Braid

[Richo80]

Im a beginner i have always used mono line , was interested in maybe upgrading and purchasing braid to go on a lil spin outfit for throwing soft plastics etc. Using lil Berkley gulp plastics.

A few Questions

1: What weight braid should i purchase

2: what brand is suitable for a beginner using soft plastics

3: does it matter what colour i purchase , and what dom the different colours refer to , what are they used for , ta and also any other info that anyone might have in regards to this topic , much appreciated!

[jeff f]

4 or 6 lbs fireline is a great place to start richo80

[wint0nlc]

I concur Jeff.

When i started getting into fishing a bit more i started with 6lbs crystal fireline and found it to be pretty easy to handle and at a pretty decent price too.

Richo80 im not sure of how novice you are but ensure you buy some leader material, or even use a bit of mono as a leader. As it is well know that braid is highly visible underwater due to the way in which it is constructed.

[planetfonz]

these boys speak the truth .. once u go braid u never go .... back

but also read this post as it might shed some helpful light
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[Leighton]

yeah 4-6 lbs but in Stren Microfuse

[Dano]

Sorry for being such a noob but what is so good about braid? I will probably get my new combo spooled with it but just want to know what all the fuss is about?

[Leighton]

almost zero stretch, more sensativity.

Diameter, very thin for its breaking strain

[kriso]

with the stretch thats in mono, when you go to braid for the first time you will swear you could feel the fish fart on your line.

[kiwifisho]

Dano wrote:

Sorry for being such a noob but what is so good about braid? I will probably get my new combo spooled with it but just want to know what all the fuss is about?

Every little tap u get u feel mate n as kriso says even if they fart ya feel it.

Dean;)

[Dano]

Sweet well that sounds like all pluses!

[adri4n]

only minus is that its not as abrasion resistant as mono and you'll need a good length of leader as well.

[Richo80]

Thanks everyone for all your help!!

[chubbstar]

Another thing that I find annoying with braid and leader is when fishing snaggy areas and looseing gear, I get sick to death of re-rigging leaders. So much so that I'm going to spool my spare spool with 6lb low steach mono.:dry:

My first braid was 6lb Sufix, I now use 6lb Nitlon PE and I think its a great braid. I belive useing braid in deep water is a must and would never go back to mono off shore.

Good luck mate.

Jayson

[Leighton]

chubbstar wrote:

Another thing that I find annoying with braid and leader is when fishing snaggy areas and looseing gear, I get sick to death of re-rigging leaders. So much so that I'm going to spool my spare spool with 6lb low steach mono.:dry:

My first braid was 6lb Sufix, I now use 6lb Nitlon PE and I think its a great braid. I belive useing braid in deep water is a must and would never go back to mono off shore.

Good luck mate.

Jayson

Have you tried changing your knot Chubbs

I use 4 lbs Stren ( breaks a lot more than 4 lbs ) with 8 lbs leader. Allbright on the leader to a half Blood on the jig, when snagged the leader breaks at the Jig. I find this happens with other leader/ main combinations. Just a matter on a new jig head and you're fishing again

[adri4n]

I dunno, I use the modified albright and had some varying results, sometimes the leader breaks at the jighead but sometimes at my knot. I use the albright on my my heavier gear as well and I'm quite confident in the knot, so not sure why its happening to me...

[chubbstar]

Not sure what the knot is that I use:blush: I call it the dimmy, Granny, square, half pike, backward flick with 28 twists knot;)

I'll have to have a look into learning a few different knots though I guess, Thanks for the tip mate;)

Jayson

[jeff f]

i tend to start the day with a 3m leader attached with an improved allbright special and attach the jighead with a weaker knot as leighton said so i rarely have to change leaders unless they get abbraded on something

[Feral]

Similar to Jeff, when you have changed enough lures for the leader to get under about 1.5m time for a new leader and a new knot. Keeps everything nice and fresh. (Oh if I am catching big fish, new lure knot after every fish, check leader knot carefully after every fish)

[MoparKevUk]

Is all this info still relevant, no updates? And what is the go with spooling with braid? Same as spooling with mono? And although the braid is rated at say 6lb, everyone seems to think it has a higher breaking strain, what gives?? Could I go 6lb braid, 6lb mono leader? How does the visibility of a line matter if there is a dirty great hook and sinker where the fishes noggin is..............

[nadders]

spooling you want to put some mono backing on the reel, just spool some cheap mono, enough to cover the spool base a couple times, then do whatever knot (uni-uni, etc) you use to tie the braid to that, then wind the braid on.

6lb leader is fine with 6lb braid it all depends where ur fishing. its important because anything visible thats not your lure will put the fish off to some degree, a stinking great length of highly visible braid will spook alot of fish. sure they might already be a little wary of the hook adn sinker but the visible line is just adding to that

[jeff f]

dunno but it works mate

i'd like to give mojiko tournament braid a plug

the more i use it the more i like it super thin super limp

good abrasion resistance doesnt fluf or fur great knot strength

[Dasa05]

jeff f wrote:

dunno but it works mate

i'd like to give mojiko tournament braid a plug

the more i use it the more i like it super thin super limp

good abrasion resistance doesnt fluf or fur great knot strength

I can vouch for this stuff as i have busted my cherry on the mojiko braid and jeffs right it kicks some fish but?:laugh:

[MoparKevUk]

Thanks boys...

[yoyo]

does anyone have any experience/opinion on the Team Daiwa braid ?

It's pretty exxy at $75/150m, but it just has that p*rnstar lustre and appeal that i cant resist.....

[Schmuck]

Just spooled one of my reels the other day with the TD Sensor stuff after using mainly Fireline. You can definitely feel the difference between the two. Personally it's hard to say whether it's worth the extra cash but it's definitely better.

[brandan1034]

I only recently changed from fins braid to Daiwa TD Sensor and in all honesty it was worth the jump in price. Not only is it a much smaller diameter but its also alot more reliable at the knot and when fighting those bigger fish. The only thing to note with any of the top end braids is that when you start to get down to 4lb and sometimes even 6lb that because of the thinner diameter there can sometimes be issues with wind-knots. But a good reel with a decent roller bearing will help stop this occuring.

Cheers

[MoparKevUk]

About to spool my Sedona with some braid, but can't remember what the go is with the backing...I know Noname quoted somewhere about braid slidding between the backing. I've got 6lb Fireline and a choice of 6,8,12 & 30lb mono for the backing..

[Davo_Dinkum]

i had just braid on my spools ,so it took it off and but mono backing on same lb as the braid ,all tied together.

filled the spool a lot better,no drams .

i have had a few fish run and take it down to the mono backing ,no dramas there either.

[Feral]

Wind the braid on. Tie the backing line on and fill the spool to where you want it. (I'd use the 12lb)

Wind the lot off on to a spare reel. Then wind it to another spare reel. It should now be mono on top, tie to your reel, wind it on. Should now be filled to the right depth.