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[Dick Dastardly]

"Vauxhall Vitara " Hmmm your knowledge of cars is obviously as sound as your knowledge of fishing lines! Welcome to AN though!

 

Steve,yes strictly speaking braid does twist,the flatter profile braids seem to make this more apparent,but the real point is that the twisting doesnt really affect it,unlike the nightmare it causes in mono.

 

[ 22. December 2004, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: BUDGIE ]

[Steve Burke]

BUDGIE:

 

Steve,yes strictly speaking braid does twist,the flatter profile braids seem to make this more apparent,but the real point is that the twisting doesnt really affect it,unlike the nightmare it causes in mono.

It does when you use spinners and spoons a lot! The result is little tangles (easy to put right) but shorter casts as the tangles get momentarily stuck in the rod rings. And of course it's cumulative, hence the first cast on my next trip being with a Spin Doctor to take this twist out.

[Dick Dastardly]

I have never had a problem with any make of braid Ive used but you obviously have.What braid have you found this to happen in Steve?

[Steve Burke]

20lb Power Pro. Forgot the Spin Doctor today and had a nasty tangle that took several minutes to sort out!

[jeepster]

i've used 10 and 15lb powerpro with spinners (and 30, 50, 65 and 100lb with plugs) and never had and problems at all....

[argyll]

Wasn't going to join in Steve in case it looked like we were ganging up on you at Christmas but I'm using 10lb Spiderwire and 10/20/30/50lb Power Pro and not experiencing your problem, not noticeably anyway. Does this happen with any particular spoon or spinner and what kind of swivel arrangement do you use ?

[Steve Burke]

It's my fault as I'm targetting perch more at the moment and so using a lot of spinners. However, I've been experimenting to see if 40lb wire traces put the perch off. Mine have standard swivels on, whereas my 15lb traces have ball-bearing ones.

 

The answer of course is to minimise the twist in the first place. So a cast or two with the Spin Doctor to take out the existing twists, followed by a change to ball-bearing swivels should soon sort it out.

 

The point I was making was that braid does indeed twist in the same way as nylon, and can be a minor problem with a fixed spool reel. And when it does twist, boy, is it a pain to untangle!

[Quest]

Happy christmas all.

[argyll]

The only time I experienced noticeable problems was when I used a cheaper brand of swivel which obviously wasn't turning. I now exclusively use the DL Power swivels. Very smooth and good range of sizes. On the perch 'trace' front I'm trying a few wire alternatives to fluoro, largely to see if it makes a difference. Best so far is the nylon coated Drennan green stuff (12lb bs) although until I can get back onto the river and locate a shoal of big fish an see how they react, its difficult to tell.

Nice neat wire tho'