I hate doing it but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Respool time
- Thread starter RUGER
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Im a 4 pound mono man. Heard good stuff about that though
I started using it for trout and wondered if it would make a difference for bream.
After catching a couple thousand fish nobody will make me believe it doesn't help.
I use it for everything now.
It is a beach with spinning reels for a while after respooling but for me the pros outweigh the cons
I label line size, line type and date on every reel so I can keep track.
I bought a 13k yard roll fo cabelas elite 4 pound line. Thats was 5 yrs ago. I respool each reel iften and i have a dozen diawa 1000 lt i rotate. I cant stand a low spool.
Harold Money jr
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Fluorocarbon ABSOLUTELY makes a difference when it comes to bass and rockfish when fishing with live shad. It's like 6-7 fish to 1 with mono. We've handed someone a rod with fluorocarbon and they'll catch em until we give it to someone else. If they have the clear mono then they'll say that other rod is magic. I would not have thought it but, it's proven time and again. I'm not sure about crappie or bluegills.
Jon54
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Real men use #2
TheLBLman
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OK, let me get this straight.
You're using 1/32 oz baits on 6-lb line for bream?
1/64 ounce
I write the date on a small piece of paper and wrap it around each rod with scotch tape.
Have you tried any of the line conditioners to help make it more manageable?
What is it about the fluorocarbon that makes that much difference?
I have a couple of times I didn't see a huge difference.
May try that again though. There are probably better options out there than what I used.
They can't see it is what I have always heard.
It's a smaller diameter than the same #test as say mono.
I don't need floracarbon to catch fish. 
Just curious is this odd or what ?
TheLBLman
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Seems something that light would be hard to cast any distance on 6-lb line.
In times past, I have typically gone down to 2-lb test Trilene Xtra Limp to cast something that small. Actually, have always thought 1/32 oz worked best with 2-lb line until the 4-lb flouro came out.
I haven't done much bream fishing the past many years, but will probably start doing more ongoing.
When I did a lot, it was usually 1/32 oz for bream, 1/16 oz for crappie.
And 2 lb Trilene.
TheLBLman
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Back in the pre-flouro days, the difference in fish-catching bream & crappie (casting jigs) was about as dramatic going from 4 or 6 lb mono to 2, as it is today via going from mono to flouro.
To me it would seems the line is too heavy for the tiny baits you are throwing and the weight of the fish you are pursuing
Harold Money jr
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JRC1,
Dang I hope I'm not hijacking Rugers post here but, I feel he and I are in agreement on flourocarbon.
I feel and have been told that flourocarbon is a lot more invisible under water to the fish. That's why in my opinion they bite baits better than mono. Also flourocarbon is "heavier" and sinks better. Thats why Ruger can use 6lb on such small jig weights and they still get down.
Dang I hope I'm not hijacking Rugers post here but, I feel he and I are in agreement on flourocarbon.
I feel and have been told that flourocarbon is a lot more invisible under water to the fish. That's why in my opinion they bite baits better than mono. Also flourocarbon is "heavier" and sinks better. Thats why Ruger can use 6lb on such small jig weights and they still get down.
