How Should I Attach My Rigs To The Mainline?

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1. Fisher_K says:

   11/02/2010 at 4:30 pm

   1.) When you are spooling Power Pro on your new reel make sure to first add about 20-25 yards of Mono backing equaling the diameter of your Power Pro line, (a blood knot works well here!). Adding a Mono backing keeps your Power Pro from “slipping” on your spool & helps the superline from “digging in” while fighting fish.
   #2.) (In my opinion), you should use a swivel and a 20-25LB Flurocarbon leader. Flurocarbon is virtually invisible under water and you almost ALWAYS want to use a Mono or Flurocarbon leader when using any type of super-line. This saves you from having to cut all of your expensive superline if you happen to get a SNAG! (Your leader strength should be at least half of the breaking strength of your main line.)
   So it would go like this:
   1. 20-25 Yrds of Mono backing equaling same diameter as Power Pro.
   2. Your Power Pro line.
   3. A Barrel swivel with a leader of Flurocarbon equaling 20-25LB test.
   4. A lure or live/dead bait rig.
   You CAN use a snap swivel to attach your leader if your fishing in dingy/muddy water and it won’t end up spooking the fish.
   Hope this helps ya? Good fishing!
2. justinto says:

   11/02/2010 at 9:42 pm

   hey since you said that you were fishing surf, just keep tieing the snap streight to your main line…there are others that would say to tie a mono to your main line and then tie on the snap or leader to the mono. i have fished surf and peir for years on end and i have never had any problems. go ahead and tie on the snap to the main line and have you a ball…good luck and good fishin be safe and remember to share the experience
3. Mr & Ms Panama says:

   12/02/2010 at 3:04 am

   braid line to swivel, and mono to swivel, hook to mono, is good
4. Brook E says:

   12/02/2010 at 5:01 am

   I agree with Jonny S with one exception. I prefer dacron backing line, as it has less tendecy to put unnecessary strain on the reel arbor.