braided mainline

[Deano]

Originally Posted by oliver reed

Just remember not to fill the spool up to the extent you would do with mono,filling them up to the rim with braid will result in birds nests which are a mare to unpick due to the braids thinness and also dangerous if going for a big chuck.

I've had it wrap around the butt ring a couple of times and even heard of someone having theirs torn off as the braid entangled around the ring whilst winding one up for a big 'un. Hilarious if you're on the far bank observing,right until you get a free Korda 4oz distance lead and a sore eye

It also helps to soak the braid prior to loading and put it on under as much tension as you can.

good tips as well Ollie..i never thought to say that....as I had heard that braid upto the rim was a bit dodgy...

[oliver reed]

Yeah very dodgy Deano,usually people fill it up to the rim,have three or four chucks,get a birdy and then cut off about thirty or forty yards anyway so its a waste of braid trying to squeeze extra on TBH. I find it tends to find its own 'correctness' after a while and several casts,you may think you've got it bang on and then it birds up again,just bare with it and eventually the birdnests will go.

The sheer fact that its so low in diameter will add to the distance achieved anyhow,so it matters not a lot if its not right up to the spool lip I've found....especially with that whiplash,good stuff...

[peterpike]

even though your spool may be quite shallow,i doubt 300 yrds of braid will fill em mate

[fatboyslim]

Originally Posted by oliver reed

Tony,you HAVE to back up with a wee bit of mono when using braid,for the simple reason that the braid has no 'grip' properties therefore when loaded up on a metal spool it will slip-ie if you were snagged up and had to pull for a break,the drag would be screwed up to max and the entire braid would spin on the spool once pressure is applied-thus by using some mono backing you will overcome this problem. Besides,as mentioned in previous threads,when will anyone have over 200 yards of line/braid out unless on Lac du Der??

Cheaper to back up by far my good man...

Nice one Oli