work out roughly 150-200 yards braid, take it off, then put on as much mono as necessary to then get the braid only 2-3mm from spool lip? One thing you should do to avoid wind knots, before casting with a braid, make sure it's wet through.
We use cookies to improve your experience on this website and so that ads you see online can be tailored to your online browsing interests. Wowie. However, also read others saying they never bother and don't have any problems. Most manufacturers of spinning reels made for use with braid are aware of the importance of line lay and have designed the rotor and line roller to fill the spool evenly from top to bottom with braid of a specified diameter. If line is laying loose, it's because of inconsistent tension when spooling it up.
It also helps to load the braid wetted. has for fishing always wet it before casting to reduce the chance of wind knots. Power Plus is a good braid, before you soak it with a spill, put a small amount of mono on the spill, as it is in bed on the mono and does not slip on the spill. So, for a 20 lb braid, you’ll want to use a 6-8 lb test mono. He had on braid and I really liked it and I'm cnsidering switching to braid from mono. Always keep the casting wet to reduce the possibility of air bubbles for fishing. By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of data and cookies.
During the colder months, it’s time to finally break out those protective styles you’ve been adding to your Pinterest board all year long and put them to work. Deciding whether to add or remove a spool washer is nicely summarised in the schematic below (taken from The size of the spool washer needed to fill out the spool properly will have to be determined by trial and error but it is best to start by adding thin arbour shims rather than large washers.
You must log in or register to reply here. I've read some advice saying it's a good idea to soak braid in fresh water for about an hour prior to putting it on as it helps with tension and it lying well on the spool. Just want to ask what grease or lubricant do you use to coat your spool before spooling up braid that is available in Hardware stores or that is readily available. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. hope this helps. Depend on capacity of spool and the amount of x8 braid you have to fill the spool, if you need some backing on the spool. Most reels come now with a braid spools, check the spare spool. So I’ve just got my first spinning setup (HTO Nebula and Daiwa Ninja 3000) and have bought some Daiwa x8 20lb braid.Where has this idea to load on wet come from? Will the water absorption hurt the reel after a while? Line manufacturers recognize this and sell braid in 75 to 150 yard spools, which is more than adequate for many types of fishing. Spool the reel with a mono that’s similar in diameter to the size of braid that you’ll be using. JavaScript is disabled. ok or not?Should be OK. Don’t hammer out the first cast. Depend on capacity of spool and the amount of x8 braid you have to fill the spool, if you need some backing on the spool. Once the line lay and level of braid on the spool are optimised, using braid should … It is this slack line which causes issues when casting.As the schematic above shows there are 3 types of unbalanced line lay.The following videos show how to spool a spinning reel correctly with braid and how to adjust the spool washers to alter the line lay.This video uses a second spinning reel to speed up the line removal and re-spooling process. Or is it better to keep the rest of the braid in the box and 'reverse feed' it as you did, i.e. When using braid it is critical to spool spinning reels properly to avoid wind knots. When you are spooling up monofilament it is a good idea to leave the new line in a bucket of … To avoid this you add some sort of “backing material” to the spool of the fishing reel prior to spooling the braided fishing line.
Sensing this small gap could cause an issue I removed the line and tried several times to make the line sit snugly against the spool lip. One thing I noticed was that the line was like a sponge, it soaks up water on the spool and if you squeeze the line on the spool, the water will ooze out. I expect you'll get half the line on easily.. not that I've tried as I did my 4000s with 150 yard spools of 0.23mm P.P. As said, either load some mono onto the spool first or use electrical tape as a backing. As above load on with some pressure and wet, place the spool of braid in a bucket of water as you wind on the line. To get around this problem most new reels come with a package of spool washers to allow the angler to fine tune the line lay.This was clearly reinforced to me recently during testing of a prototype spinning reel. A properly spooled reel should have line filled to about 1/8 th inch from the edge of the spool lip. Check the reel manual before making any adjustments.
(dry, btw) and put the backing on after, then reversed it all by winding it off that onto the second spool.. which then became the main spool lol and I filled the spare spool with mono.Power Pro in the 0.23 diameter is such a fantastic line,not to thick and not to thin and knots like nothing else.Ta furryontheinside - presume it won't harm putting as much braid on as I need to get 2-3mm below the spool lip once minimal backing is on? I know some of you use corrosion x or cals grease but its pretty hard to find here in the Philippines. This is shown below.Solving this problem is relatively straightforward by adding a thin spool washer to the shaft.