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What pound line do y'all use for inshore...
Posted on 7/11/11 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 7/11/11 at 5:49 pm
Fishing? Specs and reds?
Just recently got into the saltwater within the last few years. Have mostly used my friend's stuff but now am venturing out without him. Using my mid-size and larger ambassador reels I use for freshwater and got some longer rods but what pound test do y'all use? I bought 15 and 20. Help me
Just recently got into the saltwater within the last few years. Have mostly used my friend's stuff but now am venturing out without him. Using my mid-size and larger ambassador reels I use for freshwater and got some longer rods but what pound test do y'all use? I bought 15 and 20. Help me
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Posted on 7/11/11 at 5:58 pm to whitetailed
Braid is becoming popular with or without a mono leader. I keep a few reels with 16# and 20# mono on the leader and others with braid and 20# mono leader.
What you plan on fishing with can play into it. Meaning meat under a cork versus working a topwater or soft plastics can make one set up better than another.
Hope that helps.
What you plan on fishing with can play into it. Meaning meat under a cork versus working a topwater or soft plastics can make one set up better than another.
Hope that helps.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 6:08 pm to whitetailed
12 with a 30 leader if under a cork or on the bottom.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 6:34 pm to whitetailed
Dont listen to people from Tx tell you about fishing. 12lb is plenty , plus you get a better feel
Posted on 7/11/11 at 6:51 pm to LSUEnvy
We use 10 pound with a 12 pound leader
This post was edited on 7/11/11 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 7/11/11 at 6:55 pm to whitetailed
I use 20 lb Power Pro for just about everything.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 7:05 pm to wiltznucs
I'm usually throwing 12-15 because I use the same rod and reel for freshwater as well. Only thing I change is a leader with about 30lb like said before because the god damn Spanish mackerel have been killing my bait! 
Posted on 7/11/11 at 7:11 pm to whitetailed
12 lb test works well in Grand Isle. Add a 30 lb leader if the fish are running large.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 8:38 pm to whitetailed
I use the smallest pound test I can get away with with a a 4-5 lb. increase in shock tippet tied with a nail knot.
Test varies signficantly with spinning vs casting reels and species of fish. 12 lb. seems to be a good all-purpose line with a 3 ft. tippet of 15 lb. test for inshore teeth and scales.
Test varies signficantly with spinning vs casting reels and species of fish. 12 lb. seems to be a good all-purpose line with a 3 ft. tippet of 15 lb. test for inshore teeth and scales.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 8:46 pm to LSUEnvy
quote:
Dont listen to people from Tx tell you about fishing. 12lb is plenty , plus you get a better feel
frick off duoche. You probably like to go out, never get wet, soak shrimp or some sort of meat under a cork like a 6 year old, catch your 25 and go home like hero. I've had plenty of success in LA and would probably fish circles around you. But that's just b/c you sound like a vag. I love fishing LA with cool cats, you sound like a wet blanket. Lets meet in Burris sometime with yaks or boats and have a good time.
Or do you prefer just to run your gums?
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:09 pm to PapaPogey
quote:I snagged one through the head in the surf Saturday when I popped my cork
Only thing I change is a leader with about 30lb like said before because the god damn Spanish mackerel have been killing my bait!
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:12 pm to Boats n Hose
quote:
I snagged one through the head in the surf Saturday when I popped my cork
How'd you and the gf end up doing?
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:13 pm to PapaPogey
14 lb trilene smooth casting.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:19 pm to PapaPogey
quote:Terrible. My younger brother came. We burnt through 100 shrimp. Caught one speck and that Spanish. My brother had 2 other huge specks and reeled them all the way in just to have them fall off his line when he went to grab them. The second one was at least 25", he was so pissed. The hardheads, small pompano and small white trout destroyed our bait
How'd you and the gf end up doing?
. The gf just crabbed, ended up keeping 4 dozen crabs. Half of what we caught had eggs.
Better than sitting at home I suppose
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:22 pm to Boats n Hose
O well. I like getting the bad days over with because I feel like the karma will kick in for the next trip.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:23 pm to lsufan112001
quote:I'm starting rather P-line, I find for $1 more a spool it's slightly thinner than trilene and has less memory. this is just freshwater though, I'm as lost as the OP when it comes to saltwater.
14 lb trilene smooth casting.
I'm learning though Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:25 pm to PapaPogey
quote:I sure hope so. it seems like all my trips this summer have been marginal at best. The last really good day I had fishing was scouting for a tournament on spring break week
O well. I like getting the bad days over with because I feel like the karma will kick in for the next trip.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:55 pm to wiltznucs
"I use 20 lb Power Pro for just about everything. " - wiltznucs
Agreed.
Agreed.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:57 pm to Boats n Hose
Boats,
Sounds like you didn't throw the artificials?
Buddy of mine caught 65 nice trout in Elmer's surf (from boat) on Sunday am., before 9 am. All artificial.
Sounds like you didn't throw the artificials?
Buddy of mine caught 65 nice trout in Elmer's surf (from boat) on Sunday am., before 9 am. All artificial.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 10:11 pm to Cajunken
quote:I started with a double beetle spin rig and switched it up a bunch but didn't get a hit on it. Also tried a single cockahoe and a DOA under a cork. The only thing anything hit was the live shrimp. And after 9 the surf started to get rough and the water was dirty as hell the rest of the day.
Sounds like you didn't throw the artificials?
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