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Fishing line question
#1
Posted 21 March 2009 - 10:06 AM
My question is this.....does anyone use braided line, and what is the drawback? Would the lack of streach be an advantage of a disadvantage when using topwater or crankbaits? I usually fish for bass, walleye, and pike and like having 2 rods set-up so I can quickly switch presentations
Thanks in advance,
J
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#2
Posted 21 March 2009 - 10:11 AM
I use braid on both my baitcasters and have braid on one of my spinning reels. It wil allow you to pull HAWGS out of the thick weeds with ease.
Dirk....
#3
Posted 21 March 2009 - 11:40 AM
#4
Posted 21 March 2009 - 02:29 PM
BPS has sufix braid now for sale
Also they have the TUF line XP(braid) for sale 50% off. I grabbed a 20 and 15 lb for my boys spinning outfits. I figured less than $8 for 150 yds you cannot go wrong
Pros
Stronger, less stretch (5% I believe), thinner diameter and last a lot longer than mono.
I have had the same braid on some of my reels for 3 yrs now and still going strong. I just flip the line @ every yr.
Cons
You should use a 3ft flouro leader so the fish do not see your line.
Very strong will cut you fingers if you are not careful
All my steups are all using braided line.
Jose
#5
Posted 21 March 2009 - 03:25 PM
i currently have pp on my curado baitcaster and stradic spinning setups.
also using 2 foot seaguar flourocarbon leader as well.
#6
Posted 21 March 2009 - 06:51 PM
#7
Posted 21 March 2009 - 08:19 PM
Dirk....
#8
Posted 22 March 2009 - 01:14 AM
i currently have pp on my curado baitcaster and stradic spinning setups.
pp to lubricate your reels?
#9
Posted 22 March 2009 - 01:16 AM
i personally use 4lb pLine. which breaks too easy.
i think i should put on 8 or 10# braid and use a short leader or something.
#10
Posted 22 March 2009 - 01:49 AM
After spooling up my new Sahara today, I notice that 6# does feel smaller than 8# by quite a difference. Breaking hopefully isn't a problem since I downsized this year.
For panfish, I honestly think there's no need for braid..but if you want to try it, by all means go for it!
#11
Posted 22 March 2009 - 10:23 AM
no, i have not taken apart my reels to regrease or lubricate....was goign to do it this winter, but it never happened.
I ALWAYS use 4lb pline when panfishing. no problems here. if you're snapping off too often, loosen your drag
#12
Posted 22 March 2009 - 06:17 PM
i currently have pp on my curado baitcaster and stradic spinning setups.
peepee to lubricate your reels?
i meant to say...
ooops, sorry, it's lame.
#13
Posted 22 March 2009 - 07:54 PM
#14
Posted 22 March 2009 - 08:22 PM
the only disadvantage to braided is that it has higher friction and therefore doesn't cast as well on some reels
#15
Posted 22 March 2009 - 08:26 PM
#16
Posted 22 March 2009 - 08:36 PM
why dont you tell us details from that experience ?nice way to say i'm wrong i'm not saying thats allways true, i'm just saying thats my personal experience
you mean you can cast same weight with 30lb mono further than with 30lb braid?
#17
Posted 22 March 2009 - 08:43 PM
for pike use metal leader or 80lb fluoro carbon, and for bass just 10lb fluoro leader with a swiwel.
choose the leader lenght depending how much line is left hanging on your cast since most swivels wont pass the tip guide.
oh and as we are not in the matrix you can use letters for your nickname
#18
Posted 22 March 2009 - 10:57 PM
#19
Posted 23 March 2009 - 04:22 AM
20' ???how is that even possible, im confused???? mono is 3 times thicker than braid of the same diameter.when i had spooled my spinning reel with 15 pound test braided line i could cast about twenty feet, when i have mono on my reel, i cast much farther than that. but with my direct drive casting setup, the best thing for it is braided, there you go efka, thats my personal experience for ya
what reel and rod were you using and what lb mono line ?
#20
Posted 23 March 2009 - 08:47 AM
Now, the question is if the benefit outweighs the cons for your particular type of fishing. You get more sensitivity out of braid as well as a higher breaking strength at a lower diamater. I myself prefer using braid with fluoro leader, but do not see the problem with using mono for crankbaits or topwater.
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