braided line for trout?

[lunker-hunter209]

Has anyone ever tried using powerpro line for trout fishing? If so does it work? is it better then regular line? can trout see the powerpro braided line?

[Big Willy]

Use the metered power pro line that changes color every 25 feet so you know how far your out when fly line trolling. Use a 10 to 20 foot leader of flourocarbon or Mono. Tie it to the line don't use a swivel to connect it. It works well and you can put a country mile of it on a reel. Also used it for jigging lake trout. I like it.

[VineAssist]

Some guys are using the braided lines or super lines if you will for trout. However, it is not recommended fishing it straight to the hook. A lot of guys are fishing it with short topshots, if you are familiar with tuna fishing. These leaders or topshots are generally anywhere from a couple of feet up to 10ft depending on what you are planning on doing.

For mini jig fishing or lure fishing a short, say three foot leader or top shot of 4lb florocarbon is advised.
For bait fishing such as powerbaits and nightcrawlers it is recommended that you use a three to four foot leader of 2 or 4lb monofilament. The reason for the mono is that florocarboon has a tendency to sink due to its denser material than mono.
When it is recommend that you use a longer top shot of monofilament or florocarbon say 15ft.

The reason you need the florocarbon or monofilament topshot is to make the rig a little less visiable in the water and the BIGGEST reason is to have some stretch. Braided lines such as power pro have no stretch what-so-ever and you need that when fighting a fish.

Learn to tie and albright knot or a uni to uni for your lure fishing. When fishing bait I would just tie the braid to the swivel and attach a leader to the swivel.

[VineVideos]

I agree with Willy. I use braid when trolling for trout. Seems to give the lure better action and gets bit better than straight mono rigs. I use about 10 foot of "wind on"
leader (no swivel) of 6 or 8 pound mist green mono or flourocarbon. Great results.

DJ

[lunker-hunter209]

Ok. Thank You guys for your advise.