Thread: Braid ? Maybe

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

As most you know I’ve tried several brands of braid without finding one that showed me any advantage. Mainly distance with light lures .
Well , today I may have found one .
It’s made by KastKing, I think it’s a new . It’s called Destron Super Braid .
6# is .11mm .
I purchased some this week and spooled some onto a Daiwa Legalis LT 1000s and paired it with a 6’ Daiwa Trout X XUL rod .
My lure was a size 12 streamer hook with a 4.0mm tungsten bead with a trout magnet body to begin with , but later I switched to a Bobby Garland Itty Bit Swim’r .
I was surprised at how far I could cast the tiny bait . I believe it’s farther than I was getting with my 2# Floroclear.
Sensitivity went up . I could feel every little nip and when a little gill grabbed it , I thought it was a lot bigger than it turned out to be . .
I experienced zero wind knots or issues with this braid .
After a few fish , I switched rods and put the braid on my 5’ St Croix Avid ULF and got the same distance I was getting with the 6’ rod .
I finished fishing the morning with the Avid with the braid .
The little fish drove me crazy as I could feel a lot of nips that I wouldn’t have with the Floroclear.
I did experience more fish coming off than I usually do , but that could be just a bad day of hookups . A lot of them were small crappie and the braid may have contributed to their early release .
I’ll keep experimenting with it
I used a 6’ leader of 4# Floroclear.
Best fighter was the little shellcracker.

Which rod is the one pictured with the red hook keeper at the bottom and the gold banding near the handle? That is a gorgeous fishing rod.

Originally Posted by Pistol_Creek

Which rod is the one pictured with the red hook keeper at the bottom and the gold banding near the handle? That is a gorgeous fishing rod.

That is a Daiwa Trout X XUL . It’s an entry level JDM Daiwa rod .
The black and gold comes in a 5’6” and a 6’ model .
I also have one in a an UL version .

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

That is a Daiwa Trout X XUL . It’s an entry level JDM Daiwa rod .
The black and gold comes in a 5’6” and a 6’ model .
I also have one in a an UL version .

Thank you so much! Gonna look it up online.

Do you have an Iprimi and what do you think of it? You always show some pretty rigs. The Iprimi caught my eye while snooping.

Originally Posted by skeetbum

Do you have an Iprimi and what do you think of it? You always show some pretty rigs. The Iprimi caught my eye while snooping.

I have two Iprimi rods .
The 5’6” XXUL that most folks talk about .
To me It’s too whippy. It’s not a swimming rod . It would probably be a good rod to put braid on and fish hardbaits with . Spoons and Roostertails .
The other is a 6’ XUL travel rod . I bought it thinking it might be a little more versatile, with a little more backbone. It is , slightly less whippy . It’s not a jig swimming rod either.
Others may disagree with me , but that’s the way I see them .