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Top water line
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03/29/16 02:35 PM
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B-Deuces
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Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Ive been using 30lb braid (power pro super slick) but find it cuts into itself on the reel when im using frogs or walking baits. two questions:
1) does anyone else have this problem? if so, how did you correct it? 2) would i be better off moving to mono or p-line?
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Re: Top water line
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#11508272
03/29/16 02:38 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,006
fouzman
Methuselah
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Methuselah
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"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Top water line
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#11508284
03/29/16 02:44 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
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Ken A.
Groovy
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Groovy
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65 braid for frogs and 15 or 17 Big Game for walking baits like a Sammy or Spook.
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Re: Top water line
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#11508289
03/29/16 02:44 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,138
Fish hunter 59
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
Joined: Jun 2011
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I use 65# Power Pro but not the slick, I have no problems.
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Re: Top water line
[Re: Ken A.]
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03/29/16 03:34 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,516
lipjerk
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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65 braid for frogs and 15 or 17 Big Game for walking baits like a Sammy or Spook.
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Re: Top water line
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03/30/16 01:16 AM
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Joined: Aug 2004
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Lucky Al
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
Joined: Aug 2004
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65 braid for hollow frogs and 17 or 20# mono for other topwaters.
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Re: Top water line
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#11509830
03/30/16 01:33 AM
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Joined: Jan 2008
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Donald Harper
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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The slick is the problem. It wants to bury up. I throw my Custom Spooks along the edges. All I have ever used for 50 years is 25# Original Stren Mono. For Frogs in the slop, I like Stren Braid in 50#.
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Re: Top water line
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#11509839
03/30/16 01:35 AM
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coachmas
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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50-65lb power pro for frogs, 15lb big game for spooks or yellow magics. Coach
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Re: Top water line
[Re: coachmas]
#11509896
03/30/16 01:51 AM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,262
Fork-LegendV21
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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50-65lb power pro for frogs, 15lb big game for spooks or yellow magics. Coach This is what I do
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03/30/16 03:29 AM
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bholladay
Angler
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Angler
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65# Power pro on all my top waters
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#11510216
03/30/16 04:18 AM
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Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,562
Thad Rains
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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For poppers and walkers, I use 15 to 20# McCoys Mean Green, which floats because it is made with silicone. The line is VERY tuff and has a good amount of stretch and Great abrasion resistance. It also has a LOT less memory than most mono's. For throwing in the slop, I use 65# braid, I use the original Lynch Line, which is smaller and a LOT more limber than all the other braids, but it does have it's problems on windy days. Hope this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
Thad Rains
Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
Thad Rains
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