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Salt Water line?
« on: February 15, 2014, 06:47:14 PM »
For saltwater salmon fishing what type of line does everyone use?   Will be mostly trolling with downriggers.  Mono or Braid pros and cons?

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2014, 06:54:29 PM »
For trolling with downriggers:  25# Izorline

For Jigging:  65# PowerPro with 4' section of 25# Izorline


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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2014, 07:28:47 PM »
Braid with a top shot of mono. I like to have a little stretch with the mono, I feel more fish make it to the boat that way.

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2014, 08:38:50 PM »
I run 25lb mono on my DR rods.

Most of the time its Berkley Big Game.

If I'm trolling deep, 200'+ at Neah Bay I'll run 50lb Jerry Brown braid.

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2014, 09:13:27 PM »
30 or 50lb Power Pro, downriggers or bottomfishing.

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2014, 05:53:02 PM »
I jig for kings....fish the downriggers for silver's and use #20 izorline for both. I usually just fish a whole herring only off the riggers so you may want to go to #25 if you use flashers. I have used #20 izorline for years with no problems and lots of fish.....hope that helps...Les

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2014, 10:31:39 PM »
Bottom fish: 85lbs braid, 500 yards on my avet lx
 
Salmon 250 yards 50lbs braid on my level wind jigging/casting rod, 400 yards 50 braid  on my downrigger/mooching rod

I never use mono, except for pre-tied salmon leaders, or flurocarbon for everything but kings
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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2014, 04:31:11 AM »
I use 65lb power pro for all bottom fish except Halibut. I use 100 lb power pro for that with 200 lb mono leader and 2 hooks. 2 at a time is always better.
 I use 65 lb braid on Tekota 600 for salmon with 100 lb mono and 8/0 hooks in whole herring. They NEVER get off. Remember , in the salt salmon are not leader or line shy. We catch tons of fish. We target BIG kings . They NEVER chew thru our leader. Commercial fishermen fish primarily for kings and do not have anything less than 100lb for leader.

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2014, 08:40:17 PM »
Thanks, for all the great info, its much appreciated. 

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Re: Salt Water line?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 08:29:30 PM »
65 lb braid. Less drag and lasts forever compared to mono.

 


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