Braid Fad Over?

[vetteman]

Man, no way i would ever go back to wire.
200lb power pro is awesome stuff, no more rusted,frayed wire
to break off, jab you and spring off the spool into a friggin' birds nest.
I can't say enough good things about it.

Totally agree. Both the downriggers in my salt water boat have 200 pound Power Pro on them and I doubt that I'll ever switch back to wire. My lake boat, however, still has SS wire on both the downriggers and that's the way that they'll probably stay until circumstances require changing the wire out. No big corrosion issues with fresh water.
Dave

[The Fog Ducker]

angle of the DR Line behind the boat , less drag = less blowback , more drag = more blowback

Braid seems ta cut the water better , mostly because of the thinner diameter im thinkin...

fd

I switched to braid a couple years ago too, but what is that blowback you guys are referring to when you say less blowback with braid?

[Dragginbait]

I keep a lighter in my tackle box to burn the ends of any braid
I use and it cant come apart after that, never had a problem with knots.

[bushwackin]

angle of the DR Line behind the boat , less drag = less blowback , more drag = more blowback

Braid seems ta cut the water better , mostly because of the thinner diameter im thinkin...

fd

Oh of course, that was a dumb question!

[Seafever]

Dragginbait......I'll try sinjing the ends of the line with a lighter...just like polypropylene rope method.....sounds like a good idea........tks.

[sharphooks]

Hey FD,

My guess is you get minimal blowback because you're using 15 # balls. I typically use 8 to 10 lb balls and with 150# PP, I get way more blowback with braid then I used to get with wire.

I upped the ante to 12 # for this summer, hoping for less blowback. We'll see how that goes

I should probably go to 200# PP with 15's but for the type of fishing I do, my guess it's overkill (I never use flashers on my main-line and I'm usually fishing on the shallow side)

[The Fog Ducker]

i had both riggers spooled with SS and Braid at the same time for a whole summer ,
, same weight on both sides , less drag on the braid , bar none...

why not just use 15 all the time ??

we all do ?? no need for change , rigger is doing all the work ??

some Guides WCVI are using 20lb exclusively on the new Scotty's ,


m2b , outta here...

fd

[The Fog Ducker]

last post for me lol...

i use a stelpro turbo jet lighter gadget, for the gusty days , ( my hali rods are also all braid ) Sinjing is A MUST...

fd

Dragginbait......I'll try sinjing the ends of the line with a lighter...just like polypropylene rope method.....sounds like a good idea........tks.

[sharphooks]

When I turn on my Scotty hauling up a 10# ball, there's an audible drop in the RPM's of my Honda kicker, like somehow the alternator is struggling. 15# sounds great for minimizing blowback but I always figured (rightly or wrongly) that the extra 5# would work the Scotty too hard.

Maybe I had that part wrong?

I do know that losing a 10 # is not as painful in the back pocket as losing a 15# (after you've had a drink or two and get blind-sided by that reef you knew was there but you figured you'd miss this time....)

[High Five]

Just use what you want....both methods catch fish..... Please lord lift the restrictions and let this braid vs wire topic end LOL

High Five