Quote Originally Posted by apb View Post
Peter,

Sounds to me like you are jump fishing stripers at Cumberland with this. 14# fireline with a 15 or 20# floro leader is what I would recommend. Attach the leader with a uni-uni knot. At Cumberland I'll use a 6 foot leader. Down at the Hydros I'll use an 18 foot leader on 30# fireline. Fireline is tuff stuff, casts well, and low memory, however, it is not abrasion resistant like mono. If you are fishing around a lot of rocks, you'll need a leader. The leader is also useful if you need to grab the line to aid in landing the fish. You do NOT want to grab straight fireline with a fish on the end (will cut your hand easily). I use the leader on Cumberland since the water is so clear.

Andrew

Thanks again everybody for the input.

Andrew--why use an eighteen foot mono leader at the hydros? It is only 20 feet deep at the deepest. Wouldn't that just about negate the benfits of the fireline? Seems like you would effectively be using mono all the time.

Thanks for re-emphasizing the mono leader again. I had my new 4000 spinning real spooled with 20 lb power pro Saturday evening and thought I would try out this distance improvement thing at the boat Ramp. Did not have a mono leader because I forgot to check howto tie a double uni knot.
Well three casts and "jolt" think i have a fish...no something attached to the bottom right at the end of the ramp. No breaking that stuff had to cut the line and lost quite a bit of line.

*Note--

Be a little cautious at the ramps at Cumberland. The lake was down slightly (foot or two)from 680 and that changes the ramps quite a bit from my two experiences last weekend. At rowena there are stumps and rocks a foot or two under the surface a foot from the ramp on the upstream side (at least). At state park I think I broke off my skaag backing in. I never raise my motor when pulling out or backing in because it is about 4-6" off the ground fully lowered. I remember the trailer dropping some unexpectedly and later that day I noticed my scaag was broken off. My vehicle was half on those square tiles that make up the end of the ramp.

The striper fishing -- no --I must mean--CATFISHING was OK last weeked. Something was suspended in many areas of the lake at 60'. All I caught was a catfish. Did not see or hear of many jumps..probably because the stripers know I can cast to them now with my braided line.