Fishing Line????

[Tiara]

Is there a golden rule for line size? Do you change your line size during the season? Why do you change your line size? How often do you change your old line for new line?

[CaptLevi]

A lot of folks use various sizes of line test for trolling the big lake. I run
20 lb. - 25 lb. thoughout the season and will leader down to 15 lb. in the spring for shallow / clearer water conditions usually fished then. Also the fish get larger as the season progresses so larger line is needed then.
I run 30 lb. wire, and 27 lb. lead core.

[Capt Craig]

Just for another perspective it depends how many rods you have. Personally I set up 8 rigger/planer rods with 20 and 4 with 40-50. The heavy line is used for pulling the large Hootchies or meat rigs 80-200 feet down and allows less stretch for better hook ups and fewer break offs. Other than that 27# core, 50# spider for divers. If you are limited on rods I would have one rod with heavy line for meat and the rest with 20# and I only change line once a year.

[GLF]

I am curious as to what brand everyone uses. Myself, I am a Berkley Trilene kind of guy.

Clear or green?

[caznik]

I like to run 20# Maxima Fibre Glow for my downrigger rods. My dipseys rods I like to run Maxima 30# test.

Caznik

[Butch]

Pink Ande on my rigger rods, 15# or 20# depending on the season and whether I change it mid-year. On my dipseys, I have a couple with Ripcord(30#, I think:confused: ) braid and a couple with 30# Ande mono.

Matt

[Josh]

I like Ande, but decided that 17lb is my "sweet spot" for rigger rods and Ande doesn't make 17lb so.....

I am using 17lb Trilene XT. I generally respool at the beginning of every season.

[Steve Arend]

I like 12lb Ande on my riggers and 17lb Trilene XT on my high lines and 25lb Big Game on my diver rods.

[DIRTY DOG]

20# maxima on the riggers and 30# maxima on the divers

[GLF]

There are more fisherman on board now so I will bump this one to the top.

What brand and lb test line are you using?

[McFly]

20# pink Ande for all mono with various # test for other leaders and such. 50# PowerPro green for braid divers. 30# high vis PowerPro for leadcore backer.

[CaptLevi]

Momoi in clear and blue smoke.