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Mase2020
Joined: 15 Jun 2012
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 Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Started with mono as the braided line kept slipping. I use a mono leader as well connected with a double uni knot and haven't had any problems. Make sure you set you drag lower then you would with mono line because depending on the rod it make break before your line. |
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MANIMAL
Joined: 08 Jun 2012
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Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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ah good advice hadnt thought of that
how long is your mono leader? |
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mikey5string
Joined: 09 May 2012
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Location: West Haven
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| MikeOkay wrote: | | I just switched one of my spinning reels to braid yesterday and had some trouble getting it to spool. I hadn't heard of the mono starter idea so i just loosely spun on about 3 revolutions by hand and was fine from there... |
You only need the mono/electrical tape backing on some casting reels. You can tie braid directly to the spool on a spinning reel. |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| mikey5string wrote: | | You only need the mono/electrical tape backing on some casting reels. You can tie braid directly to the spool on a spinning reel. |
Braid will slip around the spool of a spinning reel, too. I'd use a mono or fluoro backer, anyway.
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MANIMAL
Joined: 08 Jun 2012
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Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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having massive problems tonight and I need to get it fixed, if i can, before tomorrow's fishing trip
Im using Sufix Performance FUSE braid
10# equal to a 4# diameter it says so I spooled it on my ultralight rig that can take between 2#-6# mono
I dont know what the heck is wrong. I soaked the braid for 2 hours before spooling. I spooled mono on first then braid as so many of you had said. tying to ultralight lures tonight the line seemed stiff as all hell - couldnt cast my lightest lures as the line seems too heavy......but its equal to a 4lb MONO? im confused - it was impossible to toss my rapala F-3 more than 7 ft out. Moving up to the rapala ultralight shad and minnow as well as glass shad got me distance but this line seems too heavy for the lightest of the light lures.
I tossed some of my heavier ultralight lures with ease but upon retrieval, if even a bit of slack happened for a split second, say if i was to reel and rip or twitch....the line coming in would spool off the reel and wind all over the place as well as when I did get a lengthy cast out the braid wasnt straight but all loopy - is braid supposed to be able to do that? maybe its just not packing on as tight as when it was first spooled and I need to step down to a 6# test for the lightest of the light
super frustrating AND i dont have any other line BUT this for tomorrows trip
any help from the braid pros here? |
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MANIMAL
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:48 am Post subject: |
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ended up straying away from Sufix for the evening and spooled up some 6# spiderwire ( 1# diameter ) and was back in the addle again for ultralight line
no idea why sufix rates their 10#fuse at a 4# diameter I couldnt cast any ultralight lures like i could on my 4# mono
I think the fuse is thicker than the regular performance line and will shy away from the fuse for ultralight and keep it on my bigger rigs from here on out |
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