What braided line with line counter reels??

[northshoremb]

My Precision trolling book states 10#mono or 10/4# Fireline. I was wondering if most people use Fireline or mono on line counter reels? Or what about PowerPro which is better in my opinion and thinner in diameter(40/10#).

I am just using my 9' rigger rods with line counters spooled with #17 Berkley since I didn't wanna respool. Would braided line work on most linecounters or will it bind and digg in when fish is peeling line?? My line counters are Cabela's Depthmaster's.

[rebs]

Originally Posted by northshoremb

My Precision trolling book states 10#mono or 10/4# Fireline. I was wondering if most people use 10/4 Fireline or stronger. Or what about PowerPro which is better in my opinion and thinner in diameter(10/2#).

I am just using my 9' rigger rods with line counters spooled with #17 Berkley since I didn't wanna respool. Would braided line work on most linecounters or will it bind and digg in when fish is peeling line?? My line counters are Cabela's Depthmaster's.

I use 30 lb braid because I pull dypsy divers and they pull super hard.

[Kino]

Originally Posted by northshoremb

My Precision trolling book states 10#mono or 10/4# Fireline. I was wondering if most people use 10/4 Fireline or stronger. Or what about PowerPro which is better in my opinion and thinner in diameter(10/2#).

I am just using my 9' rigger rods with line counters spooled with #17 Berkley since I didn't wanna respool. Would braided line work on most linecounters or will it bind and digg in when fish is peeling line?? My line counters are Cabela's Depthmaster's.

I have some rods rigged with the 40/10 power pro. They have not had this line around as long as the 30 and that is why most guys have it rigged. The 40/10 is right in line with 10 XT mono and the dive charts, try it as you won't be let down.

[hondo]

The only time I use mono on my linecounters is when I'm pulling planer boards in open water ..... other than that I go with superbraids.

Power Pro and Stren Superbraid are my favorites, Spiderwire Stealth is my least favorite because it is SOOO soft it tends to wrap around rod tips and line guides a lot (much worse on casting rods than on trolling rods, but it happens).

At times I'll go with 40/10 to match the line diameter in the Precision Trolling book. At times I'll go with 30/8 or 20/6 if I want thinner line and more depth ...... at times I go with 50/12 if I want thicker line diameter and want to let out more line to get farther away from the boat. In the fall we often troll flatlines at night with 4 lines in the boat, and a lot of times I'll run 50 lb on my back lines and 20 or 30 lb on my front lines to get more distance between the baits and avoid tangles.

[northshoremb]

Originally Posted by hondo

The only time I use mono on my linecounters is when I'm pulling planer boards in open water ..... other than that I go with superbraids.

Power Pro and Stren Superbraid are my favorites, Spiderwire Stealth is my least favorite because it is SOOO soft it tends to wrap around rod tips and line guides a lot (much worse on casting rods than on trolling rods, but it happens).

At times I'll go with 40/10 to match the line diameter in the Precision Trolling book. At times I'll go with 30/8 or 20/6 if I want thinner line and more depth ...... at times I go with 50/12 if I want thicker line diameter and want to let out more line to get farther away from the boat. In the fall we often troll flatlines at night with 4 lines in the boat, and a lot of times I'll run 50 lb on my back lines and 20 or 30 lb on my front lines to get more distance between the baits and avoid tangles.

Why you run mono instead of braid for planner's?? I was wondering if I should swith from mono to braid for my rigger rods which serve as downrigger rods for salmon and planner rods for Eyes.

[hondo]

Originally Posted by northshoremb

Why you run mono instead of braid for planner's?? I was wondering if I should swith from mono to braid for my rigger rods which serve as downrigger rods for salmon and planner rods for Eyes.

I like mono for boards in open water because of the stretch factor, it works well with the boards surging in the waves, and I like the stretch factor for hooking and playing fish. The boards hold on to mono better than they hold on to superlines, and in open water with boards I don't need the ultra-sensitivity of braids to tell me if I'm fouled with weeds or anything like that.

For pulling dipsys I like the strength of the braided lines. And for contour trolling and flatline trolling I like the sensitivity of the braids to let me know if I'm digging into the bottom, or occasionally ticking bottom or occasionally ticking weed tops, or if I'm fouled with weeds. And if I'm fouled with weeds a few sharp jerks of the rod tip will usually snap them off if you're running a superline. And occasionally I like the added depth I can get with the thinner diameter superlines.

[Sportdog]

Originally Posted by northshoremb

Why you run mono instead of braid for planner's?? I was wondering if I should swith from mono to braid for my rigger rods which serve as downrigger rods for salmon and planner rods for Eyes.

You might want to re-think changing from mono to braid on those rigger rods. Hard strikes and short non-stretch line will get you a ton of missed salmon or steelhead with braid. The mono has stretch, which is good for the initial hit and those screaming runs at boatside. Just my experience.

[K Gonefishin]

I salmon and walleye fish. You do not want braid for anything except for running dipsey's and even then the only purpose there is so you can trip your divers or see hitch hiking small fish when your divers are set back over 100 ft. Mono and the stretchy properties allow for fish to run anytime throughout the fight expecially boat side without pulling the hooks out and it works wonders in rough water when pulling inline boards. Braid on riggers is a no no. One you'll really have to crank down on your downrigger releases just so the line doesn't pull out when your deploy your rigger balls, the added stretch helps there as well as on the initial strike expecially with salmon. If you fish in waters with fleas like lake ontario you want to go with cortland flea flicker in 20 pound or Berkely big game, ande line or maxima in 30 pound, fleas can't gather on these lines these 4 are the most popular on lake O. Maxima get the nod from me. 10 pound for walleye pulling boards and 30 pound for rigger rods for lake O rigger rods. Braid is bad and will account for many lost fish due to no stretch expecially on big water fisheries.

[Kino]

I assumed you was pulling dipsys only and for that the braid is great but for any other type of walleye trolling, even jets, the 10 XT has been awesome in my experiance. Go with Kgones advice, as he has forgot more about the trolling game than I will prolly ever know!

[Boatnut]

I use 40/10 power pro on my dipsy rods as well as in line planer board rods. On downriggers, I use mono. I pull church boards and never had a problem with coming undone or slipping. They do double duty for steelie fishing as well. I don't think I lose any more fish then guys running mono and I can read the boards better. I use mono backer underneath.