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Posted: 9/15/2024 2:44:01 PM EDT
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What type and size line do you use for light weight lures, beetle spins, grubs and such? I sometimes have a problem with excess line coming off the reel and causing a tangle up when casting. Do you prefer mono or braid? All the light mono I have tried develops a memory, which probably don't help. I have not tried braid on ultra light spinning reels yet. Mainly for bream and crappie fishing. |
| 2-4 lb test mono is what I’ve always used. Make sure the line pays off the spool in the correct direction as you wind it on your reel or it will twist and kink. Sandwich the line between the pages of a thick catalog to keep tension on it as you reel. Also, surf the internet for line conditioner spray or drops. It’ll help relax the line. Probably some how-to info on YouTube. Good luck. |
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For my ultralight I do flouro, 4#. 3000 size spinning gets 8#, baitcasters get 15-25. I don’t do leaders; I tie direct. I used to use flouro on the baitcasters too, but my buddy convinced me to go braid this year. There’s pros and cons, but for the baitcasters, braid won me over just because if you get a backlash, the line doesn’t get a kink that is likely to catch later. Anyway, if you’re getting line springing off, you are probably getting line twist. Ultralights are especially sensitive to it. Every few casts, let your lure hang down a few feet and spin. You can also run the spooled reel under hot tap water to help it. Hot water, not boiling. If you’re still getting it slipping off, you may have old line, over spooled, gotten some sun damage, or just have built up too much memory. Any which way the solution is usually to strip off several arms lengths, cut and re-tie. You may need to do a dozen or so yards; if it’s real old, just re-spool. |
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| Suffix flouro ice or Suffix 832 braid, 2-6 lb. I have 10 Shimano sedona 500 size reels rigged for ice fishing and I move a few to my light action panfish rods for the summer. I do have one 7' 2" ML custom rod that is my dedicated slip bobber rig for both walleye and bluegill, so I use 10 lb braid on that one with a 4' flouro leader. |
| My lightest rig is a Lews Mach Lite and I run 8lb Sufix 832 braid on it. It is light enough for light lures, yet heavy enough that I can still find it in my fingers to tie knots in it. |
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Originally Posted By Atlas39: 2-4 lb test mono is what I’ve always used. Make sure the line pays off the spool in the correct direction as you wind it on your reel or it will twist and kink. Sandwich the line between the pages of a thick catalog to keep tension on it as you reel. Also, surf the internet for line conditioner spray or drops. It’ll help relax the line. Probably some how-to info on YouTube. Good luck. |
