Yes, that is the preferred approach. Yum.
Maybe nobody cares, but here's what SA said about the BWT Max Sink lines: "The 500 grain sink weight is 5.0 ips and the 700 grain is 7.0 ips. The 600 grain is 6 ips, so with the difference in grain there is a difference in sink rates."On lines—Has anyone tried the SA Sonar Titan Big Water Taper Max Sink line(s)? There’s a 500 grain and a 700 grain, but if they’re both 30 foot heads of Sink 6 line, I don’t understand what causes the grain differential.
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I’m considering a tuna line upgrade. I saw an Airflo 12 weight floating line for $22 on clearance that I’ll probably pick up to finally have a topwater rig ready to go. You know, just in case...
I also like to take my soldering torch and sear the outside of a full loin chill to get it a little firmer and eat with a side of rice.
Is this just a standard octopus hook, and what strength line for the stinger loop?
That's the ones!
I'm curious what knot you used there. Fat leader, compact knot.
Those colors tend to be some of my best troll producers, too (on cedar plugs and clones).
I use the standard gamakatzu octopus hook. On the trailer material I use fire line that I double up so the hook tracks strait and if I remember right it is 50lb. Recently we were trolling for coho and the water was colored and the normal sparser stuff was not getting attention. So I put one of these on and we started hooking up with coho. I also noticed something new which definitely caught my attention was the spawn fly head causes a nice fluttering action on the troll. At the right speed it looked like it might be putting out some vibration which could explain why it’s seems to get more attention when next to other patterns. This is just an observation that might be worth looking into by anglers that get more time on the water.
I believe you. I use the Orvis knot for almost everything to great success but I started using the non-slip loop knot for streamers of any kind long ago. Unless I'm in a big hurry, hands frozen, etc. Then I go back to what I can do nearly blindfolded. I think the Orvis knot is a sort of a cousin to the Davy knot.
Thank you. All good information! I was given the idea that I might need some stronger hooks than that since I saw that @SilverFly was using live bait hooks
One of the simplest knots that I have never had a problem with is the homer Rhodes knot. It works well with shock tippet and large diameter fluorocarbon. And when you are in a moving boat it quick fast and less likely to make you seasick Paige
