Advice To strike or not to strike.

[Wolf]

I use mono with a braid leader on my multis,and straight mono on my fs's.Beach has got it right saying whatever suits .?

 

[jackjock]

IVE got some Spiderwire in 64lb .35mm for some of the heaver ground we come across up here. Now i dont cast with out a braid leader of a 100lb but with nobody about i thought i would back cast it and give it some welly. Didnt crack off and went a hell of a long way. I,m not recommending any body else to try casting such a low diameter line with out a heavy leader but it just shows what can be done with modern low diameter braids .

 

[Trampster]

IVE got some Sipderwire in 64lb .35mm for some of the heaver ground we come across up here. Now i dont cast with out a braid leader of a 100lb but with nobody about i thought i would back cast it and give it some welly. Didnt crack off and went a hell of a long way. I,m not recommending any body else to try casting such a low diameter line with out a heavy leader but it just shows what can be done with modern low diameter braids .

Some of these typos and auto corrects amuse me more than they should ( and I'm guilty of them too).

Sipderwire

You're not supposed to bleddy drink it! ???

 

[spiderfur]

I strike only if it's a big'ish bite ,if a gentle one I leave it for a couple of mins,then wind in a bit ,then leave it again for another couple of mins ,then reel in for a bait change,I've found that if I move the bait slightly after a gentle bite they tend to grab it ,hope this helps mate

cheers ?

 

[spiderfur]

Thanks for all the replies, given me a fair bit to mull over. ? ?

 

[Mr Fish]

 

[jackjock]

Some of these typos and auto corrects amuse me more than they should ( and I'm guilty of them too).



You're not supposed to bleddy drink it! ???

Ok i cant spell or type i,m a angler not a university graduate.

 

[2much]

Crappy hooks for bait presentation though…

For you or the fish? ?

 

[Mr Fish]

For you or the fish? ?

Both I guess, as a soggy lump hanging off the hook won’t please me and won’t help the fish swallow it either

 

[2much]

Both I guess, as a soggy lump hanging off the hook won’t please me and won’t help the fish swallow it either

But it doesn’t have to be a saggy lump of worm does it? ? horses for ..,
I only use circles for close in bass fishing, and with a little ground baiting I’ve done ok with little 1 inch pieces of macky, they fish well on a circle

 

[Mr Fish]

But it doesn’t have to be a saggy lump of worm does it? ? horses for ..,
I only use circles for close in bass fishing, and with a little ground baiting I’ve done ok with little 1 inch pieces of macky, they fish well on a circle

This is what I use for close in bass fishing ?

 

[Si-fly]

How did this become a Mono /Braid war??? ..... It will be the Mangle /Multi (proper man's reel) next ????


Anyway if my bites DONT strip line off the reel.... I wind like hell to tighten up slack and then lift the rod.

The bigger the hooks the more vigor I prob put in to this lifting.... Range would also increase this. I only really use braid on lure rods, or occasionally super rough ones... Then would lift gently.

However........ Never strike squid!..... Just slowly wind in ?

 

[Mr Fish]

How did this become a Mono /Braid war??? ..... It will be the Mangle /Multi (proper man's reel) next ????


Anyway if my bites DONT strip line off the reel.... I wind like hell to tighten up slack and then lift the rod.

The bigger the hooks the more vigor I prob put in to this lifting.... Range would also increase this. I only really use braid on lure rods, or occasionally super rough ones... Then would lift gently.

However........ Never strike squid!..... Just slowly wind in ?

Pretty much what I do Si. Violent bites get a whack but it’s more a forceful lift into the fish with most bites, rather than a crazy whack.