Led core fishing

[Couples_fishn12]

I'm new to fishing with led core line and was wondering how I should rig my poles? Can anyone help me out with some suggestions?

[John E Powell]

I run core off planer boards. This may sound really complex but it’s straightforward if you take it step by step. To get the proper amount of backing to fill a reel precisely to the full point, you fill the reel backwards so the backing tops off the reel. Then you transfer it to a second same size reel. If you don’t have the same dive reels, then you transfer it off the reel you filled, and work between a couple of others reels or spools, or go to a park where you can stretch it out and then switch ends and reinstall it.

1) Assuming you want a spoon or plug rod, not a rotating flasher, start by taping 20-30’ fluorocarbon leader of your choice to the spool.

2) Use a Willis knot to splice the core and leader and wind on the core. You may need to pass the spool or reel through the main loop of the Willis knot so don’t mount the reel on a rod.

3) Use a willis knot to splice together 20-30’ of 40lb Trilene Big Game and wind this on the reel. This section of heavy mono is where you’ll attach either your inline planer board or to the release of a tow line pulled big set of boards.

4) Use an Albright knot to splice 50lb Power Pro to the mono. Mono should be the large standing loop and power pro is the smaller wrapped line. Fill the reel almost full. Leave just enough room for 2 full levelwind passes, left to right and back to left, of some lighter mono around 20lb or so.

5) Use an Albright knot to splice together the 20ish pound mono mentioned above. Mono should be the standing loop and the power pro should be the wrapped line. Add enough mono to top off the reel, at least 2 complete levelwind passes.

6) Now that the reel is perfectly filled to the proper full mark, empty the reel, mount it to the rod, and reverse install it as described in the intro paragraph.

7). The light mono gets started with an Arbor knot, then wind on your backing, heavy duty planer release mono, core, and fluorocarbon leader.

Note: If you think you might want to use a rotating flasher on a longer length core, say 10 colors, add a couple 50lb Spro swivels in the mono and leader on each end of the core.


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