Braided fishing line

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Thinking of trying some braided line on my 15lb class combination. The lower diameter of the line and hence drag seems very appealing. Anyone tried braid and have comments regarding the difference compared to monofilament?
 
Yeah - we use it a fair bit. With the same weight, the line is much much less suceptible to drag - its brilliant when the tide hits. Its a lot lighter but costs loads more - worth it in my opinion especially if you fish a fair bit. If you're doing something that is likely to use up a lot of tackle (wrecking) then avoid it.
The line is a lot more sensitive - e.g. when bream fishing with feathers + squid on the hooks, you can feel the fish nibbling.
 
I'm hoping there will be some nice edible fish in the SoF that will be tempted by my state of the art lures, or failing that just a bit of ham /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Do they have mackerel or bass in the SoF?
 
A lot of mackerel!

I never fish, but on the one occasion I have fished with a 5 euro toy line from a french toy shop, I caught 4 big ones!

Will you be out during the summer, Magnum? i.e. between 1 July and end of August?
 
Lures are ok, not brilliant, not terrible but require a lot of patience. livebait is by far the best way to catch big bass / tope.
Ive caught mackerel on a bare hook before (note - i didnt try fishing with bare hooks, one of the feathers came off!)
 
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A lot of mackerel!

I never fish, but on the one occasion I have fished with a 5 euro toy line from a french toy shop, I caught 4 big ones!

Will you be out during the summer, Magnum? i.e. between 1 July and end of August?

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Excellent. Fresh mackerel are yummy.

Yes, I'll be in the SoF from about the 10th July 'til 27th'ish then from around 10th August 'til the end of the month.
 
Hope to see you around, if you're anywhere near Port Grimaud I'll probably see you, I usually know every boat that enters and leaves the bay whilst I'm there /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Likewise /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Regarding the braid I'm thinking 300yds of 15lb braid with backing of 30lb mono. What about the trace? Does braid make a good trace or am I better off with some 15lb mono?
 
I've done a lot of fishing with both braid and mono. I am thinking of moving on to 2lb of PE on a 5oz sinker to see if that changes my luck.

Failing that, Morrison's have a good selection.
 
Braid is excellent if fishing straight up and down on the drift, you feel everything that is going on, also reduces the need for large sinkers as it has a finer diameter for the breaking strain, however if you are in shallow water and are casting away from the boat then beaware that it can be a nightmare (birdsnests) are generally terminal, and there is no stretch in it so it will break your lead out easier. Finally if you do hook up a good hard fighter your chances of a snap line is increased due to the lack of "give" as opposed to mono. As already mentioned if your are wrecking then put on a leader of 30lb mono, about 12 foot will do to act as a sacrificial to abraid on the bottom or wreck. Most lads I know have reverted to Mono.
 
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