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Does anyone use braid with a slip bobber? How does the knot for the bobber hold on the braid? Does it slide easy or does it bite into the line when tighten? I’m looking to extend my casting distance. I do a lot of shore fishing in the early part of the season and it always seems that that the fish are holding just on the edge of my casting distance with 6# mono. I tried going to 4# mono but those pesky channel cats cause to many break offs.
FYI ...no matter what you hear or others say braid aint for casting crappie paraphernalia ….just saying
of course you could come watch folks with braid try to do it and see for yourself , but I am hear to tell ya it aint the ticket in my book .
while you fight the braid I will ketch the crappie and that is a fact ….:Rofl
I’ve caught a ton of crappie using braid as line doing cast and retrieve using a jig only. You can debate all day about whether or not braid is a good line to crappie fish with but I don’t think there is a bober stop made that will not slip on braid.
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Caught a whole bunch of crappie on braid casting jigs and never had any problems but have never tried bobbers..with braid you can feel them inhale the jig with a good sensitive rod.
I use a length of 10lb mono and tie 5 tight hard overhand knots right on top of each other, I then clip both ends short,it grips braid like a bulldog.This knot is much smaller than the store bought kind, and goes through the line guides much smoother, so that you hardly feel anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparkie51
Depends a lot of what "kind" of braid you use. If you use an actual "braided" braid like PowerPro, not so good. But if you try a "fused" braid like Fireline, your odds will increase dramatically. The test of braid you select is also a factor. Forget about 10# test. Way too coarse, stiff and heavy to flow easily through the tiny eyes of a slip bobber. I use 2# test Fireline Crystal and it performs just fine. And I've taken some pretty big fish as well. But I also use a fluorocarbon leader to coax those finicky bites and reduce bite offs from less desirable species. JMO! :)
put on some mono or even some fluorocarbon and thank me later …..just saying .
braid works well in some situations ,but to be just as sure some tools aint meant for some tasks .
i knew the braid guys would disagree with me when I posted what is what it is ….
but sometimes the truth will set you free to ketch more fish :crazy:
Like Techno said you can knot mono and double tie stops on braid!
Any of the Major Brands have a New Technology braid...Original PowerPro and Spider Wire are a 4 strand braid of rope with a wax coating, PowerPro 8 and the new Spider Wire are the same lines with 8 strands of rope and the 2nd gen of wax Coating...they are cheap and work for people who don't care about their disadvantages...but some of us want more!
Now there are 12 strands (and more) of new material, micro lines, silicon coated, casts like a dream, color retentive, smooth and perfectly round, abrasion resistant, no noise, no cutting into cheap gear or packing line, etc....Of course you can't go out and pay 5 bucks for a spool either.
I use Daiwa MoreThan12...but there are plenty of other good braids out there!
Not a braid guy for panfish. Tried it and found there’s no real need to use it unless I’m fishing depths of 40 feet or more water and even then I use a10 foot leader of 4 pound mono. Most guys or should I say some guys use braid specifically so they can get their jigs back when snagged in a brushpiles. They try bending the hook to get it loose. They may not realize that they’re destroying their brushpiles why trying to get a fifty cent jig back. They weaken the branch and eventually break that branch off or even shift the way the brush was sitting. Anyway, no slip bobber braid fishing for me.
I doubt people buy it just to bend hooks out.We use it because you can cast a light lure much further, and get a good long distance hook set, because it has no stretch.Plus, there's no memory coils, and line twist to deal with.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc