Tony I've been useing straight 4- 6# mono about 5 - 6' as my leader for bass. Do you find a difference using a slight taper?
Jackie [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] rod ? response to J.reid > Use a 4' length of 10 or 12 # test Mono and 12 to 18" of 5 # test tippet. > That would suffice for all of my bass fishing. You might also try adding another > 5# test length of mono to the bend of the hook on the bug and add a streamer or > nymph. > This brought me a lot of double hook ups. Not hard at all to cast. As I mentioned > in another post, I used a 6 wt ( 9' graphite) rod. I have a 7, 8 and 9 wt > costume rods that I plan on letting go in the near future. I fish a 5 wt bamboo > now for Bass. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This is the type of response I was hoping for. Most of my bass fishing for > > largemouth's will be from a pontoon boat. I just wasn't sure if I could > > still cast a bass bug with a 6 wt. But you said you have no problem with it, > > I imagine that I just would need to adjust leader length and taper maybe. > > Looks like I have until May to buy a 6 wt then. Thanks for everyone's input. > > > > John Ridderbos > >
