spomb cracking off

[crezza]

right finally had the opportunity to use my spod rod for the first time the weekend but my spomb must have cracked off about 5 times throughout the course of my session. Im using a wychwood exorcist big pit 65 with 30lb braid loaded on there. Originally I was soaking the braid and using it for 10 minz or so but after about the 5th cast it snapped off so started wetting my braid after 2 casts which in the end didnt snap off, shud u be soaking the braid after 2 casts? i wasnt fishing at a very far distance 60-70 yrds if that, whats the best solution for me to stop the spomb cracking off as this got very annoying! up my braid or add a shockleader??

 

thanks

[terryjones]

I usually have a bucket of water next to my spod nix as I load my spod wash my hand in the bucket of water and splash the reel at same time never cracked off

[pearbo]

i have never soaked my braid up to 100 yards, i only use a cheap braid off the net at 30lb and have never snapped off even with a fully loaded spomb. id say the braid was duff.

[crezza]

Yh I'm thinking the braid is no good aswell but I have not had it that long so must be a crap type, spomb was only half full too and when my large one cracked off I tried the mini one and that still cracked off to!

[canontroop]

Why use braid on a spod rod? I use 12lb BigGame mainline and a very thick shock leader, cant remember the breaking strain of top of me head but must be 40lb! Never had it crack off ever!

[muscle20]

fix the spomb to the main line using a heavy pole elastic. acts as a brilliant shock absorber. ive also switched to using mono on my spod reel around 12lb bs.

[markspod]

Use a 30Lb nylon leader (about 30 foot long). Due to the lack of stretch in the braid unless you are releasing a big chuck at the correct point you're likely to crack off

[rafa85]

I've started using 12lb mono with a 50lb shockleader on my spod, works a treat and no crack offs

[crezza]

thanks for everyones help I will try some mono and hopefully will resolve the issue!

[carpsoup]

Have you filled your spool up to the lip?? If so that can cause crack offs on braid. Make sure the level of the braid is 4-5mm below the lip of the spool and you might well solve the problem.

[canontroop]

I've started using 12lb mono with a 50lb shockleader on my spod, works a treat and no crack offs

 

Rafa knows the score

[Gaz]

tapered shockleader with 10ib daiwa sensor, never had a crack off. its either dodgy braid or its possibly wrapping round the top eye (or the butt ring tbh) during flight

[carpepecheur]

It does not happen to me very often but when it does it can be difficult to see and retrieve at distance. I attach a small float and foot or two of line to the spomb and then use a weighted treble hook attached to floats which I cast across the spomb to retrieve it.

 

[salokcinnodrog]

Why use braid on a spod rod? I use 12lb BigGame mainline and a very thick shock leader, cant remember the breaking strain of top of me head but must be 40lb! Never had it crack off ever!

 

Don't use braid on a spod/spomb rod. It doesn't stretch and is more likely to crack off than mono with a shockleader.

 

I use Drennan Grey Greased Weasel in 40 or 60lb, or even Black 30lb Amnesia as my shockleader with the spod rod and not had a crack-off while casting.

[crezza]

thanks for everyones help

[wk9187]

after having a very similar problem myself I asked the same question on here & the advice I went with was to swith to a mono mainline with a leader.

 

I have started using a 12lb mainline with a 30lb braided leader ( lenght of the rod with at least 6-7 turns on the reel) and have yet to crack off again !

 

As I said I faced a similar issue & wasnt sure if was duff braid, or beacuse they braid kept drying out or if i had over filled the spool and the line was wrapping around the rings. What ever the issue was its sorted now I have switched over.

[syddallj]

I use a 15 to 35lb shock leader combined with 15lb mono. Never had a problem with cracking off. Mono obviously has more stretch which helps as well.

[chris m]

This has happened to me when i havnt raised the rod before spod hits clip. Rod acts as a shock absorber if held upright. If u r pointing rod at spod when it tightens to clip u willget crack off

[Phil]

I've blown up two spod rods before but never cracked off.  The tips about Keeping your upright and using a mono shockleader are good points.

[delbyd]

I use the Greased weasel shock leaders, works well for me with a 30lb brais, also now have a float attched to the spod to help lift it our of the water for reeling in

Edited April 12, 2020 by delbyd
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