Re: what thickness line for pikeing?

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:48 pm

Woodchucker wrote:I have just got my braid for my bait rods today, 40lb phantom red power pro, I cant wait to get it in the water, the advantages for me are easy.

Its by far more sensative than mono.

It has no stretch so setting the hooks is never an issue.

It generally floats which makes it great for float fishing.

If you get snagged up you can straighten the hooks and get your end tackel back which is always a good thing.

Do I have to go on

BRAID WINS EVERY TIME FOR PIKE FISHING

have this spool sitting here for you Innocent Whistle

Andy Macfarlane · by Andy Macfarlane on Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:14 am

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**nixon** · by **nixon** on Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:35 am

For those who've surface lure fished with braided line, even the slightest twitch of the rod tip is enough to impart movement,so that should give you some idea of how little you actually need to strike.
I always simply wind down relatively hard,and just lift into the fish,hopefully reducing hook pulls and damage to the fish.

stingray · by stingray on Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:35 pm

65lb power pro for my light jerking
100lb power pro for working snaggy rivers with bigger jerkbaits
both spooled up last month for £10 each

if you need some of this excellent line
visit

www.chicoslures.co.uk

ask for chico and tell him what you require , tell him Hector wrecker ( Sean ) sent you and that you know woodchucker Wink

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:20 pm

You cant of broken your hector already affraid

noodle · by noodle on Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:37 pm

stingray wrote:65lb power pro for my light jerking
100lb power pro for working snaggy rivers with bigger jerkbaits
both spooled up last month for £10 each

if you need some of this excellent line
visit

www.chicoslures.co.uk

ask for chico and tell him what you require , tell him Hector wrecker ( Sean ) sent you and that you know woodchucker

you wouldnt have taken the nose of it by any chance would you?
casting into a brick wall or something similar

stingray · by stingray on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:57 am

noodle wrote:
stingray wrote:65lb power pro for my light jerking
100lb power pro for working snaggy rivers with bigger jerkbaits
both spooled up last month for £10 each

if you need some of this excellent line
visit

www.chicoslures.co.uk

ask for chico and tell him what you require , tell him Hector wrecker ( Sean ) sent you and that you know woodchucker

you wouldnt have taken the nose of it by any chance would you?
casting into a brick wall or something similar

that's exactly what happened

noodle · by noodle on Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:57 pm

its already a known tale that one king

**nixon** · by **nixon** on Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:14 pm

I did something that sounds not too dissimilar on the Lancaster canal, was casting inbetween the boats towards the far wall, when I gave a bit too much beef,and landed perfectly onto the wall, a loud crack was heard, retieved,and has successfully cracked my fatso clean in half.... clown

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:49 pm

I tend to open trebles before loosing the lure, they tend to open up at 50lb test king

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:09 am

Woodchucker wrote:I tend to open trebles before loosing the lure, they tend to open up at 50lb test

I 2nd that except when I hooked a power cable in Sweden pale

(they run them under water to the islands) then it actually took the back treble clean off the lure good old Power Pro Cool Smoking

**sardarel** · by **sardarel** on Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:03 am

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:43 pm

Its mans braid alright Cool Smoking

-<Chris>- · by -<Chris>- on Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:52 am

If your ever fishing the big lochs up here be wary of power cables too quite a few times now on 3 seperate waters i or my boat partner have encountered cables.
Bit scarey at the time when a 5/0 eagle claw is embedded past the barb :)

noodle · by noodle on Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:36 pm

-- wrote:If your ever fishing the big lochs up here be wary of power cables too quite a few times now on 3 seperate waters i or my boat partner have encountered cables.
Bit scarey at the time when a 5/0 eagle claw is embedded past the barb :)

thats shocking affraid

ill get me coat geek