If using wire/monel your going to want to go with 1- American Tackle Zirconia Rings. 2- Carboloy . 3- FUJI SIC Guides.
All of the above are still pretty lightweight and will accept wire. We build with American Tackle Guides and never had an issue in 18 years.
If buying a true wire line rod, for umbrellas you can go short and stiff, but if you want to troll bunker spoons, you NEED to go with a Spoon Rod. DO NOT use a short, stiff rod for spoons, your not going to do as well as the longer, softer rods made to give the spoons the proper action they were made to have.
Spoon Rods - Seeker, Tony Maja Spoon Rods, Lamiglas 1083M Blanks or old Harnell Blanks. We build our Spoon Rods on the Lamiglas Blanks because they are so much lighter in weight than Seeker Blanks. We can build a complete rod and still be at the weight of the Seeker Rod Blank alone.
Ok, the wire is out of the way and let me say that you can use mono or braid too. Umbrellas are not the same as bunker spoons. You can get away with a wider variety of tackle.
Use trolling weights, to get deep, or down riggers. Use a trolling leader, between the weight and the rig! I dont suggest going right to the main line swivel with umbrellas. It will work, but its not as good as using a leader.
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