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Offline Thearcher1340

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What pound test?
« on: Oct 13, 2015, 08:51 PM » Just working things out for the ice this year. My question to you guys n gals is what pound test are you using for panfish, perch, walleyed? I would really like to target some walleyed this year, but not sure on what pound test to go to. Panfish I usually run 4 pound. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #1 on: Oct 13, 2015, 08:55 PM » Panfish & perch I like to use 3 or 4 lbWalleyes I use 6 or 8 lb Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #2 on: Oct 13, 2015, 08:58 PM » How about rod action, I'm thinking medium? Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #3 on: Oct 13, 2015, 09:10 PM » For panfish and perch, I'd recommend Ultra Light or Light action. For walleyes, bass, trout and pike, I like to use medium action. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #4 on: Oct 13, 2015, 10:54 PM » 3-4# panfish6# walleye catfish Logged For more information read my MN nice journal

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #5 on: Oct 14, 2015, 12:05 AM » Usually run anywhere from 8-14lb. here. Only because of the big pike here and I hate breakoffs. You could get away with 2-4lb. for walleyes though. Light action all the way up to a medium-heavy depending on what lure size you would be using.Crappie and perch I would go 1-4lb test and an ultra light all the way up to a medium light rod, again depending on the wieght of the lure you are using. Lighter rods=lighter line Heavier rods=heavier line Logged

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« Reply #6 on: Oct 14, 2015, 02:14 AM » I got 50# braid on one of my baitcaster. LOL... Giant Chubby Darter that weighs something like 3 oz. is usually on the end of that. Logged For more information read my MN nice journal

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #7 on: Oct 14, 2015, 05:58 AM » Are you guys tying on a leader if the bite is finicky. Say your spooled with 4# and you use a 2# leader or just changing rods out. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #8 on: Oct 14, 2015, 06:06 AM » change the rod. Have several at the ready. Logged Flags up! Bobbers down!

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« Reply #9 on: Oct 14, 2015, 12:13 PM » Quote from: Thearcher1340 on Oct 14, 2015, 05:58 AM
Are you guys tying on a leader if the bite is finicky. Say your spooled with 4# and you use a 2# leader or just changing rods out.
I have before, but I try not to. Logged For more information read my MN nice journal

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #10 on: Oct 14, 2015, 12:24 PM » 8# Fluoro for everything. Perch/panfish are not picky/line shy at all. They travel in schools and its usually a pack mentality when there is food around. Logged Official Member of The G.I.T.s, Gods In Training 1/2014The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #11 on: Oct 14, 2015, 01:11 PM » 4# for gills, perch and crappies.4#-6# for most trout 6#-8# for walleyes10#-12# for big lakers and pike. Pike with a 20-25 floro or braid leader Logged US Army Cavalry Scout 2007-Present "The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing"-Edmund Burke

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #12 on: Oct 17, 2015, 02:45 AM » Panfish can be fussy and line shy in clear water lakes. I use 2-3 lb test for big bulls a slab crappie and the very small micro jigs and tiny plastics. If I used 8 lb test I guaranty you I would not be eating many fish dinners. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #13 on: Oct 17, 2015, 07:29 AM » 3lb for panfish10lb braid for walleye Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #14 on: Oct 17, 2015, 08:01 AM » Quote
8# Fluoro for everything. Perch/panfish are not picky/line shy at all. They travel in schools and its usually a pack mentality when there is food around.
Baitbucket, 8# works just fine around here, even in the clear lakes because so few people target bait fish, I mean panfish in this part of the country... In places were catching a big sunfish is a big deal, the fish have become line shy and they need to drop down to finer lines... Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #15 on: Oct 18, 2015, 07:38 AM » Most people never caught buckets of 9- 9.5 inch gills and 12- 14 inch crappie. Much better eating than TROUTS Logged

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« Reply #16 on: Oct 18, 2015, 07:54 AM » For the table I catch haddock and stripers. Cleaning a bucket full of panfish is rarely worth the trouble, but to each his own... Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #17 on: Oct 18, 2015, 08:07 AM » in southern lower michigan, they get gun shy when not stacked/schooled/suspened and all of us use 2# for pans.otherwise they don't care what size line you use. they hit a shoe string with food and they'll eat. its fun to find days like those, but they are far and few between. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #18 on: Oct 18, 2015, 09:45 AM » I go with 2 pound, but the fish I catch are perch, small walleye, and trout rarely over 5 pounds. I lose some trout, but tend to do better with the lighter line. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #19 on: Oct 18, 2015, 11:02 AM » 3 lb for panfish. 8 lb fire line for walleye. 30 lb braid for pike. Logged

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #20 on: Oct 18, 2015, 12:06 PM » 2 or 3 lb. For pannies, 6lb. for walleye. Logged If fishing is a sport are we considered athletes?

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Re: What pound test?
« Reply #21 on: Oct 18, 2015, 03:49 PM » A 4# line is not a 4# line anymore. Some 4# lines breaks in the 8# range. Some 4# lines are as thin as a 3# equivalent test line while others may be as thin/thick as 6# test lines. Logged For more information read my MN nice journal
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