Thread: How to make Braid SINK

Thinking out of the box, though I don't understand why you need to see the line. though your right braid shows on live scope and anything else doesn't, if you have a need to see your line, maybe flouro with a braid leader? Scott

Originally Posted by ultraslab

Thinking out of the box, though I don't understand why you need to see the line. though your right braid shows on live scope and anything else doesn't, if you have a need to see your line, maybe flouro with a braid leader? Scott

Don't you mean braid with a flouro leader ?? Then you can see the braid from surface down to the flouro, and then your jigs or jig/sinker on the leader will show up right below that.

In south Louisiana scoping is nothing like you see on YouTube. Average fishing depth is ~4.5’ and water is filled with particles. The screen is always cluttered. Pretty much the same case when fishing a deep cut or bayou… Also hangups are a constant. Because of this I fish light wire hooks and braid. This way I can pull hard enough to bend the hook, freeing the jig.

If a fluoro leader is used, pulling jigs free results in many break offs.

That’s why I use braid.

My query about sinking line only has to do with deep fishing. Everything else is braid.

I appreciate the replies.
Dan

I normally only fish from late October until mid May in 14-25'+ water. 98% of my fishing is casting and I keep four rods rigged at all times and usually only one has mono, the other three have braid and maybe a mono lead on one or two. I use different rated braids to control the fall of my jigs. most of the time a 3/32oz jig is the heaviest and a 1/64 being the lightest. It takes a lot of patience to fish light jigs in deeper water and the slow retrieve to keep it down. Line size and type are tools just like different color jigs or bodies are.

Justin when you said “different rated braids”, what exactly are you talking about? Is it sinking braids?

Originally Posted by DeadlyDan

Justin when you said “different rated braids”, what exactly are you talking about? Is it sinking braids?

Different breaking strength and diameters. As far as I know none of the braids are advertised as “sinking” braids. I’ve been using braid for many years, it took forward facing live sonar to show me how slow it needed to be retrieved compared to mono.

Justin, there are a few manufacturers that make sinking braid. It has a specific gravity of 1.12. Not cheap, but it does allow the light jig to sink better. It reduces the “bow” in the line compared to regular braid.


Presently trying out XBraid S112, which is a sinking braid.
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165 yd is $33. I use 52 yd to:fill a 500 series spinning spool. 3 spools can be filled with no backing, meaning no knot to hangup when casting.

By the way, when using braid this bow is clearly seen on Livescope. That’s how the issue first came to mind for me.