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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Hilltop123 on January 29, 2012, 06:06:42 PM
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Anyone have any experience with some of the new braided downrigger line? Whats your thought on the stuff?
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Once you go with braid you'll never look back!!!!!!!!! :tup:
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Can you be more specific, please.
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Been using braid for years. Much better than cable.
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:yeah:
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Been using braid for years. Much better than cable.
How is it better? Seems like my shortstop (cannon) feature wouldn't work with braid if it didn't conduct electricity?
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Switched a couple years ago first noticed that it cut the water better second it will not conduct a charge like wire will which is good and third it does not make noise like wire does. That has been what I have noticed so far only con I have found with braid is it is not very good with abrasion. :twocents:
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I personally like the hum that cable provides. for me, that tells me my speed is right on. I have heard that you have to cut off and retie the braid at the ball as it has a tendancy to fray. I have no experience with this as I run cable. I will be checking my boat this year for stray current and see if braid is in my future.
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whatever woodman uses is fine for me :chuckle: he has cable I believe
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Cable works fine for me, probably wont change. I bet braid does get knotty.
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whatever woodman uses is fine for me :chuckle: he has cable I believe
If it aint broke, don't fix it! :chuckle:
I went to the Cannon website and their stopping feature will not work using braid, guess I'll stay with cable. I kind of like that humming noise as well.
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I switched to 200# Power Pro a couple years back. I'll never use cable again.
I tried Scotty,Canon,and Mason brand cable,and it all sucked. Didn't matter how much you rinsed it,it still rusted.
Braid is easier to re-rig a terminal end on,has less blow back,doesn't transmit stray electricity,and won't slice the hell out of your fingers when it frays.
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Never have had my cable rust, a poked finger from a stray strand, though, yes.
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I resisted the braid move until I had to replace my last cable. I switched over to braid about two years ago and really like it.
No question anymore about electric conductivity.
I have been told that you should replace every six years, not one. Was always told every year for cable but I always went two.
Easy to work with as far as knots and retying.
The longevity was my number one reason in the end decision.
Honestly I have not noticed any marked difference in catch rates.
SR1
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Braid. Its way easier to work with, has less blowback and I've not lost a ball yet using braid, lost many due to frayed and kinked cable. I use the Scotty 175lb low drag stuff, I will never go back. Last year I got 2 new scotty's which came with cable, so I figured what the hell I will wear out the cable then replace with braid, I only made it halfway through the season before I switched. When I used cable I would have to replace it every year, if I didn't I would lose balls guaranteed, I learned that one from experience and not just once. The braid will last several years, just retie your knot at the ball every once and a while.