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Braided Line
« on: February 07, 2015, 07:21:29 AM »
I had back-to-back heavy fish break my 30# braid on the strike last summer.

I thought maybe it was 2 big pike but was throwing square bill crank baits into a stump field.  After the second strike/break I almost threw the whole dang rod in the water.  My wife calls it "My least finest hour" since I lit the lake up with profanity... (no)

I haven't thrown it since...  Someone told me I needed a special knot for braid or it will break.  I have always tied an improved cinch knot my whole life.

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 08:01:52 AM »
Do you wet it before cinching it down?

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2015, 08:04:23 AM »
Yep I did
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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2015, 08:12:00 AM »
Braid requires something other than the improved clinch knot.

When I used to use braid, I used the Palomar knot with no problems whatsoever.

Now I no longer use braid, so knots aren't a problem  ;D

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2015, 08:13:54 AM »
I have changed all my reels to mono and one with fluoro, which have never let me down.  Sure would like to see the fish that broke the line though!  :'l   Thanks guys... 
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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2015, 08:15:13 AM »
I use braid a lot.  I started using Power Pro several year ago.  I have tried some others but keep going back to PP.  What I have found with braid is limbs and rocks are very hard on it.  The knot that I use on braid is the same knot I use on all lines.  It is called the 16/20 or Pitzen knot.  I haven't had breakoffs with braid on hook sets.  I have straightened out hooks on A-rig hook sets so that I have had to loosen my drag with fishing them.
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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2015, 08:46:14 AM »
I use braid a lot.  I started using Power Pro several year ago.  I have tried some others but keep going back to PP.  What I have found with braid is limbs and rocks are very hard on it.  The knot that I use on braid is the same knot I use on all lines.  It is called the 16/20 or Pitzen knot.  I haven't had breakoffs with braid on hook sets.  I have straightened out hooks on A-rig hook sets so that I have had to loosen my drag with fishing them.

You're exactly right. Braid and rocks is a recipe for disaster. For whatever reason, it just doesn't handle rocks well at all.

I fish mono on all but one or two rods. Those two rods have fluorocarbon on them.

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2015, 09:34:49 AM »
If again IF...........I use a braid its always with a palomar knot. I have better results with p-line. JMHO

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2015, 09:58:52 AM »
If again IF...........I use a braid its always with a palomar knot. I have better results with p-line. JMHO

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2015, 10:23:42 AM »
I've heard some good things about P line. Maybe I'll give it a try this coming season. Although I really like Sufix Siege. A Lot!!

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2015, 11:58:41 AM »
I use 10 -20 lb braid in all my spinning rods using a floro leader via an albright knot most of the time. For baitcasters I only use braid in heavy vegetation with 65 lb plus and have found the palamar knot works best. I have found that the lighter lines dig in to the spool (baitcaster) under strain and backlashes are a real pain to pick out so for me any advantages are lost.
For squarebills I like 20lb floro or hybrid on a long medium heavy fast action  rod.

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2015, 01:42:20 PM »
I have found that the lighter lines dig in to the spool (baitcaster) under strain and backlashes are a real pain to pick out so for me any advantages are lost.

Yep... the digging in problem is a real pain in the butt. And when you backlash braid, you might as well sit down for 15 minutes to pick it out  ::)

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2015, 04:25:22 PM »
the digging in problem is a real pain in the butt. And when you backlash braid, you might as well sit down for 15 minutes to pick it out  ::)

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Plus.......when you set the hook on a good fish(Stump) the line digs in and without fail the next cast will come back right at your feet OR the backlash from heck is going to happen.

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2015, 05:14:23 PM »
the digging in problem is a real pain in the butt. And when you backlash braid, you might as well sit down for 15 minutes to pick it out  ::)

Plus.......when you set the hook on a good fish(Stump) the line digs in and without fail the next cast will come back right at your feet OR the backlash from heck is going to happen.

Exactly @Jimmy RodandReel  (yes)

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Re: Braided Line
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2015, 09:48:15 PM »
I use 10 -20 lb braid in all my spinning rods using a floro leader via an albright knot most of the time. For baitcasters I only use braid in heavy vegetation with 65 lb plus and have found the palamar knot works best. I have found that the lighter lines dig in to the spool (baitcaster) under strain and backlashes are a real pain to pick out so for me any advantages are lost.
For squarebills I like 20lb floro or hybrid on a long medium heavy fast action  rod.

If you like the Albright knot, try the Alberto for attaching leaders.  It's as good and not nearly as time consuming as the Albright.
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