First time out using braid and I'm having a huge problem with the korda sub popping up to the surface.
I'm fishing a silty old mere, only 10 wraps out to the far margin. If I give the line a shake the braid sinks and then pops back up 15 minutes later. I have sunk my rod tips and fishing tight lines (which I don't want to do) but it is not helping.
I'm fishing a silty old mere, only 10 wraps out to the far margin. If I give the line a shake the braid sinks and then pops back up 15 minutes later. I have sunk my rod tips and fishing tight lines (which I don't want to do) but it is not helping.
What about a light back lead
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I'm having the same problem with Gardner Hydro Sink at the moment. I'm putting it down to all the algae in the water coming to life, it coats the braid and then floats it up, right pain in the backside. I tried a back lead but it even raised up the other side of that. Only current solution is rod tips under the water and a tight line. If anyone has any ideas please let us know
I'm having the same problem with Gardner Hydro Sink at the moment. I'm putting it down to all the algae in the water coming to life, it coats the braid and then floats it up, right pain in the backside. I tried a back lead but it even raised up the other side of that. Only current solution is rod tips under the water and a tight line. If anyone has any ideas please let us know
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I think you are spot on. A couple of years ago I had a similar experience with mono. I had two rods spooled with esp synchro and one with fox exocet. I could not keep the exocet down not even with backleads. Sinks to start with but after half an hour it was on the surface between the back leads and leader.
The synchro being a heavier line was unaffected, well at least it did not rise to the surface.
I think you are spot on. A couple of years ago I had a similar experience with mono. I had two rods spooled with esp synchro and one with fox exocet. I could not keep the exocet down not even with backleads. Sinks to start with but after half an hour it was on the surface between the back leads and leader.
The synchro being a heavier line was unaffected, well at least it did not rise to the surface.
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I'm beginning to think that this could be the problem. I have had my rod tip sunk so the line is not floating straight from my rod tip and if i knock my rods a line of bubbles will float to the surface. I guess that some form of algae is attaching to my line and giving off oxygen??
I'm beginning to think that this could be the problem. I have had my rod tip sunk so the line is not floating straight from my rod tip and if i knock my rods a line of bubbles will float to the surface. I guess that some form of algae is attaching to my line and giving off oxygen??
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Yes, fished the other day and the algae that I think was causing the problem wasn't in my part of the lake and I didn't have the problem so it must be that
Also gave the spools a good soaking which helped getting it to initially break the surface tension
Yes, fished the other day and the algae that I think was causing the problem wasn't in my part of the lake and I didn't have the problem so it must be that
Also gave the spools a good soaking which helped getting it to initially break the surface tension
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Having the same issues with the Fox braid. Got another braid on another reel and having no probs with it sinking🤷♂️🙄
Having the same issues with the Fox braid. Got another braid on another reel and having no probs with it sinking🤷♂️🙄
Braid can be affected by algae and sub surface 'floating' weed. This is Fox so-called Submerge...oh the irony!
