Fishing

Let me ask you this Steve, how many times have you walked down a pier an noticed a person fishing with a big, heavy, fiberglass rod with a little zebco reel on it? LOL, it's the funniest thing in the world, but many people don't know any better.

It's such a great point that your tackle needs to match. Your rod, reel, and line needs to compliment each other; and it also needs to compliment your preference of terminal tackle, enviroment, and fishing style.

Like you, I have different rods for different types of fishing. Length, lb test rating, type of eyelets, action. The same goes for reel and tackle selection. Even something like crappie fishing might warrant 2 or 3 different outfits for the situation. You may need an ultra lite combo for casting small lures. Then you may need a baitcasting combo with a stiffer rod for trolling or multi-rod drifting. Then, you may need a cane pole for getting into the heavy, heavy stuff. There are even more combo's of tackle that could be applied in the ideal situation. So much diversity involved. But keep your chin up. This is a great reason to convince your wife why you need another fishing pole.

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We have guys on the piers here that actually use a Coke bottle or can with the line only hand wrapped on it. It seems to suit their needs for the time being.

To each his/her own.


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There is probably more agreement on what NOT to use, than what to use. That is the advice I always heed first...


"One man's fish is another man's poisson"

Some of their choices of equipment is a cultural issue too. We do respect other cultures.
Another member on this site spent many years in Japan. He said that over there they fish mostly for immediate food needs. The peoples access to good fishing is limited and they sometimes resort to catching the smaller tricky fish.

Gear of choice: 1 stick wrapped with 1/2 lb to 1lb test and a few small hooks.

It is kind of interesting to see how they would fish over here with such abundance of places to go and species of fish to catch.


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I think if they knew how the fishing is over here and all the great locations, we'd have a serious imagration problem. LOL You're right though steve. Many japanese, and many other asian locations, have never even held a fishing pole. Many use nets or just line and hooks. Some of the countries are moving up though. Guam, for instance, has moved up in the world; utilizing large sportfishing boats and modern equipment and techniques. The other pacific countries are slowly, but surely, following suit.

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I think we are similar to cats in a fashion by comparison--we just like to play with our food a bit before we eat it


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Big Fish, Small Tackle.........I guess you can call that playing


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i use power pro 2 pound diam but 15 pound test and up .i also use cajun red works when i an crappie and bream fishing really well.

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ITS NOT THE FISH IN THE FIGHT BUT THE FIGHT IN THE FISH THAT MATTERS.ALWAYS GO LIGHT FOR THE BEST FIGHT.

I saw the cajun red, but I'm not sure about it. I haven't heard much about it. I fish ultra light right now and picked up some AN40 silver thread 4#, and some Maxima Chameleon 2#. I really like the Maxima, having used it a lot in the past. The silver thread I have heard great things about, and I am anxious to try it out.

What do you like about the cajun red?


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I use 8 pound braided fireline for most of my rods.
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i use the 4 pound and its strong and i get more bites on it i have tried it beside several other lines,berkley,stren,spiderline and silver tread with the same depth and lure and caught more and larger fish on it .cast good i dont care for the heavier line up in the 20 pound. but the ultra light line is great.

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ITS NOT THE FISH IN THE FIGHT BUT THE FIGHT IN THE FISH THAT MATTERS.ALWAYS GO LIGHT FOR THE BEST FIGHT.

thanks for the reply--I might have to give it a try. I wonder if it works equally well on other warm water fish. Do you think it is the low visibility? Must be...


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after useing it on all the southern species it works well i even use it to make my crappie rigs with.

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ITS NOT THE FISH IN THE FIGHT BUT THE FIGHT IN THE FISH THAT MATTERS.ALWAYS GO LIGHT FOR THE BEST FIGHT.

The Cajun line gets alot of promotion on the West Coast, especially in SoCal. The stuff works pretty well in fresh and saltwater. I doesn't have as much memory as other lines and it holds up pretty decent to certain types of structure fishing.


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My buddy uses strictly cajun line and he claims he has good results. Id have to ask him more about it cause thats all i really know.
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Some people swear by Cajun line and others swear at it. I had the chance to test it, use it under many types of circmstance, and abuse it.

I found it to be durable enough to handle some serious situations. I use the line more for deep water and structure fishing.


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I think you're right on with your accessment of the Cajun line. I have my Penn 990 Spooled up with it now. As far as over all performance, I'd say it's identical to Berkely Big Game; other than the trademark red color. However, I think the claims of the line being invisible underwater is a crock of crap. I posted about his not long ago. I actually looked at the line underwater with my snorkel on, and the red line stands out way more than some other colors. If I can see it, so can a fish. Personally, if you're worried about the fish seeing your line, you need to down size the line and use a color that mimics the water color and clarity. Personally, nothing beats a good ol' clear mono for it's camo'ing affect. I looked at all different colors while I was in the water. Dark green, for reason, seems to disappear at a short distance. I found that quite odd.

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That is why I use the Red for the deep down fishing. We are limited to a maximum of 60fms during the peak season. Down there, the fish don't worry much anyways.


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When I am crappie fishing I generally use a 11 ft Wally Marshall jig pole with 6 lb test line if the fish are deep. I like high vis so I can see the line.
When the crappie are spawning, I like to watch the bobber go under.
When I am bass fishing I use a 6 1/2 to 7 ft rod, 12 to 20lb test depending on the situation. I really like to fish a crankbait,spinnerbait, and a baby brushawg.

Any idea how the lighter test measures up? I think they make a 4#.


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I have tested from 2lb all the way through 80lb. It seems like the lighter # test does not fall into the hidden category.

I watched a nice pack of Browns scatter even with 2lb. If you are using it for non line shy fish it works good. I have managed to convince some nice Bluegills, Red breasted Sunfish, Green Sunfish and Tilapia to take my baits with 2 and 4lb test.

I have also done good with the LMB on 4 and 6lb test. Although they did spook a little bit on the 17lb.

12, 15 and 17 has done good on Stripers and Cats.

I won't even begin to get into the Saltwater species. I have caught over 84 species of Saltwater fish on the Red line.


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I have been using Mr. Crappie 6 lb hi-vis on my jig poles and my ultra lite spinning. I just bought some Mr. Crappie (Wally Marshall) camo 6 lb test. haven't tried it yet. I have Pline on some of my bass fishing rigs. I like it very much.








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i have really never had any problems with plain old trilene XL.



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I never minded trilene xl, but thought that it was not as good as some of the smaller diameter lines which seemed to be more abrasion resistant and stronger for the same # test rating. But I haven't been that familiar with the newer lines, that's why I was asking. Hey, ya gotta go with what works for you.


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I would recomend the Maxima UltraGreen for light line. It's super limp and very strong. I fish in the Skagit river with it and it holds up. Caught many big Dolly Vardens in the 5lb+ range with the 2lb Maxima line. My biggest catch to date was with the UltraGreen. I landed a 17lb (fresh) buck Chum salmon on the 2lb pound. Played it for 45 minutes but the line held up. Was fishing for Cuthroat it was awsome. Did just buy the red stuff though gonna give it a try.