ive used the spiderwire 30 pound test for handlining lead core at slow trolling speeds for lakers with good results. ive also got it on my deep sea shark rig, 50 pound spider with an 80 pound 200 foot 80 pound dacron line top shot on my 12 pound trolling reel. there is practically no line stretch with it which you may want with salmon trolling, my old penn reel drags need the extra stretch in the line to avoid breakoffs, i run long leaders of 10-12 pound stretchy mono with 4 pound flourocarbon tippets. i really like the flouro for trolling for the transparancy. be careful tying knots with the spider wire, it cuts right thru you when tightening up on the knots.