Ginger9991 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 So excuse my ignorance. I have been using 10lb like with a 35lb shock leader with my spod rod... I recently snapped the line due to a knot and since then i have been putting out the spod with braid....A really rubbish braid i believe as it knots quite often..... So im looking at new line for the spod and i was wonder what people thought was best, Mono with a shock lead or braid with the shock leader. I was shocked when i looked at the korda braid A) by the price and B) seeing the diameter was smaller then Mono. So what do people recommend? Im not the best distance caster, so i want something that can do a good job casting! Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 I have stuck with Mono and a 40/ 50lb leader for years, the mono is Gardner Pro in 15lb, and I rarely have crack-offs, although an occasional one happens when I mistime a cast, either with that or my fishing rods. Years ago I did use braid, and I had that wear through both the tip and butt rings on the rod. I also had a tendency to crack-off more frequently! I recently heard a lake banned braid on spod and Spomb rods as they discovered a large number of cracked-off spods around the lake, and retrieved a few. Sadly I can't recall who it was as it was a shared post on my Faceache feed. It's possible that because there is no stretch (or minimal) crack-offs occur more often as the spod/Spomb hits the clip hard on the cast, or on a mistimed cast and the angler snaps the bail arm over. Quote
yonny Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 I've just moved back to braid after a couple of years on mono with a leader. This time I've gone 50 lb straight through. No knot at all. Aint used it yet so can't tell you what I think. Quote
bobcross Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Same as Nick used mono with 40/50 lb shock leader no problems whatsoever tried braid crack off. salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
framey Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Braid-mono here i only use light mono as well i think the key is cutting it and retieing regularly salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, framey said: Braid-mono here i only use light mono as well i think the key is cutting it and retieing regularly That is usually when I crack-off, when I've not been checking regularly enough Quote
phil dalts Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 I'm actually looking into braid for my fishing reels too Quote
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