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Laguna Madre fishing line #6647941 09/19/11 12:47 PM
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I have fished my whole life, but my experience is in dirty water. Lousiana, Sabine Lake, Galveston, and trinity bay. I am going down to the Laguna Madre for the first time and im concerned about my fishing line. With the water clairity being so much better, what fishing line is the best? I am just going to rig up a couple of my poles for the trip.

Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: crawdaddct] #6647960 09/19/11 12:55 PM
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I use 20# power pro braid direct to my jigs, 15# Ande back country mono direct to my top waters and spoons.

Not once ever has anyone ever shown me in whatever water clarity we're in that going to all the trouble and fuss over a leader does it make one bit of difference.


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Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: Pat Goff] #6650058 09/19/11 10:19 PM
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or add 15-20 pound fluorocarbon leader to the Power Pro braid. The fluoro disappears in water.

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Thats kinda what I was thinking. I will definitely try the power braid. If the fish seem to hesitate, I may try the fluoro leader. I have never been big on leaders, unless off shore fishing. But was wondering if that makes a difference.

Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: crawdaddct] #6656337 09/21/11 04:36 PM
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I fish the Upper Laguna all the time and use Mono in, Clear, Blue Steel and Camo Green, effectively. If your a Mono guy, you might want to have one setup.

Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: fancast] #6657444 09/21/11 09:32 PM
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Thanks Fan. Im going to rig one for myself with braid. My boys will stick with the mono. So we shall see if there is any difference.

Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: crawdaddct] #6657934 09/22/11 12:21 AM
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Craw, are your looding fish?


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A secret with mono leaders and I guess if you were using mono line it would be the same is to take one of those green scratch scrubbie pads and run your mono leader and maybe a foot or two of your line a couple of times each direction through the scrubbie pad pinched on the line. It takes the line and makes Minute scratches on it that change the way it reflects light in the water. Another thing I use is 1200 (yes 1200) grit sandpaper and do the same thing - gently. A significant amount of the visibility of mono line is it's light reflecting properties.

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Re: Laguna Madre fishing line [Re: Pat Goff] #6676255 09/27/11 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted By: Pat Goff
I use 20# power pro braid direct to my jigs, 15# Ande back country mono direct to my top waters and spoons.

Not once ever has anyone ever shown me in whatever water clarity we're in that going to all the trouble and fuss over a leader does it make one bit of difference.




Pat, are you using the 15lb Ande as a leader with the PP or complete reel of Ande? I'm guessing a complete reel, sorry didn't read your second part re. leader.


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I love braid, it will catch you a lot more fish at the end of the day, but I do not like braid on a topwater, so that's mostly what I'm using my baitcasters for.



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