Thread: Fishing Too Heavy?

Originally Posted by Ketchn

interesting question here , I just went to 4 lb clear on a very nice set up , to use in really clear water last week in Arkansas , seemed to work well , I used it yesterday on some pretty large crappie here in Texas and it performed very well .
will cast further for sure and is pretty fun to use with the drag set light .
it will out fish 6 with a small jig for sure and had enough game to get them to the net and even boat flipped a few as well .
it is more difficult to see though when you tie on a new jig

So having said that are you going to switch to using 4# line now as your main line or just certain rods and setups?

I have a pflueglar triton, I believe is the model and I have used it very little. In my early attempts using it I was getting a lot of wind twist and also line under the spool so I put it away.
I want to put 4# on it, properly spooled and have a 2nd combo. I doubt that I will ever use 2 rods at a time but at least will have a 2nd choice.

I also like to add that sometimes going smaller not necessary a good thing. As we speak I am strictly a bank, shore fisherman and abrasion is an issue at time. Your rod guides play a big part in that. I used to fish these inexpensive rods from overseas sold by Amazon and good rods from BassPro but with all metal guides and they would destroy mono line fast with each and every cast until they snap at the weakest link on a hard cast. Thinking it’s the lines fault I tried many brands, from Stren, Berkeley, Spiderwire, and Kastking. I now own rods with excellent guides from Fuji and have less problems with line going down to #2. But remember folks OP fishing with a spincast reel, I’m no expert just happen to own couple of them and enjoy playing with them time to time. All is said could be mute point, hopefully more spincast users can chime in and profess what the perfect line they use. Good read everyone!


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A little late to the party, but anyone who've read my posts see the photo results and numbers of fish based on what I'm going to recommend.

First off, I use spincast and spinning reels. Both are on-board my boat - 2 of each. Both cast braid line using light jigs (1/32 oz - 3/32 oz ball head jigs) a long distance with soft plastics added for weight and action.

Why braid? 8# test has a diameter of 4# which allows best lure action at a distance. Forget line-caution by fish when it comes to line. Fish focus on the lure/bait. Braid has zero stretch so hook sets are just a matter of fish starting the hook set regardless the distance, which can be as much a 40' or more depending on wind direction. This brand has many colors to chose from (though green is the only one I use). BTW, I don't need to see the line but do need to feel it as I make a retrieve whether horizontal or vertical. Also unlike mono or fluorocarbon, braid doesn't twist. The only brand braid line I use is this one:

Excellent price but it needs to be changed once annually. I wind line on to the top half of the spool only. No point wasting line. Double uni-knot works best.

A light action and medium action rods (not necessarily ultralight) allows me to play large fish without breakoffs. (Of course once fish wrap your line around pad stems, may as well cut the line if caught deep.) As far as lure size and jig weight, some days fish will bite a range of both/ some days smaller and lighter.
Fish depth and cover (if any) determine what you cast and how you retrieve it, but slower gets it done!

You can buy clip-on magnifiers to tie on line, sold on Amazon for $9. Reading glasses also very inexpensive. (Uni-knot not hard to tie when you can see it!)

The above is one angler's choices - maybe not shared by many that do well on their recommendations. But a friend and a relative I introduced to the above have excellent catch rates whereas before - so so. Just don't be surprised when you have 60 fish days and four species to boot!