other question is what does everyone like to use for backing and what weight line. Any thoughts on spool size would be appreciated too.
I would get a 47 Diawa size and just run 10 colors. I use 14 mono for backer and I just run enough to cover the spool. 10 colors would be more than you need but if you break the line and you only have 5 colors to start then you need to pull that line off and respool or I guess you could segment the line too. The pound test doesn’t effect the drop rate. They are the same from what I have found. Everyone has a different thought to what the drop rate is per color. The standard leadcore I have found drops 6′ per color. The 832 drops 7-8′ at 1.5 -2 mph. If you go slower than 1.5 it drops much more. The 832 is much more effected by speed than the original lead. I’m sure others will post their findings as well.
Thanks for the reply mojogunter I appreciate it.
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