fishing line

Denny_K · 07-30-07, 04:56 PM

Hi Guys, I was wondering what fishing line you guys use for fishing heavy cover? I will mostley have a jig w/trailor on there.I want a line that can with stand thick brush and timber and if i'm trying to muscle a bass out of the wood.Do they make a low-vis line that's really tough and very senitive?.The rod I'm gonna use is a rod my buddy gave me.He didn't like it cause it was over 6ft.It's 6 1/2 ft.When I looked down to take it from him i noticed in the slot where the reel goes it said G-loomis

,I was FREAKIN shocked....I didn't say a word...I justed thanked him about 5 times.
Thanks Denny

bassfisher02 · 07-30-07, 05:04 PM

Well I dont know how much line visibility will matter, but for heavy cover its all about braid, particularly Powerpro. Very sensitive and wont break, line diameter is great, i think its something like 30lb Powerpro has the same line diameter as 6lb mono. Anyways use it and you wont be dissapointed.

lizardsrule · 07-30-07, 05:53 PM

Denny just think, heavy cover, means the bass aint looking at your line(not that I think they ever do). Ask JB about Powerpro, and see what he says. Just bring your pliers to bend those hooks back curved as you pull them straight rotfl.

Lizards

1FASTLASER · 07-30-07, 06:55 PM

Power Pro, .....Power Pro.......and did I mention Power Pro 65lb test and you will get em out

Rebbasser · 07-30-07, 07:41 PM

What Laser said, except I use 50 lb.

Denny_K · 07-30-07, 07:54 PM

I talked to Jb and he also likes Power Pro.I will buy some then....Thanks
guys for your advice.

Denny

Bender · 07-30-07, 10:07 PM

I used 50 lb. last year and 65 this year, PowerPro of course. The only problem I have had with it is when you NEED to break it off, you are probably out of luck.

bassfisher02 · 07-30-07, 10:09 PM

Thats why you just cut it... But i've never needed to, once you end up pulling the boat to the area where you are snagged, ahah, it usually does one of three things: comes undone, bends the hook straight, or pulls whaetver its hung up on out of the water. Its great stuff.

wargoth · 07-31-07, 11:37 AM

I hear you on that 02. I sent a frog across the river the other night and snagged it up on some branches. one or two HARD yanks on the line was enough to send a big branch hurling at me from across the river. Superline hooks and 70 Lb. braid rule for snags.

Rodman_Rob · 07-31-07, 02:31 PM

power pro has helped me uproot trees and pull bicycles off the lake bottom. I even use it as a ski rope at times.

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodman_Rob

power pro has helped me uproot trees and pull bicycles off the lake bottom. I even use it as a ski rope at times.

Ouch.

Rodman_Rob · 07-31-07, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bassfisher02

Ouch.

did I mention........only when I'm driving the boat, lol.

bassthumb32 · 07-31-07, 06:43 PM

i use 30 pound power pro. i have always used 50 lb. but you still cant break the 30. thats why i use it.

Denny_K · 07-31-07, 09:41 PM

fUNNY STORIES AND YES I'M GOING TO POWER PRO FELLOWS.....THANKS
DENNY

hackattack · 07-31-07, 10:08 PM

dam...im the only guy who uses heavy mono?!?!?

Rodman_Rob · 07-31-07, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hackattack

dam...im the only guy who uses heavy mono?!?!?

yeah definately.

Rodman_Rob · 07-31-07, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denny_K

fUNNY STORIES AND YES I'M GOING TO POWER PRO FELLOWS.....THANKS
DENNY

it ain't funny when you're hooked up with a gator pulling you around the lake while you're trying to get your bronzeye frog back. and that was with 20 lbs test. He pulled me and my 9ft boat around for 45 minutes before he came unbuttoned.

Bender · 08-01-07, 03:24 PM

Just make sure to put some mono on the spool first as a backing, I have heard of braid slipping on the spool otherwise. Also, you use less of the expensive stuff. I found a double uni knot to be the easiest to tie for this and it hasn't failed me yet.

07-30-07, 04:56 PM	#1
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	fishing line Hi Guys, I was wondering what fishing line you guys use for fishing heavy cover? I will mostley have a jig w/trailor on there.I want a line that can with stand thick brush and timber and if i'm trying to muscle a bass out of the wood.Do they make a low-vis line that's really tough and very senitive?.The rod I'm gonna use is a rod my buddy gave me.He didn't like it cause it was over 6ft.It's 6 1/2 ft.When I looked down to take it from him i noticed in the slot where the reel goes it said G-loomis,I was FREAKIN shocked....I didn't say a word...I justed thanked him about 5 times. Thanks Denny

07-30-07, 05:04 PM	#2
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Well I dont know how much line visibility will matter, but for heavy cover its all about braid, particularly Powerpro. Very sensitive and wont break, line diameter is great, i think its something like 30lb Powerpro has the same line diameter as 6lb mono. Anyways use it and you wont be dissapointed. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-30-07, 05:53 PM	#3
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Denny just think, heavy cover, means the bass aint looking at your line(not that I think they ever do). Ask JB about Powerpro, and see what he says. Just bring your pliers to bend those hooks back curved as you pull them straight rotfl. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

07-30-07, 06:55 PM	#4
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Power Pro, .....Power Pro.......and did I mention Power Pro 65lb test and you will get em out __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

07-30-07, 07:41 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	What Laser said, except I use 50 lb. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-30-07, 07:54 PM	#6
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	Thanks guys I talked to Jb and he also likes Power Pro.I will buy some then....Thanks guys for your advice. Denny

07-30-07, 10:07 PM	#7
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I used 50 lb. last year and 65 this year, PowerPro of course. The only problem I have had with it is when you NEED to break it off, you are probably out of luck.

07-30-07, 10:09 PM	#8
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Thats why you just cut it... But i've never needed to, once you end up pulling the boat to the area where you are snagged, ahah, it usually does one of three things: comes undone, bends the hook straight, or pulls whaetver its hung up on out of the water. Its great stuff. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-31-07, 11:37 AM	#9
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	I hear you on that 02. I sent a frog across the river the other night and snagged it up on some branches. one or two HARD yanks on the line was enough to send a big branch hurling at me from across the river. Superline hooks and 70 Lb. braid rule for snags. __________________ -Wargoth

07-31-07, 02:31 PM	#10
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	power pro has helped me uproot trees and pull bicycles off the lake bottom. I even use it as a ski rope at times. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

07-31-07, 06:43 PM	#13
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	i use 30 pound power pro. i have always used 50 lb. but you still cant break the 30. thats why i use it. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

07-31-07, 09:41 PM	#14
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	Lol.... fUNNY STORIES AND YES I'M GOING TO POWER PRO FELLOWS.....THANKS DENNY

07-31-07, 10:08 PM	#15
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	dam...im the only guy who uses heavy mono?!?!?

08-01-07, 03:24 PM	#18
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Just make sure to put some mono on the spool first as a backing, I have heard of braid slipping on the spool otherwise. Also, you use less of the expensive stuff. I found a double uni knot to be the easiest to tie for this and it hasn't failed me yet.

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