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Reply With QuoteSounds like a good setup! Good job thanks for sharing
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Thanks to GillChaser999 I tried some Diawa J8 Grand in 6lb test. I got a new rod today that I thought it would be a great fit to try the line on. The rod is a 7' Bonehead Tackle carbon fiber spinning rod. For a reel I used a Diawa Legalis 1000. I added some Trilene XL 6lb. mono I had laying around for backing. I filled the spool to the estimated halfway mark and finished it off with braid. To the end of the braid I attached a leader of Trilene XL 4lb. mono.
The rod is rated as light and the tip is definitely fast! The carbon fiber rods are a bit stiffer, but are suppose to excel in sensitivity. I tied on a 1/16 oz. jig head with a jig spinner attached and used a Slider Fishing 1" grub. I was NOT prepared for the casting distance this setup was going to yield! My first cast overshot by about 30' feet and ended up WAY back in the reeds! (where it currently remains!)
The sensitivity with the carbon fiber rod and the braid is unbelievable! It is so sensitive I can feel if the little tail on the Slider 1" grub is fouled on the hook and not flopping. Now, I just have to teach myself to do hook sets with just a flick of the wrist! Let's just say, I screwed a few hook sets up!
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Sounds like a good setup! Good job thanks for sharing
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Sounds like a real winner. I know about fishing in the woods. My TSS setup is like that and I have to remember what I have in my hand or I’ll be retying. Fishing braid takes a bit to get used to. Sometimes bumping a branch has me setting the hook.
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Mighty fine! Congratulations on your new fishing rod and thanks for the review.
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Glad it worked out for you .
But part of that thanks should go to Skeetbum , he’s the one who convinced me to give braid another try .
I’m still experimenting with the braid myself .
I’m about to start using some hardbaits that have been collecting dust because I was afraid I’d lose them with my 2# Floroclear I was using as my primary line to get the distance I felt I needed.
Now I can get the distance and be sure I won’t break off casting .
Before I had broken off casting a float n jig a couple of times .
I hope the braid serves you well and enhances your fishing experience.
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “skeetbum thanked you for this post
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Beautiful fish and a real nice setup!
