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Interesting deal yesterday braid to fluro?
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<blockquote data-quote="jlanecr500" data-source="post: 5412274" data-attributes="member: 16430"><p>We troll 2.7mph on 45lb braid lead core with a 3oz 9" long musky lure similar to a husky jerk bait. I generally have 240ft of line in the water to get down to 40ft. I run a 50' leader because if I get hing up on bottom, the deepest it will be is less than 50'. This way if I can't free the plug with a plug knocker, I only lose the lure and leader. I also have a couple of poles rigged with a short leader approx 3 to 5 ft. We ran an extended test over a 2yr period and there was not a discernable difference in the number of fish caught long vs short leader. </p><p>That said, there IS one difference I've noted. The rod tip action from the lure is much more lively with the short leader vs the long leader. </p><p>A month ago, I decided to reel in and check my plug after trolling a while. Sometimes we pick up limbs and such without knowing it. It wasn't really any harder to reel in than normal considering the boat was still at trolling speed. About 50 ft or so from the boat my lure surfaced which is odd. Turns out I'd been dragging a good sized walleye for god knows how long. He was worn out. If I'd been running a short leader, I'd have noticed the difference in the rod tip action with the fish on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlanecr500, post: 5412274, member: 16430"] We troll 2.7mph on 45lb braid lead core with a 3oz 9" long musky lure similar to a husky jerk bait. I generally have 240ft of line in the water to get down to 40ft. I run a 50' leader because if I get hing up on bottom, the deepest it will be is less than 50'. This way if I can't free the plug with a plug knocker, I only lose the lure and leader. I also have a couple of poles rigged with a short leader approx 3 to 5 ft. We ran an extended test over a 2yr period and there was not a discernable difference in the number of fish caught long vs short leader. That said, there IS one difference I've noted. The rod tip action from the lure is much more lively with the short leader vs the long leader. A month ago, I decided to reel in and check my plug after trolling a while. Sometimes we pick up limbs and such without knowing it. It wasn't really any harder to reel in than normal considering the boat was still at trolling speed. About 50 ft or so from the boat my lure surfaced which is odd. Turns out I'd been dragging a good sized walleye for god knows how long. He was worn out. If I'd been running a short leader, I'd have noticed the difference in the rod tip action with the fish on. [/QUOTE]
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