Zebra Mussels

Chris Rennert wrote:
I
know dragging tubes is going to cause a lot of problems, but I do know
they do it on Erie , I was just wondering how they deal with it. Jack
Dalzell, are you there??

Thanks all,

Chris

Chris,
I'm here, lurking everyday, but really not posting much. I'll go
into detail why I'm keeping a low profile in another post so I don't
hijack your thread.
Sounds like you're doing the right stuff with the zebra's. They
are really tough to deal with. You might try backing off on your drag a
little (I don't like doing this, but sometimes ya gotta). Also, what
brand of fluorocarbon are you using? On Erie, most of the big sticks
use Seaguar as it seems to have better abrasion resistance. I know that
Berkley's stuff gets a bad rap around here. At one time, I tried steel
leaders.....worked great on the zeb's, but your bite's will go down and
they change the action of the bait.
Jack
~~
Jack Dalzell
www.jdbass.com
www.OutdoorFrontiers.com
~~

Jack,

Thanks for the reply. I am currently using Seaguar GrandMax, Seaguar
Carbon Pro, and Seaguar Invisix. I have also tried Vanish and P-Line
CFX (which was really nice, but still very susceptible). This weekend I
am going to give some time to Gamma's Frog Hair, I have a buddy that
uses it exclusively out on lake michigan for steelhead and kings and
loves it. We have gone back and forth between GrandMax and that, and so
I will give it a trial run. Talking with him this afternoon, he also
mentioned steel leaders, which I am very hesitant to do. I have a
couple of other rigging options I am going to try, and we will see how
that goes.

In regards to lurking, I hope all is well with you and that we get you
back posting.

Take care and thanks again,

Chris
wrote:
Chris Rennert wrote:
I
know dragging tubes is going to cause a lot of problems, but I do know
they do it on Erie , I was just wondering how they deal with it. Jack
Dalzell, are you there??

Thanks all,

Chris

Chris,
I'm here, lurking everyday, but really not posting much. I'll go
into detail why I'm keeping a low profile in another post so I don't
hijack your thread.
Sounds like you're doing the right stuff with the zebra's. They
are really tough to deal with. You might try backing off on your drag a
little (I don't like doing this, but sometimes ya gotta). Also, what
brand of fluorocarbon are you using? On Erie, most of the big sticks
use Seaguar as it seems to have better abrasion resistance. I know that
Berkley's stuff gets a bad rap around here. At one time, I tried steel
leaders.....worked great on the zeb's, but your bite's will go down and
they change the action of the bait.
Jack
~~
Jack Dalzell
www.jdbass.com
www.OutdoorFrontiers.com
~~