can i ask what does the trace line do? how i use this? how long it should be? does it attach from the main line straight to the sinker?
oh yeah, length should be based upon distance from your knot touching your top guide to your hook being a length comfortable for casting....generally i find about 1/2 a metre to be sweet.
you dont want your knots running through your guides as you cast - this creates drag
nsane. A trace is there as an extra to the main line. It is almost always heavier than the main line, like Mr Pillie says about 50 pound or so is good for bigger fish.
If you were fishing a 6 kg main line with a hook tied directly to the main line and you hooked a big snapper, chances are the fish will bite through or wear the 6kg line with its gill plates or on rocks and stuff before you got it to the boat.
As you are obviously just starting out it is best to keep to a simple rig such as a sinker sliding on your main line, with the main line tied to a swivel. you then use a trace of about 50lb about half a metre long with your hook tied to the end.
Oh yeah, learn to tie knots even heavy line breaks or slips easily with a poorly tied knot.
gee you guys must catch some big fish
snapps up to 17pd have not gotten through a doubled mainline
Was thinking further about this and you guys do make a good point...
i spose is better to be safe than sorry
what knot do you guys use to tie your main to your trace if your not using a swivel ? - - I hate swivels off the rocks...less to get caught up the better
There isn't just one solution. I change my rig depending on where I'm fishing. I use a doubler-only when fishing on sand or where there are no snags.
I go to a heavier trace when fishing around rocks or places where there are likely to be really big fish. I tie the trace straight to the doubler, no swivels.
I was recently shown the "lethal"knot by bushpig and its a beauty - used to use two uni knots but lethals is a much slimmer knot. There is a description of it somewhere.
I use 2 uniknots. I dont get too many big fish but all it takes is for a fis to swallow a hook and light line can be snipped off real easy. I dont use doubles if its snaggy.
I have seen a dandy knot for tying on a leader, but I forgot how to tie it within about 10 minutes..... all I can remember is it had an overhand knot tied as a stopper on the heavier line.
nsane,
I always use a shock leader of about 30 lb as I tend use 15 to 24 lb main line and it will snap off during a good cast from the beach with 4 oz sinker on it. I use 60 lb on my hook trace. A well trimmed double uninot between your shock leader and main line won't cause you too much drama as long as you have reasonable size tip rings on ya rod. I tie it on to my main line and then wind on the line until I have about 12 wraps on my reel this gives enough line to trim a few line sections on each outing before having to change the shockleader. The fish I usually catch don't really need such heavy line but the day you do get that wall mounter you don't want your line or trace to be found wanting.
Cheers Tobias
thanks, tobias.. so it would be main line + shock leader + trace line. got it.. i normally use a 20lb main line and a 50 lb trace line. Do i need to replace the trace line I use to have tie the shockleader in place?
randy, seen your section on nz fishing.. its great
Point taken little pillie ..... I should retie my leader each time I fish. Just sometimes when your heading out after work and you only have an hour of light I think ...... " bugger it, I'm sure that knot will hold" However if i got into the habit of taking it off after each session then I'd have to retie it .... mental note to self
Nsane howd you fishin on Sunday go ?
Nsane,by the way,what weight line and brand did you end up buying?,just being a tad nosy,and curious. Jim
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