misfish Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I'm pretty thrifty, my wife says cheap but I find Trilene XT 10lb works good if your a Wallis caster , a limper line like XL if you side cast I need someone to teach me the Wallis cast.. I see guys doing it on the river. it looks so effortless. Not for me though. I always find myself trying to get the back lash untangled. Edited August 31, 2014 by Brian B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Sidecasting is a lot less effortless, lol. There's also the spinning side cast which a buddy of mine does. Wallis cast does help reduce line twist however (Although I think most of it is from the float spinning, not the casting itself IMO) Edited August 31, 2014 by BillM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 surprised no one recommended drennan...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I need someone to teach me the Wallis cast.. I see guys doing it on the river. it looks so effortless. Not for me though. I always find myself trying to get the back lash untangled. Any time B! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 surprised no one recommended drennan...... Drennan Super Specialist Super mono is great stuff. I've got a few spools of 8lb I'll use in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaltovski Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Which fireline do you guys use? Original, crystal or tracer? I got a spool of 10lbs nanofil but it seems like overkill not that I know everyone seems to use 6lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I use 10lb nano on all my pickerel rods, with an 8lb fluoro leader. I can't see it as being overkill for steelhead! I use 10lb trilene xl on all of my float reels as mainline, and have for many years. I use 30lb powerpro on a diawa 1300 with a 10-15lb mono lead the occasional time I fish salmon in the river systems. The key is your leader. With the advent of fluoro, I haven't used less than 6lb test leader in years, even in clear water. Long gone are the days of 2lb leads and 20 minute battles, now unless it's a really good fish or really fast water (and my home rivers are GB/Huron) I just hoist fish up on the bank LOL. Edited September 1, 2014 by porkpie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Which fireline do you guys use? Original, crystal or tracer? I got a spool of 10lbs nanofil but it seems like overkill not that I know everyone seems to use 6lbs. Fireline Crystal. 10lb Nano will be fine. I like 6lb because it's the diameter of dental floss and casts a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaltovski Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thanks BIll. I think I will try the nano till it gets cold. Is 150 yards enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thanks BIll. I think I will try the nano till it gets cold. Is 150 yards enough? Yup, I use those same 150yrd spools. I usually use 12-15lb mono for backing then dacron or something else if I've gotta fill a really deep spool. (Both the spools on my Frogwater and Demarco aren't super deep for just mono works fine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaltovski Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Yup, I use those same 150yrd spools. I usually use 12-15lb mono for backing then dacron or something else if I've gotta fill a really deep spool. (Both the spools on my Frogwater and Demarco aren't super deep for just mono works fine) Good call on the mono to get to the rim. I bet that makes for a colourful pin, if you use the dacron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Good call on the mono to get to the rim. I bet that makes for a colourful pin, if you use the dacron. Yup, I've seen some pretty cool colour combos out there Kite string is also another cheaper alternative to Dacron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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