09-09-06, 09:43 PM | #1 |
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Let's talk Braided
So guys do tell, what do you think when it comes to the line on your pole? I have been having alot of problems lately with my braided line from knot strength to breaking, that's right breaking. Some have suggested Flourocarbon. What do you guys think is the best out there?
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09-10-06, 05:47 AM | #2 |
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how is your line breaking? The only way I know of braid breaking is from freying on rocks or other such sharp objects, certainly not from any fish. Never had a problem with knots, either..
What kind of braided line were you using? For Flourocarbon, I would go with Yo-Zuri Hybrid(Its not true flouro, but a copoly with all the same qualities as straight flouro). |
09-10-06, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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i work alot in rocks. i had a fish break 20 pound braid at the knot today. i was just about to retie it. i use the lighter pound test braid because of water clarity. i like 30-40 pound as you can break it when you need to.. i belive the only change will be i won't use 20 pound again on my rods..but as for brand calcutta ultra is better than most- i have no idea who makes it- and of course the standard 40 pound ande braid..
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flouro is the worst for knot breakage.it casts terrible.it does have good abrasion resistance.i hate it.i use nothing but sufix braid now.even braid gets weakened and should be retied if frayed.if it's not frayed it should not break.i use a palomar knot glued with superglue and have never had one slip.
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I use stren, big game, gamma, and another flouro, and have been impressed with all of them. Might try braid someday, but right now I have no need to, as my 8lb gamma copolymer works awesome on spinning reels, and my 10-12 big game or stren is on my baitcasters, and some spinning reels. I use 20lb bigme for catfishing, or saltwater. I tried calcutta freshwater mono, and it sucked, as did spiderwire stealth. Both me and my dad tried cajun redcast once, and he loved, it, while I hated it.
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mopar mad man
why glue the knot?? this is an old school technique prior to the use of the polymar knot.glueing the knot was something alot of folks did back in the late 80's.. i don't glue mine as it is just wasted time imo.. when i break braid at the knot it normally is from working in a lot of rocks and not reting it enough.. something ya must do more often with lighter braid.or so i have found out.. zooker
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You hit it right on the head Zook.
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its a self contained knot so you shouldn't have any worries about the tag end slipping. Next time you tie it, take a looks at you line, knot, and lure and you'll see what I mean. A properly tied palomar is the best thing since sliced bread.
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Are you guys still favoring the Power Pro braid? What lb. test do you usually get?
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I love Power Pro. I've used 10, 20 and 30 lbs test. Seems as if my 20lbs test was stronger than the 30. 20 lbs test also seemed to cast better than the other 2 for some reason.
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Yea, lizard's recommended power pro to me and he said to use 50# an I LOVE it.
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09-11-06, 06:45 PM | #13 |
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kbkindle here i also use power pro and have allways used 20 lb test they have a 15 lb test that i just bought going to try man that stuff is so sensitive. 15 lb is the same dia.as 4lb mono
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50 lb PowerPro. The reason is the line diameter-the same diameter as 12 lb mono, which is what I use in both mono and fluoro so I'm dealing with the same diameter line regardless of what I'm using.
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powerpro is good but you guys should really try a spool of sufix.
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09-11-06, 08:21 PM | #16 |
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I use suffix on all my baitcaster's, it is awsome.
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The downside to braid is it does fray when on rocks, mussels, anything sharp. I also notices it fraying a lot on one rod, and checked my guides, and sure enough it was bad, and that's why I lost some fish LOL. However 10lb stuff where I fish just won't cut it. I would rather pull myself over to my hook, then lose a fish in the Lilly Pads, wood etc... I use 50lb because I have 100% confidence in that line. I use 20 LB Fireline a lot on my spinning rods, but after I use up my stock, I will probably be Power Pro exclusively, Except on certain instances I use P-Line as a leader, which is rare. I will say it again, I HATE losing fish due to line breakage, and so I use stuff that I feel I can always land a bass on, no matter where she goes with it. Tom can attest to the fact on 2 seperate occasions at Stick March I hooked a bass, it got wrapped up in the stumps, I trolled over to it, and still had the fish. If you want to use 8lb line(like my fishing partner does) then don't cry when you get a break off, I don't want to hear it. If you are fishing OPEN water, and there is nothing at all around then use it, and play the fish, and watch the mortality rate of the fish go way up as you expertly play it to the boat without it breaking off. I want the fish to the boat now, not in 5 minutes of fighting it because the line will break if I don't This is MY opinion, but the stress you put on a fish fighting it over a longer perioed of time does make a difference, and that's been documented by the scientists. Use what you like, but remember the consequences for your choice of line.
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i agree!!!
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Do you think I should use that fireline instead of the powerpro for my spinning gear???
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NO!!!USE SUFIX!!!
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I used too, now I just use it for my baitcaster. I like the powerpro much better.
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Thank's lizard's.
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its a word if you spell it right just like POWER, couldn't help it.
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No wonder I couldn't edit it, I was trying 2 different times, but it wouldn't let me, you were too fast rotfl. Oh well, I'll leave it be, no point in not laughing at myself too Lizards
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