evans Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 hi all. i have started using korda hybrid coated braid but finding hard to strip. the only way i can strip it is with my teeth but this is damaging the braid. do any of you have any ideas cheers tight lines evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilhj Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I use hybrid for most of my fishing and i have always stripped it using my teeth and have never damaged it or had it snap. Also Danny Fairbrass on the korda dvds also uses his teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trees Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I used to use it, before the problems with the 15lb stuff. I stripped it with my nails, takes a few atempts but it comes off eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evans Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 what problems did they have the 15lb braid cheers evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trees Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Lots of people having it snap on fish, as I did a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evans Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 im using it now and its fine cheers for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trees Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Is it a new spool of it? if so I would think that Korda have sorted the problem, but if you are using a spool that could be fairly old, I wouldn't use it if I were you. It was obviously a big problem, as so many had the problem https://forum.carp.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=15933&highlight=korda+hybrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 hi all. i have started using korda hybrid coated braid but finding hard to strip. the only way i can strip it is with my teeth but this is damaging the braid. do any of you have any ideas cheers tight lines evans Try heating it up with steam first mate, this will soften it and make it easier to strip:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terrypearce Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Heat up and then use your nails, easy. They have fixed the problems with it now. They recalled and replaced any that had probs and replaced it free with the 20lb. But now its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trees Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 I've still got a spool of the dodgy 15lb stuff, do you recon they will exchange it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilscatchin Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 I've still got a spool of the dodgy 15lb stuff, do you recon they will exchange it now? Should do.I sent back 19.90 metres of PVA 4 season micromesh that was still intact after 24 hours in the water!! To be fair they replaced it but I steer clear of their products now wherever possible.Problems with wide gape hooks,PVA and Hybrid due to being unable to cope with demand generated by underwater DVDs and sourcing inadequate alternative suppliers. I always found if you actually put the Hybrid in boiling water using forceps obviously it softened the fluorocarbon coating to suffiently strip it back just using my nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Alrite guys? Im thinking of using korda hybrid aswell but the lake i fish is very silty and ive herd when fishing very stiff rigs (such as korda hybrid) you should always fish them on a hard bottem. Do you think there is any where round this so i coud fish hybrid on a silt bottem im thinking a helicopter rig setup?? Cheers, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Alrite guys? Im thinking of using korda hybrid aswell but the lake i fish is very silty and ive herd when fishing very stiff rigs (such as korda hybrid) you should always fish them on a hard bottem. Do you think there is any where round this so i coud fish hybrid on a silt bottem im thinking a helicopter rig setup?? Cheers, Ben Hi Mate, Don't just fish a Hooklink material because you "want to" unless you are confident of its abilities first. Before I use a Hooklink material "In Anger", it gets subjected to loads of tests. Abrasion Resistance, Sheer Resistance, Breaking Strain, how it knots and the best knot for it. All get bench and Tank Tested. About the Only hooklink material I didn't test like this was Amnesia, but I have been using it for Sea Fishing for so long I was confident in it already. The reason to avoid a Stiffer style rig in silt is that for a Stiff rig to work effectively it should be fairly short in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iand Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Click on this link... http://www.tacklebox.co.uk/ In the search box type in Stripper, click "go" and you'll have one come up for Snakebite/snakeskin stripper. I would think this will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 cheers for your reply salokcinnodrog. Yer your right i shouldnt just randomy try hooklinks out but ive recently been using a lot of supple braids and to be honest im totally fed up with the tangles especially when casting 80 yards+. So ive decided to give Hybrid a try because of its stiff outer coating. I was thinking of using a stiff flurocarbon like IQ but that would be even more of a change from my supple braids!!! Going for a day session on friday to test the hybrid out ill let you know how i get on. Do you, or anyone else reading this use it much, if so what do you think?? Thanks a lot, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iand Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Do you, or anyone else reading this use it much, if so what do you think?? Thanks a lot, Ben I've used it and didn't get on with it Ben. I just found that it snapped a lot and had no confidence. I always steamed the knots into place and did it gently but I had a few hooklinks snap about in the middle of them and that was it for me - in the bin. Each to their own. Lots of anglers swear by it and have never had problems but for me, not thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 cheers for your reply salokcinnodrog. Yer your right i shouldnt just randomy try hooklinks out but ive recently been using a lot of supple braids and to be honest im totally fed up with the tangles especially when casting 80 yards+. So ive decided to give Hybrid a try because of its stiff outer coating. I was thinking of using a stiff flurocarbon like IQ but that would be even more of a change from my supple braids!!! Going for a day session on friday to test the hybrid out ill let you know how i get on. Do you, or anyone else reading this use it much, if so what do you think?? Thanks a lot, Ben Hi Mate, I've been using a lot of Kryston SuperMantis and Mantis Gold. That has a stiff outer coating and a supple inner and found no problems with it. I found its Breaking Strain very consistent compared to the Korda Hybrid. I have seen Hybrid part for no apparent reason, whereas the Mantis has played fish around snags and rubbed against them with no problems. In fact one fish I played at Ardleigh actually ran around a Buoy and I had to play it back round it. The Buoy was either Chain or rope covered in Mussels and I played it back. The Mainline was fragged, but the outer coating on the Mantis was worn, but didn't break and the Inner core was intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanx for your replys! Will let you kow how i get on on fri. salokcinnodrog is that ardleigh res in colchester??? Cheers ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanx for your replys! Will let you kow how i get on on fri. salokcinnodrog is that ardleigh res in colchester??? Cheers ben No, honestly not Never fished it in my life, never been there sir, it wasn't me Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 So where is this Ardleigh then??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Ardleigh, in the middle of nowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Just that i fish ardleigh res aswell u see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I fished it last year then Personal Crisis meant I couldn't renew mmy Ticket this year. I've got unfinished business on there though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpr Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Im a member of a colchester club at the mo! Well anyway going back to the hybrid i'm a bit confused are you sposed to have a loop in the lead end of the hybrid with a swival on that, or do you tie the hybrd strait onto the swival with no loop? Ive bin trying to work it out for ages now cant find much about it on the net or this forum, would realy appriciate an answer to this!! Thanks vey much , Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Im a member of a colchester club at the mo! Well anyway going back to the hybrid i'm a bit confused are you sposed to have a loop in the lead end of the hybrid with a swival on that, or do you tie the hybrd strait onto the swival with no loop? Ive bin trying to work it out for ages now cant find much about it on the net or this forum, would realy appriciate an answer to this!! Thanks vey much , Ben Whatever you prefer Mate. The loop allows a bit of flexibility and movement around the swivel, but if you don't have the loop you have instant "Hit" from the Lead! Plus you can also use those ringed swivels. I just don't trust the knots strength of Hybrid after testing it in my Garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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