Does this refer to the actual strength of the line? and if so why is it different or is it referring to the diameter of the line? I'm fairly new to serious fishing, like i've been fishing since i was little but this is the first time i am targeting specific species and looking at my own gear any help would be of great help.
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That means you can put a 20lb braided line on a reel that can hold a maximum of 12lb mono line.
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I saw a braided line that was 20 lb test but it said equivalent to 12lb mono test line what does that mean?
Does this refer to the actual strength of the line? and if so why is it different or is it referring to the diameter of the line? I'm fairly new to serious fishing, like i've been fishing since i was little but this is the first time i am targeting specific species and looking at my own...
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if i'm fishing for any smaller fish such as bass, trout, walley, sauger, saugey the list goes on and on, i usually won't use anything hevier than 8 lb test. The test of a line really doesn't gage the size of the fish that can be reeled in with it. I work at cabelas part time while I'm at college and my boss's husband pulled in a 36 pound catfish while jigging for walley with 6 lb test. It really depends on how you reel the fish it. If you have a big fish on a light line you've gotta be smart and can't go jerking the pole around trying to set the hood and all that good stuff. You have to be patient, let the fish wear itself down then once it gets tired it will be much easier to reel in. I believe when they test the line, the six pounds is how much it can take out of water. When you're reeling a fish in under water, the fish figting against being pulled in will compensate. If you have your drag set loose enough and you are smart about it, you can pull in some pretty big fish with a 6 lb line.
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what it means is that it has the diameter equivalent to the 12lb mono. So if you can fit say 150 ft of 12lb mono on a reel then you can fit 150ft of the braided on the reel.
That is the upside of the braided and the fact that its harder to tangle and you feel the hit sooner. Down side is that it floats and its visible. What you need to do is put braided on and then add a few feet of and 20lb mono to the end of the line so it is invisible above the lure in the water