Braid Experiences

Hi Guys,

I switched to braid this year after reading some of the previous posts to see if it would impact by lure fishing. My initial impression was extremely positive, I was casting further and definitely seeing an improvement in the lure action when fishing surface lures. On my third outing I got a really bad tangle and lost so much line it noticeable impacted my casting which after having spent about €45 on the line was to put it mildly a pain. So I added more backing and kept at it and same result. The reel I was using is fairly new but cost about the same as the line so may be that was a false economy (I know blaming the tools...). Just bad luck or am I missing somethign you need to wtach for when fishing braid?

cheers

Hi Guys,

I switched to braid this year after reading some of the previous posts to see if it would impact by lure fishing. My initial impression was extremely positive, I was casting further and definitely seeing an improvement in the lure action when fishing surface lures. On my third outing I got a really bad tangle and lost so much line it noticeable impacted my casting which after having spent about €45 on the line was to put it mildly a pain. So I added more backing and kept at it and same result. The reel I was using is fairly new but cost about the same as the line so may be that was a false economy (I know blaming the tools...). Just bad luck or am I missing somethign you need to wtach for when fishing braid?

cheers

swffer
The only thing i can say is invest in a good spinning reel
any thing from shimano will have a good line lay
and dont over fill your reel
if ya do a lot of top water fishing it will loosen your line on your reel
it will help if you do a straight cast and wind it straight back
hope this helps

hi same as u i changed over this summer to braid the first day i used it , it was windy and i got in what they call wind nots i discovered you should not use braid in wind i kept getting nots maybe two or three a night but i would spend time to untangle the line it never gets in nots now but very inportant not to have spool too full cheap or dear real it wont stop tangles from casting you can get too raped up in expencive gear of coarse the top of thr range stuff is great to use but 45 euro real will do the job spot on well thats may tupance worth hope some help

http://www.veals.co.uk/products/veals_videos/mike-ladle-tips-on-spinning-with-braid/

have a look at this.

Thanks for all of the responses. Spotted a couple of things in the video that will make a difference.