24-04-2008, 03:00 AM
[quote name='Tatonka' post='10737' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:44 AM']I've tried just about everything and have not seen much of a huge difference. Tested 10lb braided line last year and found the strike was a little easier to detect. On the flip side, the bradied line got easily tangled. Usually I use whatever I had left on my reels from the past fishing season.[/quote]
I usually fish with nothing but braid b/c its a lot thinner and much more sensitive so what you said is correct about being able to detect strikes more easily. The downside , you are once again correct, is that if you're fishing the GI bridge w/ tons of people crowded around and one of them snags your line, you're pretty much guaranteed you'll have to cut and retie b/c braid tangles are the WORST. I would say any medium to medium heavy action freshwater rod/reel combo would be a safe bet. The 20lb mono that the one guy spoke of , is imo, a bit much. I would go w/ 12 or 14lb mono and you'll be fine. Just make sure your rod isn't too light if you're throwing 1-2oz of weight. By the time you hook into some squiddlies, your rod will be bent in half on a light rod.
I usually fish with nothing but braid b/c its a lot thinner and much more sensitive so what you said is correct about being able to detect strikes more easily. The downside , you are once again correct, is that if you're fishing the GI bridge w/ tons of people crowded around and one of them snags your line, you're pretty much guaranteed you'll have to cut and retie b/c braid tangles are the WORST. I would say any medium to medium heavy action freshwater rod/reel combo would be a safe bet. The 20lb mono that the one guy spoke of , is imo, a bit much. I would go w/ 12 or 14lb mono and you'll be fine. Just make sure your rod isn't too light if you're throwing 1-2oz of weight. By the time you hook into some squiddlies, your rod will be bent in half on a light rod.
Squid: The other other OTHER white meat