Originally Posted by
gillchaser999
Thanks folks , for the insight on lines .
I got to do a little testing of lines today as I visited three of my fishing holes . Including two lakes and a creek .
I got to compare two monofilaments , and a couple of Daiwa J-braids .
The monos were 2# Viscious and 2# Ande Tournament green .
The braids were both 6# Daiwa J-braids , one was the Island blue Grand , the other was, chartreuse regular X8 J-braid . Both with three pound test Floroclear leaders .
Jigs used were size #12 3mm tungsten jigs , 4mm and 4.6mm Tungsten jigs .
None of the monofilament lines impressed me , with the Ande being the better of the two .
But both Daiwa braids out performed the monofilaments in casting and feel . Even with the .35g 3mm jigs .
The reels with their loaded lines were swapped between the rods to see if the rod made that big of difference.
The braids still won .
The winning rods , for casting distance, were , the 5’ Major Craft Aji do Ajing , and a 5’4” old model St Croix Panfish series.
The other rods weren’t losers , they just didn’t cast as far as the other two .
Braid has its faults , but I’m finding it hard to go back to mono after fishing with braid , head to head .
Glad I saved the braid I pulled off my reels , something I can’t do with mono .
I hand wound iron a large line spool and it was easy to spool back onto my reels .
BTW , I caught one crappie , a tiny redbreast , and a couple bluegill during my testing .
These were in areas where were void of fish last week . The fish are beginning to move back to the banks .
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For my first 10 years in Saudi fishing the Red Sea and Persian Gulf it was the only line available in the market. It worked out good. The last 11 years there fished other lines and fished a lot of braid.
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