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Bookmark or Share- Baitcaster-braid or mono? - Oregon Fishing ForumI use braid (8# test) on baitcast, spincast and spinning reels. It cast 1/16 oz jigs + soft plastic lures a nice distance and allows good bite detection and hook sets at that distance. As with any line, pike and pickerel slice through it like it wasn't even there and now I use a very thin 4" wire leader with 6# test diameter and duo-lock snap ...
- Best 100# braid | Bloodydecks - BDoutdoorsI just got a Mak 20 and want to put good 100# braid on, my favorite braid right now is Varivas but they don’t make a line greater than 85#. What is the best 100# line that provides spools big enough to fill the reel. Reading the specs say it fits 700 yards of 100# so it’s going to be tough to get the right amount.
- Solid vs hollow braid, water-drag and scope with heavy jigs on rail ...For my Mak 20, I started with 130# solid Daiwa metered braid and could not deal with the 10 meter color changes so I spliced in 70 fathoms of JB 130# hollow in 10 fathom increments. I use this reel on a UC Viper for 300 + gram jigs, and I do not notice any difference between the two ways the reel was set up.
- Braid was cut 25% down the spool - now what? | Bloodydecks - BDoutdoorsand yes, i've tested uni-to-uni on a few lines (50, 60, and 130), and i got pretty close to line strength, but always breaks at the knot and below full line test strength. that said, i always set my drag for 30-33@strike, so even at sunset, my drag will slip WAY before the breaking point on a U-U knot. i've used them in a pinch many times and ...
- Hollow Or Solid Braid – Which Is Right For You? - BDoutdoorsSeaguar’s Smackdown is an 8-strand braid that is both super strong and super smooth and quiet. While braided lines can be, and are, made with use 4 or 6 strands, 8-strand makes the perfect solid braid. Smoothness comes from the fact 8 strands are braided together in a weave that is not only tight, but the strands are also braided closely ...
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