Sk8man

30 lb Bloodrun Sea Flee mono with 20 ft 10-12 lb Segaur fluoro leader connected together by #8 Spro power swivel (50 lb test) with a solid ring ball bearing swivel at the lure end of the leader for spoons or sticks. For flasher or spin doctor use or cowbells I delete the fluoro leader and just use the solid ring swivel with a duolock snap on it.

Great advice as usual

Along that line some folks use electrical tape to fasten the wire to their reel spool. This may avoid putting on backing. I have always used a section of 30 lb Big Game mono to "nest" the wire and keep it from slipping as well as offering some protection from direct pressure of the wire on the spool itself (also recommended by reel repair folks). I think you should be able to fit the 1,000 ft of 7 strand wire on that reel if you go with either the taped approach or just a short section of mono (say 50 ft.) as backing.

The 19 strand may be better in terms of kink resistance etc but regardless of what you get the key thing to remember with ANY wire is to keep it under tension at all times. Most problems encountered using wire are a result of loss of tension and when it happens the wire may curly que and then kink. The tension also needs to be maintained when you breakdown a two piece rod (one of the reasons I use one piece shorter roller rods) Once you have a kink you need to cut that section out and re-terminate. Most brands will work fine of you take care of them. I use mainly 30 lb Accustrand 7 strand SS camo or gold colored (Cablestrand Corporation) or Malin for dipsey use.

Good advice.

Dave most of the time it is a lot less hectic at Woodville.

The best direction right now by far is to go NORTH

Magill - Harvey is an extremely fair guy and makes a quality product so that would be a real bargain.

Yeah and a lot of the bass guys ignore the 45 mph speed limit all the time hitting 75 or 80 mph out there where you have other jerks swimming across the lake with no escort or anything and when there is the least chop you can't even see their heads....disaster waiting to happen....

Sorry to hear that things didn't go so well with the fishing out there(which is one of the reasons for lack of reports from me at least). The boating situation is another reason I haven't ventured out here for a while...too many idiots and little to no courtesy both on the lake and at the launch....good time to keep the flare gun out of reach too I guess At least your boat ran well and that is a real plus. Things will be better here when the yahoos have their boats pulled out for them for the season after using them a couple times....

modesty will get you nowhere Jim

Great job guys.

There is always somebody out there operating on "low voltage" Nick. Let's hope he got a ticket and has his wallet lightened up a bit at least.

I think Jim is used to catching the real hogs on the other Fingers that have been feeding on sawbellies among other things and the bait supply on Skinny is very different and when you directly compare a couple of the bigger ones side by side the difference will be noted in terms of the availablle meat. The lakers on Skinny for the most part (occasional larger older lakers caught) are plentiful but without the large bellies seen on lakers from some of the other Fingers and they often appear "slim".

Good going Nick. (I told ya Mr Googlie eyes might become a good friend)

He's got them dialed in on everything including his watch

You have the right guy on it Sportcraft

Try to speak with Trevor Sumption at Fishawk....good guy and he is the Fishawk guru.