I'm after some info on braid.
I'm fishing a pond that's about 12 acres, up to 60 foot deep in places, carp up to 40lb with the biggest cast about 120yards.
Does it matter if I use sinking braid or not?i understand sinking braid doesn't cast as well.
Does normal braid float to the surface?
Should I use a floro leader with braid or can I connect straight to a lead core leader?
What's the go to breaking strain I should be looking at?
Thanks for any help
Cheers
I'm fishing a pond that's about 12 acres, up to 60 foot deep in places, carp up to 40lb with the biggest cast about 120yards.
Does it matter if I use sinking braid or not?i understand sinking braid doesn't cast as well.
Does normal braid float to the surface?
Should I use a floro leader with braid or can I connect straight to a lead core leader?
What's the go to breaking strain I should be looking at?
Thanks for any help
Cheers
In reply to Post #1
Why braid when you can easily achieve the same distance with mono straight through with mono being far safer than braid?
Not being the greatest caster myself, I was hitting 120 yards with 20lb touchdown and 3.5oz leads this weekend.
Why braid when you can easily achieve the same distance with mono straight through with mono being far safer than braid?
Not being the greatest caster myself, I was hitting 120 yards with 20lb touchdown and 3.5oz leads this weekend.
In reply to Post #2
Being such a deep pond it's all about fishing to snaggy islands, snaggy margins near and far.
Just think braid would be better. I might be wrong but I fancy giving it a go.
Being such a deep pond it's all about fishing to snaggy islands, snaggy margins near and far.
Just think braid would be better. I might be wrong but I fancy giving it a go.
In reply to Post #3
Fair enough mate
Fair enough mate
In reply to Post #1
Sinking braid is preferable of course if you can hit the distances you need. Depends on your rods and casting ability wether that's achievable, either way when using braid I run the last 12ft through some putty to make it more weighted.
You can use it like any line to whatever leader you do wish. I like using 30lb braid with a fluoro leader. But if snags are savage leadcore leader is the way to go.
Love playing fish on braid, just make sure clutch is set properly
Sinking braid is preferable of course if you can hit the distances you need. Depends on your rods and casting ability wether that's achievable, either way when using braid I run the last 12ft through some putty to make it more weighted.
You can use it like any line to whatever leader you do wish. I like using 30lb braid with a fluoro leader. But if snags are savage leadcore leader is the way to go.
Love playing fish on braid, just make sure clutch is set properly
In reply to Post #5
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Would 200 metres of 0.30 sinking braid fill a 5500 size spool with a spool reducer on it?
Would 200 metres of 0.30 sinking braid fill a 5500 size spool with a spool reducer on it?
In reply to Post #7
If your fishing far margins and islands over deep water a sinking braid probably isn't the best thing to use. Good for the near side but you'll probably end up with a big bow fishing it at range and your bite indication wouldn't be the best
Would also be carful with a leader fishing to snags. I'd feel more comfortable with a tubing and lead clip arrangement so that if the worst happens there is limited risk of the fish towing and leader
If your fishing far margins and islands over deep water a sinking braid probably isn't the best thing to use. Good for the near side but you'll probably end up with a big bow fishing it at range and your bite indication wouldn't be the best
Would also be carful with a leader fishing to snags. I'd feel more comfortable with a tubing and lead clip arrangement so that if the worst happens there is limited risk of the fish towing and leader
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In reply to Post #5
Got to disagree strongly. The last thing you should use in snaggy lakes is lead core. Can be lethal to the fish. I'd use 20lb mono straight through, or tapered mainline 40/15lb. If you want to use braid why not 10 metres 50lb Armacord or similar.
Got to disagree strongly. The last thing you should use in snaggy lakes is lead core. Can be lethal to the fish. I'd use 20lb mono straight through, or tapered mainline 40/15lb. If you want to use braid why not 10 metres 50lb Armacord or similar.
In reply to Post #10
I tend to agree. Thing is, even with 20lb mono, there's a fair amount of stretch, so it makes sense to use braid hard up against snags if you're that way inclined. For me, I'd fish off the snags and go 20lb straight through as to my thinking, the negatives far outweigh the positives when it comes to using braid, especially so as it's so in vogue these days to dump the lead leaving a fish no way at all of ever loosing the braid the hooklength is attached to.
I tend to agree. Thing is, even with 20lb mono, there's a fair amount of stretch, so it makes sense to use braid hard up against snags if you're that way inclined. For me, I'd fish off the snags and go 20lb straight through as to my thinking, the negatives far outweigh the positives when it comes to using braid, especially so as it's so in vogue these days to dump the lead leaving a fish no way at all of ever loosing the braid the hooklength is attached to.
In reply to Post #10
Yeah I get where you're coming from. I think there's an argument that the amount of fish lost on 20lb mono with a leader/tubing considerably outweigh the fish lost on 30lb braid with a leader. It's some going to lose a fish with that setup. Suppose it depends if you're fishing snags safe & correctly in the first place.
Yeah I get where you're coming from. I think there's an argument that the amount of fish lost on 20lb mono with a leader/tubing considerably outweigh the fish lost on 30lb braid with a leader. It's some going to lose a fish with that setup. Suppose it depends if you're fishing snags safe & correctly in the first place.