I would like to but I can't I have to work both days overtime and side job told my boss top get all the extra work done now before I start fishing cause nobody is gonna work with me if I have to work overtime wheb I know the fishing is good lol

ORIGINAL: carpediem

Looking for some advice…
I just bought some new trolling rods and I’m shopping for bulk spools.  What do you guys suggest spooling them with?  I’ve read about some guys that prefer to run mono because they like having the extra stretch to keep from ripping the hook from the fish’s mouth when trolling at speed.  They say it also takes some of the stress off the rod/reel if you get snagged on bottom.
I was just going to buy a bulk spool of 80lb PowerPro and make my own leaders out of heavy mono (I think it’s 120 lb) swivel and snap.  Any thoughts? Thanks!

I'll cover two topics that you asked on and give you my overall opinion. I've used alot of the braids, fireline, spiderwire, cortland masterbraid and such. I've had the best luck with power pro. Its readily available and very strong.I use 65 and 80 for casting, and 80lb for trolling. Its downsides though are the color fades and it tends to hold a little more water then some of the other braids. All of the lines fray to a point from a use. I would suggest you fill your reels with cheap mono in the 8 to 10lb range and then put 75 or so yards of braid on your reels. It will save you big time. I know alot of guys use 25lb mono to fill their reels but my beef with that is that the heavier mono doesnt pack as tight on the spool as the smaller diameter lines do. When you think about it you dont use much more then 20 to 30 yards of line for most of the season, no need to waste it. At the end of the season or when its looking worn i take the line off and flip the spool. The one braid i would like to try is suffix, i hear and read alot of good on it but never tried it.
As for planer boards, i've daveled with inline boards. Never had a fish on them but they have a time and place i'm sure. Trolling shallow flats with multiple people in the boat is definitely one. I fish 90% of the time solo so i cant say i've run them 100s of time. 2nd, they can become a handful if you have floating debris or are trying to troll weedlines. You gotta reel them in, hand the rod off, take the board off and reel the line in and check for weeds and then reset. Alot more time with your lures out of the water then running lures off the boat. The mast system is alot smoother but with that you have the some of the same problems, they pick up floating debris is you have floating weeds. When the fish hits its almost instant that the fish is on, it starts ripping drag and sound similar to a gun shot going off. The mast would get in the way if you wanted to cast, so unless you have storage room for it or plan to troll all the time it could become an inconvience. I would opt for the in lines which are probably around $60 a set before investing in a mast system and trying to make boards for fishing in PA. Like anything, boards are a tool, they have a time and place.
Sorry for the rant, finally had time to post my thoughts.

With planer and mast system is what i was talking about, not with inlines.

I hate power pro I use fireline 65 pound for casting and spiderwire 65 for trolling

i know mj has made it pretty clear that he doesnt like power pro....my verdict is still out i spooled all my rods with power pro over the winter so i hope i like it, never used it before i allways ran spiderwire in the past. i know alot of musky anglers use it so im expecting to be satisfied with it.

cool....maybe mj just got a bad spool of line..

I had it on two rods and was not pleased at all but I did fish anywhere from 4 to 6 days a week

All this rain sucks. MM when we going to cave run

I've been using power pro for a few years with no probs casting. 65# pre spooled with mono.

I can't remember who it was, but someone mentioned not long ago about how they helped out with a local river musky stocking program. I'm too lazy to go back through posts, but I wanna say it was avidangler? Anyways, I just wanted to let them know that I'd be willing to help out if the group is doing it again this year. I'd love to help keep the populations up. I've found some real beasts in my pool, and I'd like to keep it that way. I don't have much to work with as far as getting the fingerlings where they need to be. I only have a little 14fter with a 9.5hp for now that suits my needs. It would work, but I couldn't cover too much water. If there's any way that I can help though, I'd be down. 

Helped stock the Yough the last two years.  H2Owolf has all the contact info for the fish commission.  It's always good to have help.  Our stocking spread 1900 Musky throughout the river.

Steel leaders 80 pound or 100 pound flourocarbon 100 pound cross snaps, 100 pound ball bearing swivels, and 80 pound crimps gander mountain carries all of the stuff u need to make your own

I like 9 to 12 inch for casting and 3 foot for trolling also have to consider what bait your throwing jerkbaits and soft plastics I like useing solid single stand wire

Don't even know what that is

ORIGINAL: tull66

Nobody twists?

The Dubro tool is nice but its a one trick pony on single strange wire. Single strand are great for jerkbaits and glidebaits but tend to get bent up pretty quick if you get a fish.