I use PowerPro, 10 pound test and 2 pound diameter.
After about a year the line starts to look beat up. It doesn’t seem to affect it’s strength, just looks like hell.
So I pull it all off, turn it around and spool it all back on.
When I was done I decided to give it a test.
I have a 6′ – 8″ medium light, fast action rod that was custom built for me by MC Custom Rods.
The lure I seem to use 90 percent of the time is a Cabela’s 1/16th ounce plain head jig with a 1/0 hook. On this I thread a 3 inch Producto Spring Grub, usually pearl.
I made a few casts and measured it each time. 60 feet on each cast. It takes no real effort on my part to make that cast.
I have no clue if this is good, bad or indifferent, but I like that distance with such a light lure.
Of course, now I have to get out a 1/32 ounce jig and see what I can do with that.
Funny to me anyway, I do things like this all the time. My little obsessive/compulsive tests I run on damn near everything.
I just don’t write about it.
bob
24 Jun 2012you should write about it. We think everyone has our attention to detail, or our thought processes, or our abilities to figure things out, or the speed with which we can do these things.
They don’t. That is why, in large part, there are only a few good fisherman, and the rest – the majority – struggle. Many have gifts or talents, but not that extra little something that allows the few to get the extra bit of use or insight from those gifts and talents.
You have that little extra bit.
Your writing about your processes that lead to catching fish – more, bigger, whatever – is of intrinsic value to those who fish in general. If they get one little clue or tip, that improves their fishing or approach to fishing, then it was worth their reading the words.
And your taking the time to write them.
Power pro is a great line for taking an incredible beating, or just neglect, and still remain castable and strong as hell on the knot strength. I’ve found it has no real flaws other than I just get tired of looking at it laying all gray-ish and grizzly on the spool. Ah. the power of “looks.”
Looks? As I’ve learned witha lot of things; looks hide a variety of flaws. 🙂
Ken G
24 Jun 2012Bob, I realize how much I take for granted. It’s hard to describe a lot of what I see/do. I believe we talked about this in the past, we have to show people.
Here, see this? This right here, right there?
Other times, yesterday as a case in point, there is no obvious reason for fish to be holding in a certain spot and yet, there they were. Was going to walk right past, but something triggered a cast. Something looked good…depth, lack of current flow, weeds on edges…wound up catching 7 smallies and missing another 5.
No different then the presentation you give. I have the more or less written version, but it’s you talking and the visuals you provide that drive the point home.
Got a compliment the other day from a guided client…There must be something in the air or you are better than you think…he was just a quick study. One of the rare ones.
cofisher
25 Jun 2012If you write it they will come. It’s always good to get different perspectives even a worm dunker. Everyone has a twist.
Ken G
25 Jun 2012I do need to get back in the swing of writing things down Howard.
Worm dunker, pshaw. I use minnows and leeches.