Wire line trolling has seen a popular
revival in the past few years. Once considered too “commercial”
by sporting anglers, the simple effectiveness of wire lining to locate
deep running schools of fish has swung the pendulum of public opinion.
Wire lining is simply the art of trolling lures on wire line for purposes
of catching gamefish. Once believed to be effective only on inshore species,
many anglers have adopted wire lining for pelagics like Wahoo and Tuna.
Sounds simple enough, but before you go and load wire onto any old reel
or any old rod, you need to understand a few basics. 
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Wire line causes aluminum spools to pit
and corrode, and with few exceptions, wire line wreaks havoc on guides.
So the question remains, how do these old salts fish wire line when it is
such a difficult material to fish? First, your reels, more specifically
the spool on your reel, needs to be made with a material that will not develop
an electrolytic difference with the wire line. The Penn 113HSP Senator®
Reel has been designed with a Chrome-Over Bronze spool and is the “Go-To”
reel for anglers fishing wire line. This reel safely handles wire, and it’s
your best option for this type of fishing, since no other reel designed
to handle wire has the cranking power, drag, and durability of the 113HSP.
As for wire line safe rods, Senator® Wire Line Rods are perfect. Guides
are Fuji Silicone Nitride II for durability, and the rod blank utilizes Penn’s
IST technology for increased ruggedness and performance. A machined reel
seat and metal gimbals only add to the Senator® Wire Line rod’s
durability, as does the Slick Butt® for easy removal of the rod under
a surging Striped Bass, or better yet, a monster Wahoo. 
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