LWD Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Greetings, This is a question. I was fishing with 10# braid using a baitcaster. I a felt a big bite and at that instant I go to set the hook the line snaps off at the reel. My suspicion of the cause was the braid being tangled up in the spool. Thats my conclusion. I retrieved the line with the hook and the worm out of placement due to the result of the bite. Is there anyway I could of kept my line from snapping, besides constantly resetting the line in my baitcaster? Quote
Super User LgMouthGambler Posted May 23, 2012 Super User Posted May 23, 2012 Yeah, dont use 10# braid. That stuff is made to be used on a very light spinning set up. The point of braid is to be super strong. With a baitcaster you want to stick to a similar diameter that you would use if it was mono or fluoro. So that being said you need to use a 50# or 65#. You wont have to worry about line snapping, or the line digging in on itself when setting the hook. Quote
LWD Posted May 23, 2012 Author Posted May 23, 2012 Thank you LgMouthGambler, that makes a lot of sense to me. Quote
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