Line for Lipless Cranks

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nevadaboy
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Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by nevadaboy » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:11 pm

What size and brand of line do you guys use for a 3/4oz lipless crank?

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by cjtoad » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:49 pm

30 lbs Sufix 832 with a 15lbs InvizX leader.

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by zmanlane » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:15 pm

nevadaboy wrote:What size and brand of line do you guys use for a 3/4oz lipless crank?
14 LB test BPS Excel...to me, its perfect

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by KCL655321 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:46 am

15lb Izorline Platinum has been great for me on lipless. I would like to try some 30lb 832, but I need to use the line I got for a while, instead of buying more.

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by zmanlane » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:17 pm

KCL655321 wrote:15lb Izorline Platinum has been great for me on lipless. I would like to try some 30lb 832, but I need to use the line I got for a while, instead of buying more.
I too thought the 832 would be a good line, but I was wrong. For me, It frayed over about 3 weeks of fishing.

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by fshn4lmt » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:18 pm

I would say that if you were using a glass rod,less stretch would be ideal (flouro or braid).If you are chucking it on graphite ,then I would use 14# mono.

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Re: Line for Lipless Cranks

Post by PainInTheBass » Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:45 am

I use 30-40 lb Sufix Performance Braid with a 25 lb Fluoro leader (toothy critters in my waters). I throw lipless cranks on a fast action rod in order to rip the cranks through the weeds.
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