What Braid?

[Jay&Silent Bob]

What braid do you use or think is the best at the moment?

[shaun]

what for mate mainline or marker

[Jay&Silent Bob]

Just for making up rigs mate,don't use it for mainline as i like my mono

[shaun]

Originally Posted by Jay&Silent Bob

Just for making up rigs mate,don't use it for mainline as i like my mono

i use mono too mate , for rigs i use snakebite , supernova and super mantis

[keffus]

depends on the water and situation, im fishing mate..had some good results on 15 lb sinklink by esp...... and 25lb kik bak from armaled with a slight break in the coating by the hook..

Been using meltex tape (the thin stuff) and its the bollarx as after a few minutes its completely invisible...and its only £3 a spool too!

On a serious note I think braid is overlooked now in favour of all these fancy coated hooklinks, but a mate of mine has done really well on a certain SOTAS water using super nova,nothing fancy just something now not as widely used.

Rather than what you use as a hooklink I think the length/shortness will make a bigger difference,3 foot hooklengths are rarely seen getting chucked out but everyone seems to pin their hopes on the latest funky hooklink from Suffix/Kryston etc. and then whazz out the conformitary 7-12" link.

If you want a really cheeky hooklink,get a look at the Terry Eustace Multi Ply, its an intertwined link using 5x4lb strands of flurocarbon which can be split down to 16/12/8lb. Really hard to see on the bottom and lets bait act naturally.

[Jay&Silent Bob]

Originally Posted by keffus

depends on the water and situation, im fishing mate..had some good results on 15 lb sinklink by esp...... and 25lb kik bak from armaled with a slight break in the coating by the hook..

Don't normally use braid but i had some good results with the ESP,bought some ready mades 15lb while on holiday at White Acres and had a few out!

[WHEEZY]

been useing black stealth for sum time (brill)

[kerrwaf]

I use sinkbraid from drennan. Simple, nothing fancy and very cheap compared to most braids.

[Bet]

It depends on the venue for me. If the water is cloudy then I wouldnt worry about the colour quite so much but if its gin clear I use a braid that blends in best in with the area that i'm fishing, I choose from Mantis,Mantis Gold or Black Silt.
Mantis for weedy patches,Mantis Gold for gravely or sandy patches and black silt for soft silty areas.I have confidence in all 3 types,by varying the braid I use I find I worry less about the possibility of my rig sticking out like a sore thumb on the bottom.

[Deano]

Drennan sinkbraid is very good stuff in either 12 or 15lb

[Cliff]

Been using super mantis, and hybrid! But not had the results in comparison that i have with fluro and mono! Dont no why, a few friends have fished braided hook links and produced better results over there fluro/mono hook links!

[kopite]

i like the gardener suffix brown

[Jay&Silent Bob]

Originally Posted by bet

It depends on the venue for me. If the water is cloudy then I wouldnt worry about the colour quite so much but if its gin clear I use a braid that blends in best in with the area that i'm fishing, I choose from Mantis,Mantis Gold or Black Silt.
Mantis for weedy patches,Mantis Gold for gravely or sandy patches and black silt for soft silty areas.I have confidence in all 3 types,by varying the braid I use I find I worry less about the possibility of my rig sticking out like a sore thumb on the bottom.

I fish weedy and silty venues,is there one that might fit both types of venue and save me some money at the same time?

Cheers