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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8719258 03/18/13 04:34 PM
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Hi Vis on top - not much vis below!

Low stretch..

Catfish anglers ain't even tearin it up....

Ive been using it with the Bendable Minnows and Classic Slabs for 2 years now!

SIZE > 10 to 15 lb depending on the size of the spoon. 1/2 oz and 1 oz I use the 10 lb. With 1.5 and 2 oz spoons I use the 15 lb.



Now available in 6,10,15,20,25,30,50 all 1/4 lb spools.

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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8721474 03/19/13 01:28 AM
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Correction.I checked my spool of Big Game and it is in fact 20#.Sorry for any confusion.






Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8721518 03/19/13 01:35 AM
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When my clients are working for fish, they need a line that allows them to feel the fish and hold up to the job at hand. Line needs to not have the dreaded curl, strong enough to toss a large slab and relay a bite back to the person holding the rod.

On baitcasters, I load PowerPro 30# with 2 ounce slabs. The color fads, but the line doesn't loose its strength. It brings fish to the boat even when they fight hard.


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8721580 03/19/13 01:45 AM
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12lb. Big game. Inexpensive. 1-2 oz spoons you shouldn't never see or be bothered with line memory..

Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8721908 03/19/13 02:44 AM
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I like high vis big game 15-20#


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8722067 03/19/13 03:15 AM
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Personnaly, I'm hooked on the Suffix 832 in 20#. It's very resistant to gill plate mishaps.

As a lure manufacturer though, I recommend VERY old, sun-baked and weakened 4# that breaks when you look at it cross-eyed... hammer

Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8722255 03/19/13 03:53 AM
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15lb Big Game is cheep, costs abut $2 to fill a ABU 6500 with 200+ yards. So there is no excuse to have old line. Chang it often, Iike every 10 trips. Practice tieing and breaking your knots. If your good you can get 15lb Big Game to break at 19 pounds knots included.


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8722310 03/19/13 04:08 AM
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If I know I am going to spend an entire day slabbing I will have braid as main line tied to a load rated ball bearing swivel and tie 20 to 25 pound izor line to it in marine blue or use izor line flurocarbon. The swivel takes out the line twist and the 20 pound fluoro or 25 pound copoly keeps me from needing to re-tie every few fish. If you have 4 to 6 people fishing you will spend a ton of time not fishing. I would rather people spend their time fishing when the bite is on instead of waiting on me to re-tie stuff. When fishing deep water the swivel will even help monoline not twist nearly as bad.

Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8722511 03/19/13 06:23 AM
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6 pound trilene. loose drag and if ye hang a hybrid say ye blessings


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8724090 03/19/13 05:06 PM
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17 pound Stren mono.


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8724232 03/19/13 05:39 PM
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I like clear trilene. I put 20 on my live bait rigs (Ambassedeurs)and generally use a 14lb leader. The light leader lets the bait swim easier. Plus you can hang the hook and not lose everything. For slabs I generally use a smaller real with 14 lb.. I think you get a little more action on the lighter line. Not sure it really matters when they are on a feed.


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Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8725277 03/19/13 09:33 PM
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17 lb silver thread an40

Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8726419 03/20/13 02:01 AM
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14 lb Trilene XL clear. Set your drag right and you can land anything on this!

Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8742556 03/24/13 01:54 AM
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No lighter than 15#

Big game has worked fine.
Also like braid 30-40# power pro & suffix are both nice.


Re: What is your favorite type and strength of line for slabbing? [Re: fish for all] #8756377 03/27/13 03:48 AM
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Suffix832. Don't be cheap it's worth it.

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