For those of you that use flouro leaders with braid, which knot do you find works best to join them. What length of leader do you use?
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I've been using the double-uni knot... Very simple,and works
I've been using the Double Uni Knot to join the two lines together...
I think if you were trolling with it, I'd put a small high-quality barrel swivel inline to join them together, and use polomar knots...
As far as leader length, that's more of a personal thing... I don't see needing any more than 3 feet in the ottawa river, but if in really clear water, and the fish are really spooky 6 feet should be plenty.
I think if you were trolling with it, I'd put a small high-quality barrel swivel inline to join them together, and use polomar knots...
As far as leader length, that's more of a personal thing... I don't see needing any more than 3 feet in the ottawa river, but if in really clear water, and the fish are really spooky 6 feet should be plenty.
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Best way to attach fluoro to braid in my experience would be Uni to Uni knot! It can be done very easily it just takes some practice. Fluoro is an excellent way to go for senko baits and tippet for ice fishing or river fishing for steelies or browns. It gives you that low vis advantage braid wont give you. Its low abrasion resistant and its got smaller diameter then typical monofilament. Use Uni to Uni works for me and it what I recommend when someone asks my advice. Seaguar is a great fluoro and so is berkley Vanish transition especially for ice or river has a gold tinge to it out of water very easy to see... out of water that is not in water.
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I like to run long leaders when trolling for walleye with super-lines.
Try to prevent using a barrel swivel with long leaders as it can get caught in the eyes or reel and may result in a lost fish or damaged eyes. If you do run a barrel swivel on a leader shorter that your rod length, place a plastic bead in-line above the swivel to prevent it from passing through the eye at the rod tip.
My knot of choice is a Uni to Uni knot when running fluorocarbon and mono leaders with braided main lines. I usually run 25 foot leaders while trolling. After every fish or a drag on bottom I check for abrasions on the line and clip off the bad section and retie the crank-bait. When trolling at faster speeds I use a clear mono leader with super lines (Or a trolling reel spooled with mono), so the line has some stretch. A thing to watch for when trolling with fluorocarbon leaders is the no stretch characteristics of the fluorocarbon matched with super lines cause the crank bait to have a harsh snapping movement back and forth. The mono gives the crank-bait a much smoother movement in the water. Some days this will make the difference between catching walleye or going home empty handed.
Fish on...
-Sheldon Hatch
Try to prevent using a barrel swivel with long leaders as it can get caught in the eyes or reel and may result in a lost fish or damaged eyes. If you do run a barrel swivel on a leader shorter that your rod length, place a plastic bead in-line above the swivel to prevent it from passing through the eye at the rod tip.
My knot of choice is a Uni to Uni knot when running fluorocarbon and mono leaders with braided main lines. I usually run 25 foot leaders while trolling. After every fish or a drag on bottom I check for abrasions on the line and clip off the bad section and retie the crank-bait. When trolling at faster speeds I use a clear mono leader with super lines (Or a trolling reel spooled with mono), so the line has some stretch. A thing to watch for when trolling with fluorocarbon leaders is the no stretch characteristics of the fluorocarbon matched with super lines cause the crank bait to have a harsh snapping movement back and forth. The mono gives the crank-bait a much smoother movement in the water. Some days this will make the difference between catching walleye or going home empty handed.
Fish on...
-Sheldon Hatch
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Just a guy that likes to fish walleye
Just a guy that likes to fish walleye
I usually run 25 foot leaders while trolling.
You don't fool around ET!
one day i will slow down enough to troll....
I must comment again on mississippi walleyes,,
they seem to be almost different sub species
compared to the ones on the ottawa, st lawrence..
i would call em more perchy.
whahdayah think?
df
one day i will slow down enough to troll....
I must comment again on mississippi walleyes,,
they seem to be almost different sub species
compared to the ones on the ottawa, st lawrence..
i would call em more perchy.
whahdayah think?
df
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Re: I usually run 25 foot leaders while trolling.
Dana...dana wrote: I must comment again on mississippi walleyes,,
they seem to be almost different sub species
compared to the ones on the ottawa, st lawrence..
i would call em more perchy.
whahdayah think?
df
The walleye on Mississippi Lake are typical of warm water bowl shaped lakes with very little structure or deep water (The lake only has a few holes deeper than 25ft) They relate to weed-lines, shallow flats with steep break-lines and are constantly on the move following or searching for schools of bait fish. Trolling helps cover water and once you find them you can hit them hard. Rice Lake and Scugog also come to mind when thinking of lake characteristics.
One day they are there...next day they are gone.
Hey they do sound perchy
Fish On...
-Sheldon
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Re: I usually run 25 foot leaders while trolling.
Tell me about it! The walleye in the Mississippi have both been a source of great pride and frustration at the same time! They pull a houdini dissapearing act before you know it!eye-tracker wrote:Dana...dana wrote: I must comment again on mississippi walleyes,,
they seem to be almost different sub species
compared to the ones on the ottawa, st lawrence..
i would call em more perchy.
whahdayah think?
df
The walleye on Mississippi Lake are typical of warm water bowl shaped lakes with very little structure or deep water (The lake only has a few holes deeper than 25ft) They relate to weed-lines, shallow flats with steep break-lines and are constantly on the move following or searching for schools of bait fish. Trolling helps cover water and once you find them you can hit them hard. Rice Lake and Scugog also come to mind when thinking of lake characteristics.
One day they are there...next day they are gone.
Hey they do sound perchy
Fish On...
-Sheldon
Thanks for the reply...
I actually meant the physical looks of the miss walleye..
ie. like onieda lake walleye that seem to have a different more perchy look.. than the ones found in the great lakes, st lawrence, and ottawa.
The hump on their back looks different ...like some sort of subspecies
of the normal walleye look..
no?
lol
df
I actually meant the physical looks of the miss walleye..
ie. like onieda lake walleye that seem to have a different more perchy look.. than the ones found in the great lakes, st lawrence, and ottawa.
The hump on their back looks different ...like some sort of subspecies
of the normal walleye look..
no?
lol
df