Braid tangling and knotting
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Braid tangling and knotting
I just bought a lure rod so got some braid which I put on a quite old Mitchell carp real, every now and again when I cast it was tangling and sometimes would have a small knot in it, is this common or maybe the real at fault as the line lay doesn't seem very good
plumb68- Posts : 368
Join date : 2011-09-19
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
The most common cause for this is having a lure that is to light for the weight of braid, Or useing spinner without an inline anti tangle blade, Another thing that can cause it but not very often is over spooling the reel, Hope this helps
Re: Braid tangling and knotting
the lures are about 18ounce I think, and the braid is 50lb, the rod says casting weights of 20 to 60grams
plumb68- Posts : 368
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
some braids do tangle sometimes casting into the wind can cause wind knotsplumb68 wrote:the lures are about 18ounce I think, and the braid is 50lb, the rod says casting weights of 20 to 60grams
stubbo- Posts : 3976
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
chuck water on the spool before you start casting ?
kell- Posts : 1001
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
Thats a lot of weight to be chucking about all day, Give you a bad back haha
Re: Braid tangling and knotting
kell wrote:chuck water on the spool before you start casting ?
i dip spool in bucket of water before use
jon123- Posts : 8
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
Where am i gonna get a bucket of water from lol
plumb68- Posts : 368
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
plumb68 wrote:the lures are about 18ounce I think, and the braid is 50lb, the rod says casting weights of 20 to 60grams
Your trying to throw about 4 gms on a rod that will have an optimum casting weight of 40 gms
And on 50lb braid
Tangletastic im afraid
Re: Braid tangling and knotting
noodle wrote:plumb68 wrote:the lures are about 18ounce I think, and the braid is 50lb, the rod says casting weights of 20 to 60grams
Your trying to throw about 4 gms on a rod that will have an optimum casting weight of 40 gms
And on 50lb braid
Tangletastic im afraid
Summat not rate there
Plumb says his lure weighs 18 ounce and Noodle says that converts to 4 gram.
Now, when I went to school, 16oz was 1lb so 18oz = 1lb 2oz or 510g.
I doubt very much that a rod with a range of 20-60g would be alive after trying to chuck 510g.
And the braid would probably die soon after too
Lefty- Posts : 1297
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
Lefty wrote:noodle wrote:plumb68 wrote:the lures are about 18ounce I think, and the braid is 50lb, the rod says casting weights of 20 to 60grams
Your trying to throw about 4 gms on a rod that will have an optimum casting weight of 40 gms
And on 50lb braid
Tangletastic im afraid
Summat not rate there
Plumb says his lure weighs 18 ounce and Noodle says that converts to 4 gram.
Now, when I went to school, 16oz was 1lb so 18oz = 1lb 2oz or 510g.
I doubt very much that a rod with a range of 20-60g would be alive after trying to chuck 510g.
And the braid would probably die soon after too
And im betting he meant 1/8 of an ounce
18 ounce lures tend to be sea orientated like pirks, birds and the hydro head things or whatever they are called
Mind yousome muskie innovations stuff is up there in those weights.
Re: Braid tangling and knotting
You're probably correct there Noodle.
I bet you'd have arms like Popeye if you were chucking lures of that size
I bet you'd have arms like Popeye if you were chucking lures of that size
Lefty- Posts : 1297
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
my mistake I just weighed it, its 18grams
plumb68- Posts : 368
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Lefty- Posts : 1297
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Re: Braid tangling and knotting
Was thinking of buying a multiplier, would it work better, do you think this one would be any good LINK
I know its cheap but don't want to spend to much in case I don't get into it,
I know its cheap but don't want to spend to much in case I don't get into it,
plumb68- Posts : 368
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plumb68- Posts : 368
Join date : 2011-09-19
Age : 55
Location : Nottingham
Re: Braid tangling and knotting
Yes mate a multiplier will help. Using braid on a fixed spool with crap line lay is probably not helping. A nice even lay multi with help no end.
Andy Macfarlane- Posts : 1879
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