fishing line

[joevincent]

today is March 28,2012 ,i know this is a crab web sight but i need to know what is a good lb. test for a fishing reel when fishing bluefish

[olclamman]

   go to one of your  local bait and tackle  shops  they  can give  you all the advice  you need

[Seanile]

Like the clamman sez, check with your tackle shop and while yer there be sure to get some steel leaders if ya wanna get those blues up to the boat.  

[jrccrab]

i would go with 30LB. Braided line, has know memory & will last for years..... just my 2-cents.

P.S. Have a Good stout fishing rod.... because that Braid will cut thru Monofiliment line like it was butter which will tend to piss off other fisherman.

[crewstation]

30# braid will work.  Like Seanile says, a steel leader, even a short one will do.  The blues have sharp teeth.

[jrccrab]

30# braid will work.  Like Seanile says, a steel leader, even a short one will do.  The blues have sharp teeth.

Absolutely hooks with a steel leader. Have the scares to prove it.

[indoe]

30 Pound braid will work fine. It depends on how you are fishing. I surf fish a lot and use 50 pound braid. I know its a little over kill but with braid being so thin you can get a lot of line on your real. I also use 4 to 7 oz sinkers and that puts a lot of strain on the line. I have snapped my line before casting with 50 pound test. Good luck fishing.

[jrccrab]

30 Pound braid will work fine. It depends on how you are fishing. I surf fish a lot and use 50 pound braid. I know its a little over kill but with braid being so thin you can get a lot of line on your real. I also use 4 to 7 oz sinkers and that puts a lot of strain on the line. I have snapped my line before casting with 50 pound test. Good luck fishing.

I surf also but with 65lb. braid..... but i also do alot of off shore fishing....if you are snapping your line you might be using/or tying the wrong knot for braid.... i use the Polimar<{ Spelling} knot.... never had  any problems.

[flounderpounder]

I surf also but with 65lb. braid..... but i also do alot of off shore fishing....if you are snapping your line you might be using/or tying the wrong knot for braid.... i use the Polimar<{ Spelling} knot.... never had  any problems.

maybe taking your finger off the line a lil earlier may cure the snapping effect...lol  Ive sent some good ones....4oz sinker goes like a [Sam Hill] with no line attached...lol


I'd use 30 lb braid...and leader depends on the blues.. if the lure is big enough you really wont need a leader. I have never used a leader and have only lost a few fish because of it....and they were 6-8lbers.

[jrccrab]

maybe taking your finger off the line a lil earlier may cure the snapping effect...lol  Ive sent some good ones....4oz sinker goes like a [Sam Hill] with no line attached...lol


I'd use 30 lb braid...and leader depends on the blues.. if the lure is big enough you really wont need a leader. I have never used a leader and have only lost a few fish because of it....and they were 6-8lbers.

The scares were from the Bluefish, tried to lip it like a bass when i was 17yrs. old.....never did that again !

[jrccrab]

maybe taking your finger off the line a lil earlier may cure the snapping effect...lol  Ive sent some good ones....4oz sinker goes like a [Sam Hill] with no line attached...lol


I'd use 30 lb braid...and leader depends on the blues.. if the lure is big enough you really wont need a leader. I have never used a leader and have only lost a few fish because of it....and they were 6-8lbers.

[crewstation]

The scares were from the Bluefish, tried to lip it like a bass when i was 17yrs. old.....never did that again !

Ha ha ha!  I thought I was the only one who ever did that!  I wasn't going to admit it when I read about your scars, but now that I know I wasn't the only idiot when I was young.....