Can you troll with braided line

The bottom line? No, trolling with spinning reels is not ideal. If you have only spinners and you want to get in on that hot tuna bite or try trolling up some mahi-mahi, go for it—it may be a bit more of a challenge to get those fish up to the boat, but challenging ourselves is a big part of what fishing is all about in the first place.

Skip to main navigation. Breadcrumb Home. The baits are staggered with one just four or five feet off the swivel and other one 12 or more feet back. Already A FishTrack Member? Log In Cancel. Not a Premium Fishtrack Member? Do something about it Start your 15 day free trial. All the advantages of braid don't apply , less water resistance and better casting , no stretch.

Guest Big-Banana Posted December 12, Trolling is the one time I don't use Braid. I like a bit of stretch when trolling. Stick with mono. Geoff Posted December 12, Posted December 12, edited.

Another reason. Edited December 12, by Reely. All your points are valid everyone. I prefer to have a direct contact with the fish. Guest Big-Banana Posted December 13, Posted December 13, If you're going to use braid for trolling, Id be using a very large mono leader. Log in Register. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Mono vs. Braid for Salmon Trolling. Do you use braided spectra line on your Salmon mooching reels?

I do, and have for many years. Smaller line diameter lets you spool tons of line on reel, almost never get into backing. Allows you to use a stronger line than mono, helps when battling seals, snags, etc. More economical in the long run, no need to cut off degraded sections like mono. Line needs replacement far less frequently, line takes many years to degrade. Line almost never breaks off, so you also lose far less tackle over the season. Reel stays more fully spooled giving larger diameter, faster retrieves.

Weights can be used without damaging the line, or fear of break offs. Exciting responsive fight from the Salmon, less stretch in line. There are a few negatives to using braid, lack of shock absorbsion, line visibility, and false releases on rigger clips. These can all be resolved by adding a 30 ft. I join the lines with an Albright Special with a lock knot on the spectra tag end. The join has never failed me in any battle with a fish.

Many big game fishers the world over use this system with no issues whatsoever. Using a good non slip knot recommended for braid and lines of dissimilar diameter is the key thing. I know most of the guides will pile on me, saying that far too many Salmon are lost using spectra. Most guides viewpoint is a little skewed though, they often have clients with no experience Salmon fishing with mooching reels aboard. Inexperienced fishers will definitely lose more fish on spectra.

Once used to fishing with braid with a top shot of mono I can almost guarantee no higher a loss ratio. The short section of mono is enough shock absorber for any competent angler to land just as many fish. During my trip to Barkley Sound this summer I actually found the complete opposite to be true. I ran two reels with braid, and two with strictly mono. I ran the ones with braid far more than the ones with mono. Caught far more fish on the lines with braid, yet we lost far more Salmon on the lines that were strictly mono.

It got to the point that my son was bugging me to switch those reels over to spectra too. It was that obvious how many more Salmon we were landing on the spectra. Thought I'd bring it up to maybe change a couple minds. Hmmm, Very Interesting big guy, I just put my boat to sleep today till next spring and took one of my reels home to get it re spooled.

I'd like to give this a whirl, can you give me the specifics on everything what pound test for backing and mainline, and how much backing to use? Cheers and Thanks Viewitall.