12 pound mono on the spool, swivel, then 6 feet of 6 pound seagar blue label flouro works for me. AJ's bait and tackle can better set you up with colors and i would buy some tandem and single hook streamers before stocking up on rapalas, i do use rapalas but on lakes further up like chesuncook in maine. i go with mono on the spool as it stretches better than flouro for shock absorbtion and because its cheaper, and spend the extra on the 6 foot tippet where the actions at
Thanks for the input guys.Dick, when you say attractor spinners ... I read in another thread about Dave Davis spinners and was going to order a few of those (brass/nickel) in the shorter size. Is this correct?
Why not run 20 or 30 pound braid??then run a 6 or 8 pound leader ? Unless your running planner boards off these rods I would fill them with braid for down rigger and dipseys type divers.. now if running core off a planer to get it away from the boat use the braid as backing then run mono then lead core.. so you can clamp the planner boaRd on the mono.. so the board don't slip and slide down the line to the lead core might also want to get the book or the down loads from precision trolling on lead core trolling depths like aprox foot back for core colors used.. by the way if you can't afford a down rigger at first use dipseys divers there cheaper but truthfully the down rigger help find fish! Cause its more controlled depth then a dipseys diver.. why not just buy or make cow bells either vertical or horizontal they sell a few tools to make them at jannsnetcraft.Com like the net craft tac L tool. Theirs so much out there just take it slow and enjoy your self it's fishing it don't have to be complicated..
Try www.hagensfish.Com for flasher blades etc.. even spoon blanks etc are sold their if wondering or looking for some products look around I maybe thinking some thing different then you so let me know if iam thinking wrong flasher blades..
verical flashers are just a big headache? Assuming that anybody knows what VERTICAL flashers are?Dick