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#11297 - 04-09-2008 00:16
Braided Line
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225 Pro XS
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Registered: 04-08-2008
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Loc: California,
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Anybody having problems with Braided Line burying it self on the spool. I fish alot of topwater with very long cast, once I hook up the line digs in deep. On the next cast i have knots you wouldn't believe.
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#11298 - 04-09-2008 02:10
Re: Braided Line
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johnnie crain
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Registered: 04-06-2002
Posts: 1418
Loc: Muscatine, IA
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225 Pro XS, sorry, but I never use braided lines for topwaters-braided lines sink and inhibit the topwater lure. I think your problem may be in setting the hook too hard. With braids it's best to just sweep the rod, not cross their eyes so to speak. Hope this helps. Johnnie Crain
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#11319 - 04-10-2008 23:49
Re: Braided Line
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kspringer
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Registered: 12-01-2007
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Loc: Benton, Kentucky
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Another tip that works well for me, is to use a cheap 20# monoline and spool it on your reel until it is about half full, then spool on your braid. The mono serves as a backing and will help prevent the braid from digging in. Hope this helps.
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#11320 - 04-11-2008 00:02
Re: Braided Line
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225 Pro XS
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Registered: 04-08-2008
Posts: 5
Loc: California,
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Thank You for your input, but, I was always under the impression that braided line floats? To a certain extent anyway? Mono sinks slowly and fluor sinks faster. Depending on line dia. etc.. I like the fact of no stretch in the braided lines. I'm able to do some amazing things with a topwater on braid, just having a problem with it digging in. I have thought of useing electrical tape on the spool til about half full. Then spooling my braid but 20# mono would work just as good. Probably easier than tape.
Thank You again for your input. I'll let you know how this all pans out.
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#11322 - 04-11-2008 05:22
Re: Braided Line
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Fish-N-Fool
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Registered: 04-17-2004
Posts: 15
Loc: Priest River, Idaho
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The braided line I use floats like a cork so I don't know where Johnnie is coming from there. I also use the tape method at just over 1 cast length but I also always back my braid with mono. Make sure you use a doubble uni knot to join the lines.
I only put on about 3 cast lengths of braid on and I never have that problem. The tape works good for stopping backlashes on not so perfect casts also. That said I use mono for most of my topwater stuff except when I'm throwing into heavy cover or pads.
Edited by Fish-N-Fool (04-11-2008 05:24)
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#11327 - 04-12-2008 00:40
Re: Braided Line
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225 Pro XS
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Registered: 04-08-2008
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Loc: California,
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Thanks FNF for the clarification on braid floating, For a minute I thought I had lost my mind, or at least a brain [censored]. Spooling with mono could really save money in the long run also. I'll let you know how it works out. Any websites on how to tie a double uni knot?
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