Why does smallie fishing involve lighter line?
Adam S asked:
When ever I watch, read or hear about smallie fishing it always seems to talk about using line in the 4-10 pound range. Most largemouth fishing seems to be 10-20 pound, except for pitching and flipping.
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When ever I watch, read or hear about smallie fishing it always seems to talk about using line in the 4-10 pound range. Most largemouth fishing seems to be 10-20 pound, except for pitching and flipping.
In a lot of places except for down south, the smallies can be every bit as big as the largies and they fight as hard if not harder, so why the light line?
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Generally, they don’t get as big, but they fight hard. Dunno really. Good question though. starred. iTz moleman!
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
around here water is to clear for to heavy of line i stick with 6 but if the water isnt so clear id go with 8 you really shouldnt have much of a problem bringing in any smallie on 8 it really comes down to what the fish tell you to use.If your using 10 or 12 and the fish just arent bitting its time to lower your line people can try to deny this alot but when I first started bass fishing I couldnt even get a bite when I switched to 6 I started killin em Ieven caught a 10pounder on 6 lb. test but remember if your gonna have lighter line think high quality. slept on
October 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
They DON’T get bigger than Large-Mouth, ANYWHERE. Large-Mouth, if under the right conditions, will attain a weight of 20-lbs or more. A Small-Mouth, the BIGGEST Small-Mouth, would max out at around 10-lbs. And how many 10-lb. Small-Mouth are you going to catch? None. Unless you’re lucky. And anything over 4-lbs. is a giant, and why would you want to use 20-lb. line in a clear water, deep reservoir fishing for 2 or 3-lb. Smallie’s.
The main reason for using heavier lines for Large-Mouth is because most people who fish Large-Mouth, fish in LOTS of cover and that 6 or 8-lb. test won’t do the job. The water is also going to be murky so you can’t ALWAYS see what you’re casting into. As I said, most Small-Mouth fisheries are deep & clear, and if you don’t have a lighter fluorocarbon line, sometimes you won’t even get one bite. Backwater Charlie