leadcore trolling setup

[traverpen]

I am new to trolling and will be giving it a shot in my kayak for some exercise and time away from the real world. 1.5 to 2 mph is quite leisurely in my kayak, on a calm day.

I have a penn 109 reel on the way. I am from central california so the most likely use would be chasing trout and kokanee in the local reservoirs. I am planning on using 7 colors of 12 lb suffix advanced or 8 of the 15lb tufline microlead and 75 to 100 yards of braided line for backing and a 30' leader of mono. I used an estimator to get those numbers. I want those because of the smaller capacity of the reel. It will be my only leadcore set up so I wanted as many colors as practical. I'm leaning towards the tufline microlead on the off chance that I use it for salmon or stripers. tufline lists the actual breaking strength of their product in the high 40 lb range and rapala confirmed that their "70% stronger" puts their 12 lb line at about 20.

I am looking for comments on my overall set up plan and comparisons of the microlead and suffix advanced from people who've used both.

Thanks.

 

[Trident13]

Sorry I can't offer advice on the lead core but I also chase kokes with a kayak. I've been using a Scotty mini downrigger with pretty fair success. The cost was around $60 plus the ball and it allows me to get to the schools with great accuracy the same as any other downrigger. Just thought I'd share another option.

 

[Wyo307]

I've had great success with the tuffline microlead before so I don't think that you will be disappointed in that line. I have never tried the suffix leadcore but have used a few of their other flouro lines and wasn't very happy with them. Hope that helps a little bit.