Should I go with straight braid or add a leader?
Should I go with straight braid or add a leader?
17 Ranger Z520c Black Out Edition
Yamaha 250 SHO
Straight 65 lb braid. Broke off 50 to many times. Black sharpie for a couple feet
If you are throwing a frog where you should be throwing a frog, why would you need to Black Sharpie your line?
bcreek that was my thoughts…
Straight braid.
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
That's like the guy who insisted that I had to throw A-Rig on Fluorocarbon so the fish would not see the line. (Never mind the 8 feet of stainless steel wire.)
Straight braid just use a black marker on the first few feet to camo it out.
Braid. Bass don’t care about the line.
if anyone is using a leader while throwing a frog, they're not good at frog fishing.
If we are talking topwater frogs you might want to rethink blacking out the line. Against a sunny sky the bass can see a dark color easier than a bright color.
However, I do not frog fish so what do I know. Also, I am a firm believer that line color rarely matters unless we are talking clear water finesse fishing.
Straight braid.
THIS ^^^Originally Posted by DaveBrabec
BassCat Sabre FTD
Mercury 150 Optimax
"It's just fishing"
What knot? I don't seem to get as good walking action as I do out of mono. Seems the only knot for braid is palomar.
I wouldn't get too caught up darkening the first few feet of braid. I use a grey colored brand for frog fishing. No lack of bites at all.
I use Trilene knot with braid. Zero issues !!
1988 Ranger 364V
150HP Merc Black Max
65 pound braid with a polamar knot works well. I like to take spike it and put a bright colored stripe on the top of my frog. That makes it easier to see if they miss it.
Straight braid.
Straight braid. Don’t need to worry about coloring the line imo. I’ve got a buddy that uses straight braid for everything. His line is white from never changing it and he catches plenty of fish lol
Although I do not use braid for everything most of mine is solid white. Now, I do color my line occasionally when I think of it as I fish it with jigs and T rigs a lot, mostly around grass. However, I cannot say I notice a difference in the number of bites I get.
Catch more open water frog fish than mat fish
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