Line selection

As we are moving into the cold water time of fishing and hard water fishing right around the corner let’s take a quick look at line selection. Now that we are fishing waters that are getting into the 30’s for temps, we generally switch our fishing efforts over towards panfish. With fishing for panfish the baits that are used are in the micro league in size and weights are anywhere from 1/100 ounces to 1/32 ounce. We are not casting these baits but jigging them off of the side of the boat and with that the line weight that we generally use is 2 pound weight. This light weighted line allows the jigs to act naturally and allows easy enticement to the panfish and bait that imitates the prey they are looking for. This light of line may seem very light and in reality is very strong as we have caught bass up to 4 pounds and with taking it easy reeling them in, an angler can and will catch bigger fish as well. Once you try these very light lines you will notice that your catch rate will go up and size goes up along with that and makes for an enjoyable day on the water.

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