On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

Have you tried braided line yet? It does work well.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:39:17 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

Have you tried braided line yet? It does work well.

I've been thinking about it - what do you use?

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question
that no one ever thinks to ask."

Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988)

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:53:10 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:39:17 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

Have you tried braided line yet? It does work well.

I've been thinking about it - what do you use?

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question
that no one ever thinks to ask."

Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988)

I've got Spectron 50lb on my trolling reels. I bought it at a flea
market for a pretty good price compared to the stores. Don't remember
what I paid for it. It is much thinner than comparable mono. Probably
pretty close to wire.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:58:18 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:53:10 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:39:17 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

Have you tried braided line yet? It does work well.

I've been thinking about it - what do you use?

I've got Spectron 50lb on my trolling reels. I bought it at a flea
market for a pretty good price compared to the stores. Don't remember
what I paid for it. It is much thinner than comparable mono. Probably
pretty close to wire.

I have a source close to me for good dacron line - I'll give it a try
this summer.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question
that no one ever thinks to ask."

Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

snip

I have a source close to me for good dacron line - I'll give it a try
this summer.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
I thought that with the advent of spectra that dacron line was pretty much
obsolete. Do folks still use it?

del cecchi

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:09:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

I haven't had a good
reason for the 30' leaders, other than "that's the traditional way."
==========================================

30 feet sounds like a lot to me. I troll with wire line and use about
10 feet of heavy mono for a leader, but I'm no expert. Some days I
catch fish and some days I don't.

I have one wire rig, but I don't use it much unless I'm in and around
rocks and rocky bottom contours.

Inshore I do a lot of drifting rather than trolling - my personal
opinion is that the bait has a more natural presentation that way.
Don't really need wire for that.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question
that no one ever thinks to ask."

Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988)