ice dawg - thanks - all good info. I was going to use 14# flouro for the tying, unless mono is better for this purpose? I believe the northland kit comes with mono...but i like fouro for it's no strectch/lo-vis qualities
I also prefer fluoro as sometimes i fish in 70 foot of water. I used to use mono but had fewer good hooksets because of line stretch.
I read somewhere that Mono stretches up to 30% and Floro only 10%. That's a big difference when it comes to hook sets!!
nice - thanks for the tips guys. I've ordered some bottom walking weights, and a northland walleye kit filled with float bodys, beads, nice blades and hooks. when it arrives, I'll post some pics of my homemade rigs. anyone got any tips for tying up these rigs?
I am assuming the swivel is going above the whole harness, joining your mainline to your harness rig?
I start with 4' of leader.. insert a couple inches of line through the eye towards the bend. Holding it against the shank..I make five wraps from the eye towards the bend.. insert the long end through the bottom of the eye and pull tight.
Put a drop of water on your knots when tying them and pull slowly on the tag end to snug them up. This will keep from burning the mono when you pull the knots tight.