Core 50 line options

[Yetti]

Was wondering what most guys are using for light line applications ?

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

10# PowerPro S8S and 10# FC Super Sniper is the lowest I used.

[steve1206]

For what type of baits? I've jerkbaited with 8 lb.Trilene XL, but light, for jigs for me, would be 14 lb Toray Superhard.

[Gone Phishin]

I've been running 8lb. 100% on mine for 1/4 oz Texas rigs.

[jeb]

I have 8lb Sunline Super Sniper on one and 12# Invisix on the other, for different applications, of course. No complaints, works well with either.

[MTBF]

I do a lot of heavy cover fishing and have a pair of these Core 50's on NRX854/873 so they see lot's of action pitching cover. Through the summer I use to run 50lb Sunline FX2 on both, but now have the braid on just 1 reel and 22lb Sunline Shooter Fluoro on the other Core 50Mg7. They hold the line well and for pitching I love the smallest most compact reel I can find.

Recently however I took the 50lb off and spooled 15lb PowerPro Super Slick in Timber Brown and was pitching bucktail jig's for walleye in the 3/8oz-1/4oz range. The line stayed tight to the spool and handled better than I thought for such a low dia line.

Hope this helps, there tough reels.

MTBF

[Craiger12]

For what type of baits? I've jerkbaited with 8 lb.Trilene XL, but light, for jigs for me, would be 14 lb Toray Superhard.

I have 14# Toray Superhard Upgrade on my Core 51/DX743 combo and have no trouble tossing 1/4oz jigs and weightless 5" Senkos.

[Yetti]

Iv seen some braid options are you guys using a fluoro leader or going straight braid

[Chode]

Iv seen some braid options are you guys using a fluoro leader or going straight braid

straight braid baby!!!

[Lexy 123]

I use 20# sufix832 braid. This is equivalent to 6# trilene mono.
For some application, I put 2 feet of fluoro as the leader.
It's been working great with this setup.

[MTBF]

Straight braid or straight fluoro. The recoil's do not like knots.

[gunther]

I have sunline sx1 12lbs braid on the core 51.

[USA-RET]

I find 20lb braid to be about perfect (is what my Core 50 is loaded with). 6 lb diameter with 20 strength. Aside for my flippin reels and my UL rigs, the 20lb stuff (Suffix/Tuf-line) go on all my reels with a Flouro leader.

[bassninja]

The lowest pound test I have gone on a Core 51 is 10-pound FC Sniper for shakeyheads. Works great. Have yet to try it with 8-pound test though.

[Schlag]

I've used CXX 6 lb test (.23 mm), which is typically other mfgs 8 lb test diameter. Currently, I'm using 15 lb yellow powerpro.