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Okay so I have a new 7 foot medium action rod and a 25 reel.

I'm taking the advice of another member here and putting 15lb braided cable on it and some fluorocarbon leader. I got 15 and 6lb. I never used braided or fluorocarbon leader. I'm guessing the leader is just for stealth and easier tying if hoods and such.

I'm bank fishing lake superior. Hoping to get pan fish and bass and maybe pike. I'm obviously new to fishing so I apologize if I sound silly and one of these fish is out of season.

I was looking up how to put the line on since it's my first time and it said when using braid I should use mono first so the braid grips. What lb mono should I put on?

Also is there a indicator of when I hit the 16th Inch sweet spot of line on the rod?

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by SuperCasualGamer633

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

[quote=FS Digest]Okay so I have a new 7 foot medium action rod and a 25 reel.

I'm taking the advice of another member here and putting 15lb braided cable on it and some fluorocarbon leader. I got 15 and 6lb. I never used braided or fluorocarbon leader. I'm guessing the leader is just for stealth and easier tying if hoods and such.

I'm bank fishing lake superior. Hoping to get pan fish and bass and maybe pike. I'm obviously new to fishing so I apologize if I sound silly and one of these fish is out of season.

I was looking up how to put the line on since it's my first time and it said when using braid I should use mono first so the braid grips. What lb mono should I put on?

Also is there a indicator of when I hit the 16th Inch sweet spot of line on the rod?

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by SuperCasualGamer633[./quote]

The mono backing is just there to stop the braided line from slipping on the reel spool because it's slick you can use the floor for the same purpose also a piece of electricians tape around the spool so as that the braid will not slip no need to put a lot of line backing on the real just enough to cover the spool so that the braid has something to bite into so it is not critical what lb test you use. As far as the 1/16th inch Mark you'll want to fill up the reel with line until it's about a 1/16th of an inch from the edge of the spool WELCOME TO THE STAGE GOOD LUCK🐟🎣😀👍

TexasBassMan Loc: Spring, TX (Houston)

[quote=FS Digest]Okay so I have a new 7 foot medium action rod and a 25 reel.

I'm taking the advice of another member here and putting 15lb braided cable on it and some fluorocarbon leader. I got 15 and 6lb. I never used braided or fluorocarbon leader. I'm guessing the leader is just for stealth and easier tying if hoods and such.

I'm bank fishing lake superior. Hoping to get pan fish and bass and maybe pike. I'm obviously new to fishing so I apologize if I sound silly and one of these fish is out of season.

I was looking up how to put the line on since it's my first time and it said when using braid I should use mono first so the braid grips. What lb mono should I put on?

Also is there a indicator of when I hit the 16th Inch sweet spot of line on the rod?

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by SuperCasualGamer633[/


In addition to the obvious stealth quality, the diameter of your flouro leader also affects the action of your lure.

The smaller the flouro diameter leader, the better the lure action.