G'Day!
So I picked up my first baitcast reel, a (barely) used Ambassador C4 5601, yesterday and I'll be spooling it up with 50lb Suffix 832. Is there any hard/fast rule to determining the test strength of fluoro that I should use as a leader?
-John
I would say the hard fast rule would be that your leader should be lighter than your mainline, anywhere from 20-40lb would be good.
Its funny how the mention of heavy line will always change the subject lol, its almost as predictable as the background debate. Before I got to the part in the thread where you said you have many rods I was going to suggest going to a lighter line for more all aroundness. But since you said you have many rods I would say there could be other benefits for the 50lb for you other than easy learning. As Spinning reel said 50lb is what is used for Flipping and Pitching setups, I read about these setups all the time in bass fishing magazines. I personally dont have enough rods to have a setup like that but there are times when I could use it. I use the flipping and pitching technique with my all around 20lb braid rod on Puslinch Lake in the summer and I pitch my worms and crawfish right in the middle of lily pads and you would not believe how strong these lily pads are. I end up breaking off a few times on the lily pads every time I go out because the 20lb isnt strong enough for that application. If I had a bass boat I would definately have a Flipping setup with a baitcaster and 50lb braid.
One thing that should be stressed is make sure you have a heavy action rod with 50lb braid on, but by the sounds of it you know that already.
