Braid question

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

not sure about if braid rips out lips more than mono is me , it would seem reasonable to me that the drag setting is inconsequential with crappie for the most part if you use braid .
this part is for sure though ....
the longer you "play" a crappie on your hook in the water , the more likely that crappie will stay in the water , this part is for sure fact .

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Bon Temps will testify, when I'm fishing braid, as soon as the Thump happens I Boom the Crappie up and swing in the boat. If I can do it without any splash at all that is my goal. Hook size has been a major player in my switching from netting to swinging. Going down to #4 hooks as Ketch recommended quite a while back, now the hook is so far inside the fish if a Crappie falls off the hook it falls in my boat. Using braid, vertical jigging, I may pull the hook 1 in 75 fish. I like those odds.

Braid has zero stretch so you do not want a hard hookset. I set my hook about the same speed as you would use picking up your ringing cell phone. It's more of a sweep motion than a pop of the wrist.

What's the action on the rod you're using? A fast action can cause pulled hooks, moderate action gives a little more bend

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Originally Posted by Happyfisherman

What's the action on the rod you're using? A fast action can cause pulled hooks, moderate action gives a little more bend

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I was using the 9' Sam Heaton super sensitive.

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

not sure about if braid rips out lips more than mono is me , it would seem reasonable to me that the drag setting is inconsequential with crappie for the most part if you use braid .
this part is for sure though ....
the longer you "play" a crappie on your hook in the water , the more likely that crappie will stay in the water , this part is for sure fact .

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The fish i lost were not played per say. They were the ones playing:)

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Originally Posted by Grainraiser

Braid has zero stretch so you do not want a hard hookset. I set my hook about the same speed as you would use picking up your ringing cell phone. It's more of a sweep motion than a pop of the wrist.

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That's not exactly me. Sometimes i never answer the phone.

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Looks like a moderate action rod so youre good to go there