Constant Line Breakage

[Fisher-O-men]

If you are going to braid on your spinning reel, there are a couple things to be aware of.  First, don't fill you entire spool with braid.  Fill half with cheap mono.  Join the lines with uni/uni or Alberto.  This will save you $$$.

 

Second, always close your bail with your hand and watch for loops on your spool.  If a loop forms pull line out until you get to the loop.  If you do not do this you will soon cast out an ugly snarl of braid that is very hard to undo.

 

I love braid (15# power pro) on my spining reels.  I even drop shot with it, with a 10# fluoro leader.  In weeds I ditch the leader.

[Jim Hill]

Well, Got to try the new line and there is good and bad.  The bad, when I did get stuck, I had one helluva time pulling it out.  I had to cut one line completely off.  The line is so strong its insane!  I am bringing work gloves with me incase I get stuck again.  

 

 

The good news, weeds aren't an issue.  I think I could pull in a log if it moved.

Heres todays catch.  Not big but a few lbs is still pretty fun to catch!

[Washout]

Nice one! Getting hung up is something you'll adapt to. There's a few options that I know of.

1: If you are quick enough to recognize the snag, you can circle your rod end at an elevated angle and free it.

2: A lure knocker. ( you can make one out of a 3/4 or 1 oz dipsey sinker and a snap swivel)

3: Thumping the line. (If you get mild to moderately snagged, pulling the line with your retrieve hand while keeping some tension on the line will shock it out, kind of like stretching a new guitar string)

4: Slapping the rod butt. Put some more tension on the snag and hit the butt end of the rod.

5: Weaker test leaders.

6: Use lighter gauge hooks and pull hard enough to straighten them. (Pull the line, not by using the rod)

7: Go for a small swim. If you have a magic or expensive crankbait, you'll do it.

8: Use a stick and wrap your line around it a few times and start pulling. You won't have to carry gloves with you that way.

That's the list of antics I've used in the past with the exception of number 8, I read on here someone else used this technique who was a bank fisherman. On a boat, things are a little easier sometimes. But I sometimes get an errant cast that lands in some limbs. At any rate, keep fishing! You'll learn to recognize snags sooner and more accurately and you'll lose less equipment over time. Having said that, when the bite is on, I snag myself more frequently because I get bass blinded and I've missed some decent fish by being fooled thinking it was a snag. When in doubt, set the hook. You can't brag if you never snag. Happy fishing!

[Big Texan]

Ditch the swivel, no need for it at all when fishing a Senko and this eliminates the other knot. You are on the real light side when fishing weeds with this bait. Is the water gin clear or something? If you have a lot of heavy grass and weeds to pull fish out of you need to get another rig, bait caster or bigger spinning reel with braid and posibly a heavy florocarbon leader if water is really clear. That is a whole new deal.