Jim Crosskey 2
Well-known member
Hi folks
Sorry, I know this subject has been done to death before, however I just wanted to ask for a bit of input from all you trotting fans on what mainline you're using?
I had put some 6lb daiwa sensor on a pin, more of an experiment (and kind of because it was the only thing in the shed and I was going fishing the next day). Anyway, my fear for this line was that it would sink and mess up my float fishing.... however it really hasn't given me any problems there.
HOWEVER, it has been bloomin awful on the reel itself, forever looping and tangling, getting caught up on the reel in ways I really don't understand? Is this just because mono does this, or is it because I've loaded it badly or should be trying to get it under more or less tension when I'm reeling in? If I changed to something lighter, would it behave differently? 3 or 4 pound floatfish or bayer perlon for example? I'm absolutely convinced that the issues I had with the tangles caused me to lose fish yesterday, as on a number of casts my up-til-then perfect trot through would suddenly jerk to a halt or run off course because the line would no longer be peeling off smoothly.
I'm using a TF gear Classic with a line guard, I don't really cast far. Some of the trots yesterday were probably up to about 20 or 30 metres max, and most shorter.
cheers
Jim
Sorry, I know this subject has been done to death before, however I just wanted to ask for a bit of input from all you trotting fans on what mainline you're using?
I had put some 6lb daiwa sensor on a pin, more of an experiment (and kind of because it was the only thing in the shed and I was going fishing the next day). Anyway, my fear for this line was that it would sink and mess up my float fishing.... however it really hasn't given me any problems there.
HOWEVER, it has been bloomin awful on the reel itself, forever looping and tangling, getting caught up on the reel in ways I really don't understand? Is this just because mono does this, or is it because I've loaded it badly or should be trying to get it under more or less tension when I'm reeling in? If I changed to something lighter, would it behave differently? 3 or 4 pound floatfish or bayer perlon for example? I'm absolutely convinced that the issues I had with the tangles caused me to lose fish yesterday, as on a number of casts my up-til-then perfect trot through would suddenly jerk to a halt or run off course because the line would no longer be peeling off smoothly.
I'm using a TF gear Classic with a line guard, I don't really cast far. Some of the trots yesterday were probably up to about 20 or 30 metres max, and most shorter.
cheers
Jim