Do you have a preference of which one to use Dave? Also, does either one fit a certain situation better?
55 northerns this winter 1 breakoff! 245lb bigeye 80lb floro works well for me fresh and salt! as the saying goes "every man's got to know his limitations"
80lb Fluro can take it, trust me. I have had plenty of boatside thrashers with it. It ain't steel, and it ain't my first choice, but it works.
I posted a similar topic in th equipment forum professing my love for monofilament lines (haha). Since i mostly target northern, I thought I would hit up the pike forum a well to maximize feedback. Anycrap, on to my question: What would be some good mono lines for pike? Any input short of "use braid," is welcomed and appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Dude seriously what Is the line diameter of 80 # fluro. I guess if I was trolling for ski's with 80# power pro I would consider it. As for casting or anything like that... I would take 8"- 12" 27# stranded wire all day.
What does the diameter of a short leader have to do with anything? It may cause lures to run a tad shallower, but in the grand scheme it is much less visible! Big pike are not stupid like the little ones. When you fish gin clear water, you want to keep your gear a little more low key. Big northerns can be as tackle shy as walleye when they want to be. I fish surfstrand most of the time, but when they follow and just wont hit this is often the key. Sometimes you even need to downsize your treble hooks.