What a huge difference braid is compared to mono. Replaced one of my reels from mono to braid and tried it out for the first time yesterday. I still fish at pay lakes and like to just sit back and wait for a bite. The first time a fish hit it was so violent that I barely had time to react and watched as the fish almost pulled my rod into the lake. What a rush! I can cast so much further also. I can underhand cast as far as I needed whereas everyone else was overhanding. It's completely different from what I'm used to. Very cool!
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Haha turn the anti-reverse off and give you pole a good sturdy base. I too almost lost a pole or 2 like that [laugh]
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Now go down to your local craft shop or drug store and get yourself a small [size 4]crochet hook. ($2.50 or less)[/size]
[size 4]There is nothing better for un-tangling a backlash.[/size]
[size 4]Mono or braid.[/size]
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make sure you set up your drag appropriately for braid it doesn't have the stretch that mono has even through its stronger you still want to give the fish some play and don't hard line him in or ya might tear the hook out of his mouth in the first couple of minutes while he still has all his strength. Even though braided line is tough you should let the fish have some running time to wear it out a bit before just hauling it in.
Especially if you are going to catch and release you don't want to hawg it in and stress it out to much, let it play out and tire a bit.
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