Thread: Braided line question

wait till you don't notice it wrapped up on the tip of a rod in the wind
and crank the reel handle with the drag set a bit tight
that SNAP of the rod tip is just a simply joy full sound
not sure how many rods over the years it has destroyed but to be sure a terribly high number
it seems to me that a trip with it without some major malfunction is impossible
one little foul up in the line at any point caused by anything will always result in a ever so tiny knot so tight it almost don't look like a knot
but I still know a ton of folks that use it and I run it a bit myself for those "special" occasions

wait till you don't notice it wrapped up on the tip of a rod in the wind

At least once every outing!

I use different species of hi-vis mono, it's always been my preference and probably always will be. I respect others choices.

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Originally Posted by plawren53202

My question is about line choice for single pole jigging/Livescoping (using 10' B&M Gold and 10' Ozark Rods Xtreme).

Thus far I had been using copolymer (mono/fluoro), Sufix Advance, PLine, or Yo-Zuri, and have been pretty happy with it. However, have been reading/seeing on YT a number of people suggesting braid. I do use braid on all of my spinning rods for bass and love it there.

Respooled my two jigging poles with braid, 10# Sufix 832, and tried it out this weekend. I HATED it. Horrible problems with the line constantly tangling, especially around the tip of the pole. It was pretty windy this weekend, and seemed like every time I set the hook, the line would twist around the end of the pole, bad enough to require that I untangle it.

In casting for bass with a spinning rod, the Sufix 832 is great because it is very soft and supple, casts very well. Should I be using something a little stiffer for crappie jigging? What braid do you braid users use, and how is it on the soft/stiff spectrum?

Thanks!

Your results are spot on to what I have experienced. Braid will work very well for dipping/vertical jigging/livescoping as the sensitivity is unmatched. Especially around trees, you can feel the limb and work around it long before you are hung up. But if there is ANY wind at all you are in for some tangles.. and those tangles can really easily result in a broken tip with braid. Just like any other line and vertical fishing, your jig is spinning when you work it and eventually those spins work their way up the line to the tip. As soon as you give some slack line there will be a tangle at the tip, now add in wind making the slack line jump around and you are in for a rough day.

Remember you need a soft rod with braid, stiffer with mono. You need the rod to take up the impact of the hookset with braid, so you dont rip paper lips.

Originally Posted by Kevin22

Remember you need a soft rod with braid, stiffer with mono. You need the rod to take up the impact of the hookset with braid, so you dont rip paper lips.

Actually, Kevin ... I use a stiff rod for casting braid ... and I don't "set the hook" like I do with mono. I basically just keep reeling & pull the rod tip about a foot in the opposite direction. The stiff rod & no-stretch braid do most of the hook setting for me, so there's really no need to "jerk" the rod. In fact, there's been lots of times when pulling the rod hasn't even been necessary.

I use a stiff rod for casting braid ... and I don't "set the hook" like I do with mono. I basically just keep reeling & pull the rod tip about a foot in the opposite direction. The stiff rod & no-stretch braid do most of the hook setting for me, so there's really no need to "jerk" the rod. In fact, there's been lots of times when pulling the rod hasn't even been necessary.

Same here - never a cross their eyes hook set or playing the fish.
(Time to dump the 1000 yds. or so of mono...)

I have fished braid so long and adjusted the hookset accordingly that I miss fish when using mono

Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Actually, Kevin ... I use a stiff rod for casting braid ... and I don't "set the hook" like I do with mono. I basically just keep reeling & pull the rod tip about a foot in the opposite direction. The stiff rod & no-stretch braid do most of the hook setting for me, so there's really no need to "jerk" the rod. In fact, there's been lots of times when pulling the rod hasn't even been necessary.

I dont set the hook with any rod for crappies, just reel set and pull pressure on the fish or lift straight up with a fast motion when vertical fishing. Maybe "hookset" was a bad choice of word, but you need the soft rod to take the impacts throughout the whole catch so you don't pull hooks. Possibly not an issue for everyone? I have a jig casting rod with braid set up at all times (usually a st croix 6'8 ULF) and the super soft tip of this rod keeps the fish hooked. I originally tried it with a quantum 6'6 ULF and it was too stiff, kept losing fish half way in when they would take a sharp turn to the side or open their parachute mouth and create more drag, especially when they go from surface to make that last kick downwards at the side of the boat.

The braid I use for casting is 8lb power pro, the braid I use for vertical is 10# sufix 832.