spinning help?

[benno89]

got my 1st spinning combo today, just wondering what pound braid i shuld use, im planning on using it just to spin for flatty & bream. I bought 6pound but i think it may be to heavy for what im using it for?? any help would be great thanks guys

[fishingnut]

should be fine mate 6 lb braid is plenty

[Cowfish13]

For your first, 6lb is a good size. Easy to manage, casts very well, and will handle any of the bigger fish you might hook.

I'd go for the 6lb

[plugga]

Hey Mate, Ive got 6LB firleine (braid) on my little SP set up (sahara 1500 reel and sahara graphite SP rod (Shimano)), it AMAZING how much further you can cast braid compared to mono. When you get more experience you can go down to 4LB braid (makes it more funner when you get bigger fish) same goes for me.

Hopes this help...

THX

PLUGGa

[benno89]

yea it is pretty kool how much further it goes, i took my reel to my local baitshop to get it lined up & i really dont think its on tight enough just seems to come off all loopy in areas?? dunno if thats normal for braid

[plugga]

Umm it sorta look like that but maybe you havent got it on tight enough?

I got told but a mate today on your reel you should have 3/4mono then join that to braid and than have a 8lb fluro carbon leader.

Hope this helps

THX

PLUGGa

[benno89]

yea, well all i have at the moment is just full reel of the braid and n 8pound leeder

[plugga]

It might be time consuming but for your benifet take the braid off put 3/4mono on then seach how to do a mono braid knot and go from there.

PLUGGa

[Cowfish13]

You only need to do that if the braid hasn't filled up the reel. It just makes it alot cheaper to fill up the spool abit with mono, then top it off with the braid so the briad is at the spool lip, as a full spool cast way further than a half full one

[paulymassy]

mate go 6 pound if ur using it for lizards and get spoare spool and put 3lb crystal on it and should be awesome for bream

cheers

[noname]

myself, if i intend to use 6lb braid, i will find the thinest diameter mono, 2or 4 lb, whack some of this onto the spool, the thinner the better. it gives something for the braid NOT to bed itself into when being put onto the reel. eg. if using 6 lb braid and 8 or 10 lb mono the braid will have a tennancy to wedge it'self into the mono rather than lying on top of it. use mono backing always, because braid is supposed to be applied to the reel pretty tight, if you can squeeze the braid when spooled up. it's to loose, so start again. the mono prevents spools from cracking under pressure, but it all depends if it was spooled correctly in the first place. it won't crack every spool you have, but it will crack them.

[benno89]

yea its spooled up all the way, but yea i think i will be re- doing it, and putting some mono onto the spool 1st

[DG89]

Like noname said always back the spool with mono. I like to do it also because the cheaper braids have a tendency to slip on the spool somtimes. The mono helps the braid grip the spool.

Have a great time with the new combo mate.

Cheers

DAn

[Hayden1975]

I recently got the bug for casting lures and have gone from 10lb braid down to 3lb. Went out yesterday targetting some frogs,so I put on about 5ft of 10lb mono as a leader. Probably lucky that the frogs that I caught didn't take the lure whole, but it certainly did the trick.

[fisherjack1394]

yer that should be fine mate 6 lb braid is plenty:)

[chris_stewart14]

Yeah mate you need monno backing on the reel first or you'll get a bunch of problems.. About half your spool followed by 125 yards of braid is perfect.. Make sure you keep tension on the line the whole time you wind it on. 6lb is a great start though..

[fard12]

The guy at the local tackle shop should have put the backing on the reel for you when he spooled it up with the braid. Take it back to him and tell him to fix it up most do not charge for the mono backing. The 6lb is a good starting point for you. Get some fluro carbon leeder if you can afford it. If not some mono as a leeder. There are some good sites that show you how to tie the knots needed. Learn a couple and master them.

Cheers and good fishing.