line for jerkbaitfishing

The heart and soul of TackleTour. It is, afterall, all about the tackle. Select your subforum of choice and start sharing and asking information, and if you can't figure out which is the right one, choose "General".
Post Reply
vision86
Angler
Angler
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:33 am

line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by vision86 » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:38 am

hello members,

i need a new line for my MMl baitcastcombo (hardbait versatile rod and alphas ito ai). the rod is regular tapered and 183cm long.
i fish lures like pointer 65, 78, megabass trickdarter, squirrel 76, vision 95, squad minow 95 etc...
what lines do you use and why? first i fished a braided line (crystal 0,10) now i use a 10 or 12 lbs mono line. it is very elastic and difficult to feel biting fish in larger distance. but the casting performance is much better. and i think the lure runs more naturally on mono.
please help me :)

User avatar
Cal
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 12763
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:31 pm
Location: TT Headquarters
Contact:

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by Cal » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:22 am

I've used 10lb Sunline Shooter FC with the Trick Darter and like that line a lot for that bait.
Cal, Managing Editor
"fish with mindfulness : beware the darkside"

Phippy
Platinum Angler
Platinum Angler
Posts: 1163
Joined: Fri Jul 04, 2003 9:15 am
Location: MA

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by Phippy » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:28 am

I use 10lb Pline Halo for all my jerkbaits and crankbaits. That being said I've been doing some testing with Gamma High Performance Copolymer Clear and like this just as much and alot cheaper. IMO though the abrasion resistance on the Gamma is only fair compared to the Halo but its silky smooth with very little if any memory. I love the stuff for casting and even more on spinning setups.

drinva
Senior Angler
Senior Angler
Posts: 137
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:21 pm
Location: Virginia
Contact:

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by drinva » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:09 pm

I'd go to 4/15 Power Pro. NO stretch, you can work the bait MUCH better and feel every bite, plus have the advantage of great solid hook setting power on long casts.

drinva

tj1004
Platinum Angler
Platinum Angler
Posts: 1061
Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 7:39 am
Location: TN

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by tj1004 » Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:38 am

I use 10-12lb P-Line Flourocarbon

Cpark
Elite Angler
Elite Angler
Posts: 301
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:58 am

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by Cpark » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:13 pm

I use 8-12lb Seaguar fluoro depending on the water clarity and amount of cover I'm fishing around.

User avatar
GamblerHydra
Pro Angler
Pro Angler
Posts: 2315
Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:14 pm
Contact:

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by GamblerHydra » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:00 pm

10lb sunline shooter

User avatar
DarkShadow
Elite Angler
Elite Angler
Posts: 264
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by DarkShadow » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:04 pm

drinva wrote:I'd go to 4/15 Power Pro. NO stretch, you can work the bait MUCH better and feel every bite, plus have the advantage of great solid hook setting power on long casts.

drinva
drinva,

do you fish the power pro on glass or graphite?

i felt the power pro a bit too non-forgiving for crank bait fishing, and felt i lost more bites than i hooked.

drinva
Senior Angler
Senior Angler
Posts: 137
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:21 pm
Location: Virginia
Contact:

Re: line for jerkbaitfishing

Post by drinva » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:48 pm

Darkshadow,

I use the Power Pro for jerkbaits, and yes, I do use it for crankbaits. I wouldn't suggest using a fast action stiff-ish rod for cranks with no stretch lines, but the "crankbait" rods all do well with braids. My current crankin stick is a Baston Rainshadow IP904 (popping blank, MH, 7'6") and rarely do I loose fish with this setup. We even troll with it, but we do back off the drags when trolling to add a little more forgiveness for the speed of trolling.

drinva

Post Reply