Baitcaster And Braid

[Coherence]

Hey guys, 

 

I've been having a bit of trouble with a new Lews reel I bought in regards to braid, It handles other lines like a champ, but I cannot get the braid to grip on the reel, it slips under pressure, even when I slapped on a welding glove and tried to crank the line in under pressure. Should I reline the reel and use a starter of mono or fluoro to have the reel grab it, and then tie the braid on after a few revolutions? 

 

Any suggestions welcome - hopefully I didn't miss a topic with the answer to this already - if so mods feel free to delete my thread

[Raul]

You did spool monofilament backing before spooling the braid ?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Gotta either wrap the spool in some electrical tape, or back it up with some cheap mono. The braid needs something to bite onto.

[rippin-lips]

Or if the Lews reel you bought has holes in the spool you can run it through them and tie it.

[gulfcaptain]

I would put a mono backing on first and then spool up your braid.    Depending on what size braid your fishing I try and get about 100-125yrds on each reel and fill my backing acordingly so the reel is full.  Never have a problem with it slipping.  If you want a full spool, well you're gonna have to put some tape, electrical or some kind of adhesive tape to give the braid something to grip.

[kikstand454]

Yeah.

You need backing line.

And further more..... if you got a 200yd spool of braid- you should do two reels with it. Why waste it on one reel? It lasts forever. Just put 100yds each over some filler mono.

Idk. ...I guess I only use braid on a few things that I don't tie/retie a whole lot. Ymmv.

[Coherence]

Excellent, thanks for the speedy replies gentlemen!