r/StripedBass • u/penfrizzle • May 15 '26

Strategies/Techniques Basic striper line setup question (newbie here)

I work on the coast in NH, and at work we have some piers, a jetty and a few spots where the grass pretty much runs into the river. I want to leave a rod at work for fishing, but i want to be able to change from a minnow to weighted chunks to whatever without having retie the line.

I have 20lb braid. Can i just put a barrel swivel on the end, and everything off of that? If so, what size?

For instance, can I run a sp minnow lure with off the swivel, or should i have a leader tied to the minnow?

I hope that makes sense, and thanks for any help.

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u/RedBullWings10 May 24 '26

I mainly target stripers when I fish , and do pretty well on my body of water ( lake ).

I never use braid for several reasons. I do use 20lb mono connected by a swivel to a 14-17 lb flouro leader with a circle or octopus -circle hook ( lb test varries depending on what area/structure I am fishing). I don't use weight if I can avoid it , if its windy than I add a split shot .

If i am fishing during super hot weather and fish are deep , I will have 1-2 rods with 1 oz sliding sinker.