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Posted: 9/3/2023 11:01:43 PM EDT
Ok gang, I'm not a newbie to the fishing sports, but my question may be.
A little history, I recently re-spooled a baitcaster of mine with some 15lb braid. First 6 casts or so were great, then it all went to shit, small birds nest and backlashes. I'm no stranger to a baitcaster, but this is my first attempt with braided line. So I guess my question is, is braided line that picky on how its spooled? Or could it be some braided line is better for casting/spinning reels? Or could it be something else all together? PS, I'm a bass fisherman throwing mostly crankbaits, swimbaits, and topwater. |
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Tag from someone that has a baitcaster that mostly seems ok on 20lb braid but will still recoil and tangle up every once in awhile for no apparent reason.
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I bass fish with 50# braid.
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Braid does need to be spooled tight on the reel. 15 lb. braid may be too thin to be used on a baitcaster, it may keep digging into itself and not come off the spool smoothly. That is just a wild guess though, I've never used that small of braided line. I'm no expert, but I've never had a problem with using braid on a baitcasting reel, I think 30 lb. is the lightest I've ever used though. Good luck figuring it out.
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It needs to be spooled tight, and i always use a backer.
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Thanks y'all, I think I know what my problem is. Pretty sure when I spooled it was way too loose. So ill rip it off and try again,only way tighter.
Thanks for the help! |
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Piscifun has a reel spooler that works really well and is pretty cheap ($30 on sale right now).
As for backer, I use a thin strip of electrical tape on the spool for the line to dig into on slick spools, baitcasters and spinners. |
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Originally Posted By Ruckus: Thanks y'all, I think I know what my problem is. Pretty sure when I spooled it was way too loose. So ill rip it off and try again,only way tighter. Thanks for the help! View Quote Tie on a crankbait, run your boat at idle and free spool the reel until you get to the backer. All of your line will be out behind your boat. With your boat still at idle speed just reel in the crankbait. Doing this will tighten the braid on the spool. |
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Originally Posted By Knothead71: I'm sure you have already pulled the line from the reel so this won't help you now but maybe it'll save some time in the future. Tie on a crankbait, run your boat at idle and free spool the reel until you get to the backer. All of your line will be out behind your boat. With your boat still at idle speed just reel in the crankbait. Doing this will tighten the braid on the spool. View Quote |
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one does need to have it on there tight, with a decent backing of tape or whatever on most baitcasting reels, but i have also found a big disparity among the various braid brands. spiderwire: lots and lots of tangles; yo-zuri: flat out breaking in half. so far power pro has been good to go so i have moved to that on all reels except for one i still have spiderwire hanging around on. it's just so expensive though. ymmv
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when you're spooling next time, wet a towel or wash cloth. Grip the line between your fingers using the damp cloth.
Put enough tension on the line that it almost causes drag to slip. Your line is probably not spooled tight enough. Or...Do what I started doing. 60% of the spool in some type of cheap mono backer, everything else in braid. |
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Originally Posted By Ruckus: Ok gang, I'm not a newbie to the fishing sports, but my question may be. A little history, I recently re-spooled a baitcaster of mine with some 15lb braid. First 6 casts or so were great, then it all went to shit, small birds nest and backlashes. I'm no stranger to a baitcaster, but this is my first attempt with braided line. So I guess my question is, is braided line that picky on how its spooled? Or could it be some braided line is better for casting/spinning reels? Or could it be something else all together? PS, I'm a bass fisherman throwing mostly crankbaits, swimbaits, and topwater. View Quote 15lb braid? Thats like using 4lb mono. Its going to be a pain in the ass unless you normally through 4lb mono on your baitcaster. Use heavy braid. I use 60. I have to horse snakeheads out of heavy cover. Backlashes are easy to pick out and is rare unless I fuck up Its not picky how its spooled. After a few long casts and quick retrieves its not going to be tight anymore as how you spooled it. |
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I've had 20 pound Power Pro on my baitcasters since day one. I've tried other braids too, and they work fine. I think an often overlooked aspect is that with braid, especially smaller braid, not as much of it comes off the spool. You are essentially reducing the effectiveness of your spool brake. With mono, by the end of a cast with 15 pound mono, half your spool might be gone. Is there any reason you can't engage another brake block, or turn up your mag brake a little?
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Originally Posted By fgshoot: I've had 20 pound Power Pro on my baitcasters since day one. I've tried other braids too, and they work fine. I think an often overlooked aspect is that with braid, especially smaller braid, not as much of it comes off the spool. You are essentially reducing the effectiveness of your spool brake. With mono, by the end of a cast with 15 pound mono, half your spool might be gone. Is there any reason you can't engage another brake block, or turn up your mag brake a little? View Quote My spool brake is my thumb. |
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Originally Posted By fgshoot: Ok, then don't do that. Turn on a brake and your problem will go away. View Quote I dont have any problems. I love bait casters, and I run 8lb braided line on all of mine. I was just shocked that people felt the need for 15 pound braided line to stop bird nesting. |
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Originally Posted By Goostoff: I dont have any problems. I love bait casters, and I run 8lb braided line on all of mine. I was just shocked that people felt the need for 15 pound braided line to stop bird nesting. View Quote No weight will stop it but heavier braid is way easier for new folks to pick out backlashes |
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Sorry, I thought you were the original poster. To the original poster, just up your brake, problem solved.
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Originally Posted By Chadsc: It needs to be spooled tight, and i always use a backer. View Quote This. I literally have ten bait casters from frog rods with #50 down to BFS with #8. Braid works perfectly on a bait caster you just have to make sure its spooled correctly, then the setting are correct. |
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