Fishing with Braid
Submitted by JK on Fri, 2011-12-16 18:26
Hey everyone
I just went out and brought a penn combo which consists of a penn 560 slammer (reel) and a 7ft rod. I choose for them to put braid on and they insisted that a theram something fireline was a way to go. Ive got it on with 20lb braid.
As this is the first time ive used braid i am completly unsure on what to do?
For just some bait fishing off the rocks Do you tie the braid directlty to a mono leader?? or do you use a swivel??
And using a lure do you tie directly to the braid or do you use a leader??
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks
Spinnerak
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you will need a leader, if
you will need a leader, if you don't have a leader you will have no stretch (which will result in pulled hooks and line breakage when something grabs your bait and runs)
also they are virtually invisible to the fish unlike braid (flurocarbon).
you can use a swivel for baitfishing, but when lure fishing you will need to tie a joining knot, something like an albright knot is good for someone who wants to keep it simple. If you want something stronger, double your leader via a bimini twist (fairly difficult)or a spider hitch (quite easy, not quite as strong).
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JK
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Thanks for that i will look
Thanks for that i will look into those knots you where talking about :)
JK
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What lb leader whould you
What lb leader whould you recommened for the lure fishing im guessing you would use a mono but what wieght
pembo6
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What fish are you trying to catch
What fish are you trying to catch and where are you fishing.
Weight of leader will depend if you are near reef and how big the fish are.
I generally use 40lb leader for tailor. I know a lot of guys use 60lb but some use 20lb.
If chucking heavyish plugs or poppers (say 3 oz) I would use at least 40lb. I find I get too many breakoff while casting if I use 20lb.
But this is all for land based fishing. Are you lanbased or boat?
Pembo
JK
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Well at the moment it would
Well at the moment it would just be landbased around the mindarie area usually just of the rocks their.
But next year im heading up to coral bay and around that area.
Graeme76
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Lure fishing for Tailor a
Lure fishing for Tailor a 30-40lb leader should be plenty but some like to go heavier. I like 30lb Black Magic Tough Fluorocarbon as leader material for Tailor personally but mono is fine to.