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#14640 - 03-28-2009 09:00 AM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Brendan]
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Thanks Brendan, The prices on some of the one's I have been looking at are crazy expensive. I just want to cut braid not build a house.
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#14663 - 03-30-2009 11:29 AM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Anthony F]
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No problem... you just need the right kind. Stainless Steel with Serrated Edge...
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#14698 - 04-01-2009 02:06 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Brendan]
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Registered: 12-01-2007
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Hey guys, here is my 2cents worth of information. First, thanks Anthony F for reading my review of Samuri Braid, the stuff is truly awesome and I use it alot. But I have started using Fluro for flippin and pitchin into heavy cover alot more. I know what your all thinkin, is this guy nuts!!!! Thats a given! But here in Ky during the spawn the water is very clear and I felt I was not getting as many bites as I wanted with braid. The knock on using Fluro in cover was its durablility, but I am using 20# Seaguar AbrazX and have not had any problems. I will still use braid if the water is muddy. Besides the visiblity factor with braid, by only having five or six feet of line out, I noticed I was ripping huge holes in the fish's mouths which made me lose some fish as well. As some others have already said, you can use braid for your main line and fluro as a leader, this gets you the best of both worlds. I would recommend 30# braid and 20# Fluro or 50# braid and 25# fluro for this application.
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#14699 - 04-01-2009 03:08 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: kspringer]
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KSpringer, The stuff is great, I'm doing the exact thing you mentioned, using the fluro as a leader and its working out pretty good and it also saves me money.
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#14705 - 04-01-2009 04:34 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Anthony F]
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I like Kevin's suggestion, but I'm sticking with my Berkley Big Game for flipping heavy wood cover. I just have not found a Fluorocarbon that holds up that well in heavy cover (yet). Even in the gin clear water that we have here in the Northeast, I haven't had many issues using low-vis green mono when fishing heavy cover. I like braid for vegetation mostly and I do like using a heavy fluorocarbon leader for fishing open water.

Kevin,

What brand of fluoro are you using?
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#14721 - 04-03-2009 01:55 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Brendan]
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Brendan, 20# Seagar AbrazX, the stuff is Awesome!!!!
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#14819 - 04-28-2009 03:38 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: kspringer]
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Kevin,

I've used the InvisX, but not the AbrazX... that good eh?
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#14825 - 04-29-2009 05:08 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: Brendan]
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Yep, I dont like InvisX at all. I love Carbon Pro and AbrazX. Used it over the weekend pulling some green lips from deep in the bushes!!!!
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#14830 - 04-30-2009 10:02 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: kspringer]
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Just wondering what colors do you guys use most for braid? I see it comes in some wild colors and patterns too.
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#14850 - 05-04-2009 04:22 PM Re: Heavy cover line or braid. [Re: geobass]
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I like the dark green colors personally... I've always used Low-Vis green mono, so it seemed like a nice fit...
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