Line Problem question - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

The Dad Fisherman · 03-18-2009, 07:01 PM

I'd just go 50 across the board....

hyefisherman2 · 03-18-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd just go 50 across the board....

same

fishaholic18 · 03-18-2009, 07:11 PM

eastendlu · 03-18-2009, 07:22 PM

Wow i use 30lbs fireline on my 250 when you think about it 20 lbs fireline breaks at around 68lbs i can't imagine what 50 or 60 power pro would break at.

Sea Dangles · 03-18-2009, 07:31 PM

Bob,don't you usually fish sandy beaches? I fish with guys that use pp 40# for the canal.I would go with 40 or 50. I think 65 is overkill and will drastically reduce casting distance. I use it for yoyo or on the 275 for tuna.

luds · 03-18-2009, 07:34 PM

50 on all 3. 65 is way too thick for my tase and like SD said it will hurt your casting distance.

Mike P · 03-18-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd just go 50 across the board....

That's what I do. I do have one reel (Saltist 30H) spooled with 65# Sufix. That goes on my All Star 1209 conventional for the 9" shads. They cast like an old shoe anyway, and I had the spool of 65 and figured that it was a good a use of it as any.

Sweetwater · 03-18-2009, 07:56 PM

Agree that if you only want to buy one spool, 50# is the way to go. I really don't see much use in any case for anything over 50# unless you're planning on tackling tuna...then you'll need to go to at least 80# for the class fish we're expecting next year. Otherwise, anything heavier is just not required and will cut down on casting distances.

My 2 cents.

Mr. Sandman · 03-19-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike P

They cast like an old shoe anyway.

tattoobob · 03-19-2009, 03:54 PM

Thanks everyone I guess I will go with 50 #

I fish both sand and Rocks probably 50/50 % of the time

Mr. Sandman · 03-19-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd just go 50 across the board....

I have 65 on one of my larger spooled tuna spinning reels. IMO 50 PP is fine for the shore. If you are fishing rocks in a manner where you expect the line to be rubbing on barnacle encrusted boulders...then # test really doesn't matter when your talking about braid, because they all suck when it comes to abrasion...yeah some are a little better than others but they still suck and your best bet is mono. If you can manage to work around boulders then I would go with braid, IMO braid will give you a lot more opportunities to hook up than mono. Landing them is as mentioned above.