Why so Heavy

keithdog · 09-26-12, 06:02 PM

Just want to remind everyone, it's going to be an experiment I'm trying, which I may or may not like. But remember, I was talking about actual line diameter, not just pound rating. If I can get a stronger line without going up in line diameter, why not? I have a couple rods rigged with 20# floroclear, but you would never know it. It feels and casts like 14 pound line. And the 15 # floroclear feels and casts like 12 pound mono. Now if I were fishing waters that are barren of cover, I would go lighter. But thats not the case. The water I fish is full of heavy cover. And it's rare that I'm trying to get a crankbait deeper than 12 foot, so a line which is the equivilent of 12# mono should work just fine.

09-26-12, 06:02 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Just want to remind everyone, it's going to be an experiment I'm trying, which I may or may not like. But remember, I was talking about actual line diameter, not just pound rating. If I can get a stronger line without going up in line diameter, why not? I have a couple rods rigged with 20# floroclear, but you would never know it. It feels and casts like 14 pound line. And the 15 # floroclear feels and casts like 12 pound mono. Now if I were fishing waters that are barren of cover, I would go lighter. But thats not the case. The water I fish is full of heavy cover. And it's rare that I'm trying to get a crankbait deeper than 12 foot, so a line which is the equivilent of 12# mono should work just fine. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some! Last edited by keithdog; 09-26-12 at 06:07 PM.

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