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Post by darrellmyskiw on May 10, 2006 7:29:54 GMT -6
for warmwater fishies .............
what's your opinions for sinking lines .............. yeah, yeah, yeah - I know - depends on conditions, where the fish are, etc ................. fulkl sink - ty. II, ty. III, ty. IV ...
sink tips I can beggar about with my floating line ...........
darrell,
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Robert Burton
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Post by Robert Burton on May 10, 2006 8:29:37 GMT -6
I am not sure the needs change too much based on species but tactics.
If you are short lining (the head plus a bit) for bass or pike then any quality line will do. If you just want a line to follow your streamers down than a slow~medium sink rate is good and still allows you to fish divers and sliders on the surface and pull them under.
If you want to fish floating frog patterns, but deep, then a line that gets down fast is the ticket.
If you are long lining for walleye on a hump, for example, then I would steer you in the direction of a density compensated line. This stuff allows the line to sink in an even manner as it is really hard to to set the hook when there is a big 'bow' in the line that normal FS line produce.
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Post by Dale Martens on May 10, 2006 10:50:29 GMT -6
When I'm fishing a lake, the line I use the most is a type ll full sinker. It gets me into those 4' to 10' depths which seem to be productive in the spring or fall or a summer evening. If I want to go deeper I pull out a type IV sinker. Or straight monofilament with a jig on the end... If I'm feeling really optimistic about the top-water bite, I use a floater. I only use sink-tips on a river.
Another nice thing about a type II sinker is that it casts really well. It's thin enough to slice the wind but thick enough so that it doesn't drop like a rock while your backcast is straightening.
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