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Sadly, no longer well enough for clambering about to Rock marks, so yes, mainly clean beaches, piers & jetties. Line lay seems fairly good on the Mitchell, but would only ever use it with Mono. Love my Penn Surfblaster and the line lay seems great. That's got 29Lb mono on it, but will try some Braid when I can find that elusive spare spool!
20lb Powerpro.
Personally I find it too bloody sensitive in surf when bait fishing, feel every bit of wave and if you put the rod in a rest it never stops moving, does my swede in.
To me that's where it excels
I don’t lure fish really except from the boat but yes I can imagine it works well for that from the shore.Agreed - I hate braid for shore bait fishing. That's probably down to the ground, tides and weed conditions I fish. Love braid for lures, uptiding and lure fishing though
I'm not sure what BS the Braid I tried on my surf reel was, but think about 30Lb. Endless wind knots and problems, so when I got my 3000 & 4000 Shimano spinning reels, I spooled half of the Braid on each. It's worked fine on them. Like you, never been keen on Braid for beach bait rods, but was going to give it another try if I can find that elusive spare spool.
Yes it's good for uptiding for that reason MrFish. On places like the Mersey in full flow I use 10oz uptiding leads with extra long fixed wires running on a 16ft wind on leader of 60lb+ mono (for abrasion resistance and the ability to handball fish up into the boat without the risk of braid cutting into hands)connected to 40lb JBraid 8x with a fg knot. Too much elasticity with a full mono set up for my liking and you need a fair bit more lead, stronger rod, bigger capacity reel etc
I don’t think I’ve ever used more than 8oz in the BC but I’d imagine the flow in the Mersey would be stronger, or at least comparable to the upper BC?
i fish the mersey a lot as local i get away with 4-5 oz leads wirral side when others beside me can not hold with 7 + wires bent well can hold a lot better than standard ones i have soft wires and stiff , i fish braid around or into rocks , mono on all open beach . got some 6-7 oz one a few weeks back they were sticking to the bottom like glue
Do you boat fish the Mersey JW? I agree with you completely on wire choices and setup. You can compare fishing at Otterspool on big tides to that of uptiding from a boat - you've got to get the lead setup right and cast it well up tide or it won't hold in a month of sundays. Not managed a session on the Mersey for a while but a mate of mine fished the flood on Tues/Wed and had 4 keepers to 3.5lb. I've had some good cod from the Mersey over the years, particularly onboard Size Matters, but am not that keen on fishing proms personally, I prefer fishing the LW on the open beaches at Cleveleys, Rossall etc where you get a sense of escape from the urban sprawl you leave behind you
Personally I would only buy j braid from a reputable supplier. Too many fakes about. Might be worth a try for some of the cheaper Chinese brands.
Looking at his prices on some items his name must be Daley or Trotter
I did wonder about some of his prices, and a lot of the brands I have never heard of. His price for J Braid I thought was reasonable, but as FishAmaniac said, it may be fake.
Not sure sometimes either how somebody can have so many items for sale, especially new items, and still be a private seller.
