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I have bad eyes and at my age, can not see the small diameter lines- IE- 2 & 3# mono. I have gone to Braided line and boy o boy, am I happy. I can see the line and tie knots. If you do this, get the best line, you can or justify. I use the Sun Line PE line. You will not be unhappy. YOUR feelings please.
Been wanting to try the Sunline PE, the Small Game pink line for a long time. The yellow Unitaka is pretty good, and actually cheaper than the US braids, just have to pay more to get it here. If the Sunline is better, which I have read it is pretty good stuff, I think you have made a good choice. Can’t wait to see the pics!
Not sure which Sunline PE you bought but they make a good line no doubt. If it is the Small Game PE-HG you got some great line.
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I just wish the 2 and 3 lb size in it wasn’t so expensive. It is expensive at 5 and 6 lb test but not near as bad... I’ll probably get some at some point still yet. Let us know how it does for you!
You go Tryp. I’ll look into some of the line y’all speak of, but right now I have enough stuff to try and if the fish don’t start cooperating it’s all for nuttin!! I’ll keep y’all posted.
On another note, and not to hijack, I have 2 spools of 1lb Nanofil in the shop. Not sure I’m that brave, but I’ll get a thread started if and when I do.
I love braid for crappie
This Sunline PE-HG is about 60 bucks a spool.....it’s a good thing it will last for years.....LOL. It will take me a while to get back comfortable using braid again...then may try the Sunline. Skeet.....A couple of my first YouTube channel videos were made with 1# test NanoFil that had been on my shelf for 9 years. Caught a lot of good shell crackers with it. I used to use it a lot. There are a couple of videos where some decent sized largemouth were landed with it. I never tested the break strength of it but believe me it is way above 1#.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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Originally Posted by Alphahawk
60 bucks a spool?
Does your wife know about this?
My allowance only permits Mr. Crappie 4# Hi Viz, and I feel fortunate to get that!
:Rofl
Awesome, I can never go back to mono, after having used braid... what pound test did you get?Quote:
Originally Posted by trypman1
SunLine braid 5 - 0.6 in red. I wanted .4 but could not find it.
That is about 8lb. test line if I read their specs correctly. Should be strong enough for Panfish!!Quote:
Originally Posted by trypman1
It throws a 1/32 jig a mile, a 1/64 does not go far. I know it is a little heavy but I can see it. When I was using 2/3# mono, I could not tie a knot in the boat, so I had 3 rigs set up, if I broke off, I would use another. I wanted 4# and will get it.
As long as it works for your applications, I say fish on brother,,,,and take pics:biggrin
My 1/32 do it mold without a collar weighs 1/43 with a #8 hook. I use it a lot and like the cast I get with it. 1/64 is a challenge but I can use it. 1/80 and it better be close. I judge all my line against these weights. I’m hoping that along these trials I’ll find a braid with as good or better casting as the Nanofil but tougher against abrasion. Thanks for all the info y’all post, helps shorten my learning curve.
I just cant love braided line , its just not my thing , I need stretch in my line because I set the hook like a tournament bass angler on ANYTHING that even faintly resembles a bite :Rofl
One of my problems also- Ketchn
Thats whats been keeping me from using braid on my panfish/crappie rigs. I sometimes rip the hook out using mono, I can imagine for me at least the hookup rate will drop with braid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Now on my bass rigs I'm slowly switching almost everything over to braid. Every time I get a hit on those rods I'm set the hook like I'm trying to rip their heads out and sometimes the mono/fluro doesn't cut it.
Just pop your wrist up...fish on.Quote:
Originally Posted by RiverSlabber
For those having problem setting the hook.....get you some Daiwa Gekkabijin jig heads and the fish will set the hook. I haven’t set the hook in years.....no need to.
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That right, I have those jigs, you'll just start to feel some weight on your rod.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk