Braid deterioration

[Pangolin]

I've bought braid ready-tied hair-rigs that I've used for carp fishing this year. The rigs have been stored, wound onto a 'rig bin' between outings. I'm surprised to see how badly the braid has deteriorated. would this be a problem for braid loaded onto a spool? I've thought about using braid for my pike fishing but seeing this, it really puts me off.

[jeepster]

i've never had braid deteriorate in that way, i use it for most of my fishing. don't let that put you off using it for piking, the sooner you do, the sooner you can start fishing properly!

[argyll]

Not sure what you mean by 'deteriorate' pangolin. If you mean its gone soft, the colour has washed out and looks a little tired, then thats exactly what happens to braid. You can even live with a bit of fuzziness. The time to bin it is when its unravelling or there's visible damage. I average about three years per spool.

[Pangolin]

The braid has lost its pattern and the threads seem to have separated for portions of the rig. It doesn't look very strong either....

[argyll]

I second that Matthew and the knotless knot has to be the simplest of all knots to tie.

[Tim Kelly]

Is the braid used for the hooklink made of spectra (like superbraids you get for reel line) or is it dacron (woven terelyne)? If it sinks it's probably dacron and that does deteriorate with time.