Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
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Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
Rod is megabass destroyer 110 special
Reel 7.6:1 chronarch ci4+
Reel 7.6:1 chronarch ci4+
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
Sunline Defier Armillo in 11lb.
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
I use 30lb braid to a fluoro or mono leader. Usually 14-18lb Shooter or 18-22lb Defier Armillo. Getting good action out of a rip bait is easy with no stretch braid.
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
I second the 30# braid. You could go with a 10-12# fluoro leader or straight braid for jerkbaits and a mono leader or straight braid for topwater. If it's a walking bait, definitely use a mono leader of 14-16#, maybe more. No reason to go light on the leader for that.
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
20-30# braid with a fluoro leader is a good sweetspot for a reel like that.
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
This is the ticket.JBcrankaddict wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:49 pmI use 30lb braid to a fluoro or mono leader. Usually 14-18lb Shooter or 18-22lb Defier Armillo. Getting good action out of a rip bait is easy with no stretch braid.
I will only add check the dia of the braid. I look for 10lb mono equivalent so the lure runs near max listed depth. tried 30lb suffix 832 and found it to be too thick (for me). Went to Yozuri superbraid 20lb; based on Aquaholik braid testing
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
10lb braid to 10lb ultragreen or 12lb shooter.
Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
Another vote for braid to mono/flouro leader.
Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
13lb Armilo for fall and early spring jerkbaits. Switch to 15lb Armilo starting with the spawn for 1.5 squarebills and thru the summer for smaller topwaters. For larger topwaters on a more powerful rod, I use 30lb braid to CXX leader.
Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
I was up to 22lb Armilo BUT Sunline 16 lb flouro for jerkbaits.
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
Sorry to resurrect an older thread, but I was pretty surprised by the heavy-line responses here. Would you change your recommendation if you were throwing a jerkbait-only setup? I'm thinking of moving all the way down to 8lb Sniper this year for throwing Vision 110s.
Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
8# is pretty thin unless you're fishing in clear water reservoirs that don't have much cover. I fish 12# Sniper or Invizx (just whatever I end up having on hand) and I feel like it's just enough.
Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
For me the only reason for going to 8 pound test would be for more ( different ) action. And something I always wondered about - If fluoro has a similar refractive index as water, in the middle of the water column, why would 8 pound test be less visible as say 15 pound test ?
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Re: Line recommendation for topwater/jerkbait combo
that's a trick question
slip bobbing is the laziest way to fish