Metro trolling is hard enough without a wire trace scaring the fish....we don't run any until we have lost a few lures. If you do run one, no more than 20 cm.
a full single strand leader was advised, but I changed to a short 30cm tied directly to a Mono/flouro leader.
Mackies up there would bite any shiny "thing" so even bronze swivel was attacked.
I ran a very long windon leader tied directly to braid (yes trolled with braid)without any swivel in the rig.
Down here I would probably even shorten that but have lost many many lures trolling for trout of Dampier when the razor gang approach, so if targeting them I always would have at least a little extra protection.
But never anything other than single strand. Haywire twist is easy and IMO better than crimps as they leave a bubble trail which Mackies will attack it they are on the bite.
resurgence
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Single
Unless you are going really heavy then generally single strand is best.
beeroclock
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Not sure if one is better than the other but
I prefer the single strand so you can just twist to join rather than crimping the coated wire
JohnF
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Metro trolling is hard enough
Metro trolling is hard enough without a wire trace scaring the fish....we don't run any until we have lost a few lures. If you do run one, no more than 20 cm.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
crasny1
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Up north
a full single strand leader was advised, but I changed to a short 30cm tied directly to a Mono/flouro leader.
Mackies up there would bite any shiny "thing" so even bronze swivel was attacked.
I ran a very long windon leader tied directly to braid (yes trolled with braid)without any swivel in the rig.
Down here I would probably even shorten that but have lost many many lures trolling for trout of Dampier when the razor gang approach, so if targeting them I always would have at least a little extra protection.
But never anything other than single strand. Haywire twist is easy and IMO better than crimps as they leave a bubble trail which Mackies will attack it they are on the bite.
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dodgy
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Never run wire on my trolling
Never run wire on my trolling lures and very rarely get a bite off.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
uncle
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Yep only
Mono down here, if you don't want to loose lures use wire but your strike rate will be well down
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Dale
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I only use maybe a 20cm length of single strand from my leader to the lure. Never had an issue with that putting off mackies.
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joycey
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Date Joined: 28/05/11
Cheers for the advice ,
Cheers for the advice , sounds like mono ideal to get hits but risk of bite offs, or a short section single strand.
If I go mono what strength and is flouro worth using?
What strength single strand ?
Cheers
uncle
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I use 80 lb mono
Its horses for courses if you get them like at mindarie a couple of years ago you would use a short 70 lb single wire but they were hot to trot then
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