Fireline or Mono. for bottom bouncing?

[Eyeowa]

I almost always use Fireline when fishing bottom bouncers with mono. from the bouncer to the hooks. Some tell me that I will "miss" fish by reacting too fast to a bite due to the no stretch factor in the line. What do you think?????

Eyeowa

[SdDoc]

We must adapt our technique to he mood of the fish. If they are agressive, then no need to wait for them to take the bait in all the way. If they are nuetral, then you might need to drop the tip back a few seconds, then set the hook. Either way the fireline is not going to hamper you. might even allow you to feel the fish better than mono. One tip: Always use a stronger line on the rod to the bouncer than from the bouncer to the hook. If you snag, you should atleast get your bouncer back... Good luck. Dan

[Eye Trap]

Been my experience that the walleyes hook themselves when you're bottom bouncing. Therefore,no real need to "feel" the bite-which is what we use Fireline for anyways. I use "cheap",bulk wound monofilament on all my bottom bouncers and never have any problems. The main thing you need to be concerned with is the size of the weight. Keep it just "ticking" on the bottom and you'll do just fine.

[EricCO]

I like using fireline not so much for feeling the fish but for feeling the bottom bouncer. Here in colorado alot of the bottom of our lakes are mucky, so knowing whether my bottom bouncer is just ticking bottom or dragging the whole rig through the muck requires the sensitivity of fireline. I also like that when I move my rod tip up or down the bottom bouncer isn't a split second away in it's reaction. This save a lot of treacherous snags from happening.

I use 14/6 firline as main line and 10lb Trilene XT for the snells. This allows me to bust off spinnners when they snag rather than losing the whole rig.

[Jim/UT]

I use almost exactly the same setup, works wonderfully for me. I did change this year to Berkely Whiplash 20/4, we'll see how it does.

Good Luck!

[Gunga Din]

Where did you find it? I haven't seen it anywhere--not even the mail order shops. I am pleased with the 20lb (how's that, REW) PowerPro on a couple trolling rigs. I'd like to try Whiplash on my baitcast, though.

[Neal/Co]

Don't you take the risk of breaking an expensive rod by using superlines to troll bouncers? Wouldn't you have to be very careful when trying to dislodge snags? The reason I ask is, I am waiting on delivery on a new baitcast setup from Bass Pro and I am trying to decide what to spool on it. It will have two purposes. One will be pulling bouncers and the other will be casting big baits for Pike. What line would you guys suggest?

[slick2526]

well my own opinion i would go with a braidedline for musky becuase muskys are the most agressive fish in freshwater lakes. Bottom bouncers is your won opinion myself i would use mono for shallow and braided for better sensitivity in deeper water read the rest of the articles. if you dont want to bust your rod when you troll/bouncers sue a heavier line on your pull but a lghter on your worm harness. If your afriand od snagging your bottom bouncer, look at lindsay no-snagg bottom bouncers, i switched to those and i like them allot.

[bill]

I love the braid for fishing bouncers, you can feel everything on the bottom as well as any light bite from fish. You will also save a lot of bouncers from snags. As far as breaking rods, keep your drag set and be a little careful not to pull too hard on your rod when your snagged. Over all, the best line I have ever fished for bouncers.

[TerryMac]

I use both.
I do like the fact that the fireline cuts thru the water easier than mono..so i can get by using less weight on deeper bouncing.
I use the fireline on a pretty cheap (Lightning Rod) and I can feel what is going on just fine w/ the fireline on that rig.

[EYE-GUIDE]

Ditto! I find this to be the best combo going for river fishing cranks and crawlers with level wind set-ups, and also for pulling cranks on lakes. I do not like it however for pulling boards.
Tuck