trolling Lake O. having some line issues

[huzzsaba]

Last trip out, trolling in 1-130 feet, one of our lines (braided line on downrigger) was accumulating this gooey type of yellow stinky stuff. it was very tough to get off and it was mostly in the top 20 feet of line. I'm glad we didn't hook into a fish on that line because there was no way I could have reeled it in.

 Never happened before in the last dozen or so trips.  Wondering if the water was just very dirty that day, or I should switch the type of line. had 2 other lines out, one with mono (downrigger) and the other with braid (flatlining), and they were both fine.

Any ideas what happened? any tips or suggestions? Id like to keep the same reel which is a 4000 series shimano, so to get a lot of line on there, I would like to stick to braid.

 

thanks

[dave524]

Spiny water fleas,  ?????  run mono 30 lbs or higher and wire on dipsey's.

 

edit : braid is the worst

you could try this, it gets mixed reviews http://hooklineandsinker.ca/cortland-flea-flicker-monofilament/

Edited August 5, 2019 by dave524

[GBW]

This is Lloyd's set up for line, looks like mono on some and leadcore on others.  As for the 'gew' me I am not sure.  But I also run heavy mono on my line counter reel.  

[misfish]

Do they still make flieflicker line ? I know there was good bad about it. Ya,stay away from braid.

[porkpie]

They are spiny water fleas.  They haven’t been much of an issue this year because the waters been cold.  By now they are usually a problem.  They stick to braid like snot to a doorknob.  You’ve been given good advice.  They still stick to 30lb big game a bit, but not bad and easy to remove.  The are a non issue with wire divers.  Flea flicker hasn’t been available for several years now.  I still have a bulk spool of 20lb.

[BillM]

Braid belongs on the dipsys, I wouldn't run braid on any of my rigger rods.   For them, they get 30-40lb Trilene Big Game.  Thicker the line the lower the amount of fleas you'll get on them.