Braid wrapping around rod ?

[Les Young]

Running braid to a leader & have tried several different ways of rigging. Have also ran straight braid too. How do you avoid the braid wrapping around the tip? I'm using 15lb diawa j braid to a 10 lb. mono leader & most times a 1/16 jighead with plastic. Sometimes i put a split shot on to drop quicker & have tried the egg sinker or bullet weight above a small swivel with leader to the jig head & still get wrapped with either setup. Happens mostly on hook set. Which way is less prone to do it?

[CrappiePappy]

If you mean the braid gets looped around the tip when setting the hook, it's likely that you are dropping the rod tip forward before you jerk back on the rod. Braid is very light and flexible, so loose line is easily wind blown ... and the forward motion, even an inch or two, creates slack and can push a bit of the braid between the tip and lower guide away from them, then on the reverse motion (hookset) that slack loop can wrap around the tip.
Same situation can occur when casting (braid or mono), if you use a quick wrist snap casting motion.

Best I can suggest is to train yourself to slightly lift the rod tip before setting the hook, rather than dropping the tip and then setting the hook. If you have extra weight on the line, lifting the rod tip beforehand will not put any more "pressure" on the fish than when you drop the rod tip (allowing the weight to also drop).

[DockShootinJack]

. I have also found new braid to be worse about it. As it gets broken in it gets a lot more subtle and easier to deal with

[Les Young]

I actually find the diawa j braid way worse than when new because it seems a lot more limp than when new. Pappy I probably am lowering the rod without noticing it. Thanks guys.

[Ketchn]

2 choices , throw away the braid , or watch me hammer with my mono while you untangle that mess ......

[GreenLine]

2 choices , throw away the braid , or watch me hammer with my mono while you untangle that mess ......

Hold on now, there’s one more way to beat the problem. Go to heavy braid and use a leader. I’m currently using 65 lb braid.
I pitch jigs underhand using 12 and 14 ft jig poles. Works great



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[fredo]

2 choices , throw away the braid , or watch me hammer with my mono while you untangle that mess ......

Preach, brother! LOL

[Les Young]

2 choices , throw away the braid , or watch me hammer with my mono while you untangle that mess ......

[Les Young]

Hold on now, there’s one more way to beat the problem. Go to heavy braid and use a leader. I’m currently using 65 lb braid.
I pitch jigs underhand using 12 and 14 ft jig poles. Works great



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I’d actually wondered about using a heavier stiffer braid. I may spool a little up specifically to try it.

[Chuck Adams]

What pappy said.


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