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01-11-2011, 06:02 AM
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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01-11-2011, 07:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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I like to fill the spool 2/3 of the way with cheap 15lb mono, then fill the rest of the way with the wood stock TDF mentioned.. but I probably have a dozen filld with 40lb Cortland green dot dacron... a small button threaded on the line ahead of the swivel for marking the depth... I'm fussy so i splice a loop on the end of the line capturing the swivel, it makes for a smoothe transition, as often times the knot is larger than the swivel.. ( 30lb)... for most ponds, 10lb leader will suffice, where the pickerel are plentyfull, you will be doing yourself a favor by using 15lb test, unless you want to keep tieing hooks and possibly loose a few to bite offs... for leader material, i find cortland camoflage to be the most abrasion resistant with a nice balance of stretch ( you are hand lining here) and thin diameter... I make my leaders the length of the trap ... for trout I use 4' of 4lb floro...
for hooks, #4 for medium shiners .. I prefer Gami octopuss style... J hooks, pikerel have a nasty habit of taking a few feet of line and sitting on the bait, they can be difficult to hook with a circle, especialy for children... for bass or any fish running, circles work fine...
for large medium and large shiners, i prefer #2's... but as with salt water fishing, I like to use the smallest hook I can get away with...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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01-11-2011, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Yeah. Don't forget to put a button on the main line.
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01-11-2011, 09:09 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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01-11-2011, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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And don't forget your jiggin' stick!
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01-11-2011, 01:35 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Use the old power pro off your surf reels. My bro loaded up all our tip ups with 50# power pro that was left on the reels from last season. Works great and the stuff lasts forever. We were using 12# trilene xl for leaders on the trout setups and 20# big game for the bass. Gami octopus and shiner hooks in 1,1/0, and 2/0 sizes. For ice fishing like what I do, its really tough to screw it up as many things work well.
Last edited by Back Beach; 01-11-2011 at 01:41 PM..
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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01-11-2011, 01:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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power pro is great until.... a big fish makes a run and slices your hand to the bone....I saw a guy get 9 stitches just that way ...
awesome pics BTW.. those smiles say it all!
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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