Leadcore Line?

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Okay I was wondering if somebody could help me with this leadcore line.

I like to troll tube & worms along the coastline, I have been doing this with a wireline combination, but I hear this is not the hot ticket in 20' or less feet of water? Some have said I would be better off with a leadcore line setup when fishing in that depth?

Opinions on this and a good rod and reel combination for the leadcore?

Thanks
Don

[Canalratt1]

If you are fishing that shallow you want to go with Leadcore. We have wire and leadcore rigged up and the leadcore always outfishes the wire in shallow water and is easier to use. We use 4/0 Penn senaters on 7' Penn Slammers. With leadcore you don't need a roller guide. I have 100 yards spooled on with a dacron backing. I think It sinks around 4 feet a color with a tube at twenty feet about five colers are put out. I have a mono leader that runs around ten foot.

[Flounder]

Sorry, I can't help you as I have no experience with Leadcore, or "tube 'n worm". I've used wire line on umbrella rigs though, and it seems to me leadcore would be more forgiving.

I do have a question though. I have a kayak. "Worm trolling" is a viable technique for shallow water locally, but "tube 'n worm" is a New England phenomena as far as I can tell. Fish are fish, and I'm fairly certain the technique would work here. At the speeds my kayak travels, perhaps it would work well. (I'm a slow paddler)

Can you describe the setup? Is the tube a commercial item? Hook size/style ...etc?

Thanks in advance,

Flounder

[Canalratt1]

You could definatly "troll" tubes on your kayak. Many guys troll them in small boats on mone rigs in shallow water (10 feet) with good success. You can get tubes at most of the local bait shops. The range from about 18" to 36" with the medium sized ones working best for me. Purple, red, orange and black seem to be the best colors and make sure to rool the tube around something so it is twisted like a corkscrew. You want to make sure it spins when trolled and do not use spinning rods your line will twist. Find the largest sand worms possible and put on the last hook coming up the worm about an inch or two and coming out its mouth. you want the worm to hang straight of the hook. Slow trolling works best with turns, stops and slowing down the trick making dragging behind a yak a good chioce. When you get a hit let the fish hook itself, many times you'll get bumped and the fish will come right back and nail it. Bait is a must on these rigs and if you can't get worms clams, squid strips or power worms will work but large sand worms are best.