20 ld braid to throw slugs at mackeral and tuna

[Y-Not]

Any suggestions? Have always used mono without a lot of success and been told will get better casting distance with the braid.

I always seem to be landing short.

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[NAGG]

Have you not used braid before ?

Because of the diameter ( thin) & the less weight ……. you can cast further without a doubt - But it does come with it's own problems & that being the dreaded wind knot on spin gear due to the lack of memory / limpness.
It's possible that depending on your rod & the guide train used - you might not be able to use it without getting wind knots (typical spin rod designed for mono has a large stripper guide to reduce friction …. but the latest guides for braid are much smaller)
Then there is line management - making sure you feather the braid on touchdown to lake the looseness out of the line . close the bail arm manually to ensure you don't create a loose coil .

Then the type of braid used - some are more prone than others ….. often it's the best quality braid that suffers the most ( thinnest , smoothest , roundest & most expensive) .

Finally - you'll need to learn some new knots …. particularly the leader connection - The FG knot is a must as most of the other connection can add to your wind knot collection.

Not that I want to discourage you ….. just make you aware that it's not straight forward as you might think - & let me tell you , plenty of experienced fishoes get these wind knots .

Chris

[lethal]

I like power pro braid

[Billy C]

Plus one for Power Pro. Or Fins. Using fused braids might be a bit more forgiving on wind knots. Plus they are cheaper.

[joffo81]

I agree with previous comments about power pro and have just spooled up with some 20pd tasline but haven't been out to test it yet.

[banshee]

Pelagic fish feed into the wind,they will stay out of range or sound if you chase them.You need to position your boat so that they come into range.

[Ducksnutz]

Tasline braid for me when it comes to casting.

[Y-Not]

Thanks for the input, I have used braid before on my bait casters and TLD's normally Bionic but am new in general to spinning reels, Have a couple of Sedona 5000's sitting in the cupboard and have Savage Salt 2 7ft 8-12 kg rods to put them on.

[scottar]

One of the big things I have found with braid and spin reels is reel choice. Most of my spin reels are older Stradics which are great - very rare to get wind knot issues, line lays well, casting is good. My TSS4 speedmaster however is an absolute dog of a thing with braid. Doesn't matter where I set the spool position through use of washers it puts loose loops into the lay that in turn produce the mother of all knots to the point I will only run mono on that reel (and consequently not often at that). Probably my go to braids are Fins or Berkley Whiplash Pro for spin reels.

[gazza2006au]

I rarely buy reels but i generally use tiny reels i think i still have a Sedona from Shimano in like a 2500 size i have a Penn 260 slammer also small reel, i first started fishing braid probably close to 15 years ago when it made it big on the market i bought mine from ebay just the cheap stuff yellow 20lb from what i can remember it did catch fish but i endured the wind tangles i than bought some other braid from Amazon Outdoors cannot recall the brand but i found it useless i just cant tie knots in braid that hold

I think i still have a reel with braid it has its advantages like fishing out in 120 meters u can use 20lb and a much smaller sinker if u use 20lb mono u need 2-4 times the sinker to hold bottom while drifting

But my all time fav to go to is a top secret lol Javis Walker mono 6lb yes that cheap crap u see on the shelf at bcf must been the green colour line not the blue stuff $6 a roll 6 pound use a quality Shimano 10 pound fluro carbon leader matched with a 1kg rod that is what i use in my king fish videos on youtube i have lost many fish 70cm+ but landed plenty under 65cm



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[Dirtyfuzz]

I use the nomad pandora x8 on my popper/stickbait rod and am happy with it, using a 8ft rod you can launch those slugs into outer space!


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