elbaito

Thanks for doing what you did and for sharing this outrageous behavior.

Is it possibly just a bad spool of line?

Considering they don't link to it on their own website I think it is safe to say it has been discontinued. You can still find the product page by googling: http://www.daiwa.com/us/contents/reels/rg-ab/index.html but I can't find an actual link to it anywhere on their website.

Sounds like really good advice, I think that is what I will do. Thank you. I will keep this in mind in case I do feel like trying a leader. I will probably go with 10# if I do.

Thanks for the advice! I don't have to worry much about musky but a decent sized pike is certainly possible. No real reason except that I have read that many people that know more than me seem to use one for soft plastics, and my main fishing spot generally has pretty clear water. I am not set on using it by any means. Edit: After doing a little more research about leaders I feel like I was overthinking things too much. Next time out I will keep it simple and just go with straight 15# braid and see how it goes!

I am pretty new to bass fishing (and fishing in general), but I have a buddy who is lending me his setup and was hoping to get a little advice about which line to use. Right now I pretty much exclusively do soft plastics from the bank for largemouth (mainly neko rigs lately) but I have spinnerbaits and stuff too that I would like to be able to throw on there. The setup is: Daiwa BG2500 reel, Daiwa Aird-x AIRX661MHFS (6'6" MH/F) The line rating for the rod is 8-17 lb mono but i was planning on trying 15 lb braid with a 6 or 8lb fluoro leader. Do you guys think 15# braid with a 6# leader is too small for this setup? (is that even a thing? line being too small/weak for a rod?) It is technically outside of the line rating but I know those numbers aren't set in stone. Any other recommendations to maximize this setup are more than welcome!