nortontowers Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm a returning fisherman after many years away from the sport. I'm trying to understand the use of braid. I have 10 lb mono main line and wanted to know what size braid to use as a hook length, as all the rigs that i read about tend to use braid? Would really appreciate any help on this one. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorsey Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm a returning fisherman after many years away from the sport. I'm trying to understand the use of braid. I have 10 lb mono main line and wanted to know what size braid to use as a hook length, as all the rigs that i read about tend to use braid? Would really appreciate any help on this one. Cheers My advice may surprise some but it would be to use fluoro and forget braid for a while. The "tangleability" of all braid hook links outweigh the advantages plus fluoro is a lot less obvious and has caught me a stack of big fish. Once you are back into it in a big way start with a combi (mono and braid combination) link with the braid being kept very short and fish that with a small stick bag and you will probably have all the rigs that you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortontowers Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Cheers Moorsey, I'm off to my local pond this weekend so will give your suggestion a go. Even though I'm aware of fluoro I hadn't given it much thought as I've been to pre-occupied with braid. Anything that helps to prevent ruining my presentation is good as I've been using silicone tubing to help prevent the 'old tangles'. The trouble is I'm convinced the wiley old lumps at my local pond run a mile from anything they've seen before. Anyway thanks for the advice will let you know how I get on. Cheers again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsd Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 you could use one of the coated braids with the last 3inches or so stripped off, this will give you the flexibility of braid without the tangles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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