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Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:28 pm
by phil1818
crumpet_avenger wrote:phil1818 wrote:this is the rig i made up for testing out, approx 700mm of 80lb nylon coated wire crimped to the hook and swivel with a glow bead. should be interesting to see the results compared with the mono
What are you fishing for? The hook looks really small
Gummies, school shark pretty much what ever Westernport offers up it’s a size 6/0 I think, been using them for awhile and seem to work no stress
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:20 pm
by Sinsemilla
phil1818 wrote:I would be interested to know if the blokes who say don’t use it actually know from experience or just that’s what they have been told or read somewhere?? Sure is a polarising subject
Ducky did the experiment. That's the proof of the pudding. Most guys just relay what they have been told. You know how superstitious some fishos can get..
Cheers, Anth
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:30 pm
by smile0784
True that
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:03 pm
by phil1818
Could very well be, I often take a banana out with me in my lunch box and it sure hasn’t slowed my fishing down :rofl:
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:44 pm
by Sinsemilla
phil1818 wrote:Could very well be, I often take a banana out with me in my lunch box and it sure hasn’t slowed my fishing down :rofl:
My brother comes out on the boat with me all the time.. I still catch as well haha
Anth
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:52 pm
by Lightningx
Doesn’t bother me and the missus either.
The last few outings we took a few and still caught plenty
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:48 pm
by smile0784
phil1818 wrote:crumpet_avenger wrote:phil1818 wrote:this is the rig i made up for testing out, approx 700mm of 80lb nylon coated wire crimped to the hook and swivel with a glow bead. should be interesting to see the results compared with the mono
What are you fishing for? The hook looks really small
Gummies, school shark pretty much what ever Westernport offers up it’s a size 6/0 I think, been using them for awhile and seem to work no stress
I would use a size 8 or 9/0
Re: Mono or wire trace??
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:18 pm
by phil1818
Cheers mate, think I’ll get down to BCF and get some bigger hooks :cheers: