Questions Re. Braid Moreton Bay

[Jigsrule]

Gday Ausfishos,

im relatively new to braid and just had a few questions i thot maybe i can get some help with.

From my understanding braid shud be used on aluminium spools and not graphite spools. But the way i see it, whats the difference if the first thing you shud do when using braid it to put on mono backing to stop it from slipping under pressure. ive read reviews of people using it on graphite spools such as the shimano tss4 spinning reel and others as well with no problems.

With rod selection, is it essential to use graphite? Cos ive checked out the graphite range of rods such as the berkley drop shot, ian miller t-curves etc. in the 2-4kg bracket and they all seem to be around 6.5 -7ft and very whippy. what im saying is that they don't seem to be any different from the fibreglass rods that i wana use for my soft plastics on bream and flatties.

And finally, ive read and heard from many sources that braid is not good for trolling due to the zero stretch factor. How true is that statement coz recently, i saw a clip on youtube where braid was used for trolling with lots of success on tuna well over 10kg. if you wana check it out, enter adventure bound WA and i hope u enjoy it just as i did.

Any help from anyone is greatly apprec.

Just wana say a quick hello to ninja, bullshark, scalem if ur out dere ;D

JOHN

[tunaticer]

Braids used to be a problem on older plastic spools yet these days I have 3 graphite spools loaded with braid and none are suffering any problems. I think the modern graphite plastic is a lot better than the stuff used in years gone by. I would not be surprised to see one blow tho.

Graphite rods like the dropshots may be very flexible and beand a long way but they are very stiff as well. A fibreglass rod is a lot less sensitive to smaller vibrations in the line than a graphite rod is both visually and physically and sort of act as loudspeakers to a bite so to speak. Both glass and graphite can and do catch fish well however the graphite has it all over glass for sensitivity.

Trolling with braid is possible and effective if you have a forgiving rod that will absorb the shock of a decent hit, however if the rod runs out of forgiveness the line will part very quickly. Mono and flurocarbons and hybrid lines have enough stretch to absorb nearly every shock the line may encounter without breaking.

Jack.

[Keechie]

ok it is not essential to use graphite rods its just that graphite rods are the new and better thing. For example i was told this by a very good fisherman, graphite is to young people as fiber glass is to old people, saying this i mean that if you pinch a young persons arm tyhe skin flicks back quickly where as the older generation if you pinch there skin it comes back much slower. i prefer graphite due to it being much more sensitive. plus nearly all fiberglass rods have slow tapers. i prefer the extra length as you can cast further. i troll with braid and i have not lost 1 fish yet. mind you i do only fish estuaries for bream flathead and whting etc. if you have a good length of leader this should prevent the pulling of hooks. i hope you can understand what i mean and i hope it helps.

regards,
keechie

[Jigsrule]

thanks tunaticer and keechie.

i know graphite is more sensitive over glass but i use 2lb fireline in crystal and due to its visibility in the water, i can see all the takes and nibbles by the movement on the line. thats why i thot maybe the rod dint matter to much