Braid wrapping around guides

[Mark888]

I have 40lb braid on my frogging/flipping/pitching rod. Been having problems with braid wrapping around my guides, sometimes its only my last or second toast guide, other times it gets wrapped around a few. Its not a huge problem, just annoying when you have to fix it, and recommendations to help prevent this? 

[Montanaro]

Smaller guides and just being careful to not have slack when lure leaves water.

 

Just a part of life...

[Mark888]

1 hour ago, Montanaro said:

Smaller guides and just being careful to not have slack when lure leaves water.

 

Just a part of life...

Yeah guides are really small, really annoying at times 

[J Francho]

What brand braid?  Some are more apt to do this than others, I've noticed.

[corn-on-the-rob]

This can also happen frequently if you accidentally missed a guide when threading your line. Double check, happens to the best of us sometimes.

[Tracker22]

I have the same irritating problem. Figured it was just me.

[Scott F]

I find it happens when the line has quite a bit of twist. Remove the twist from the line and see if the problem goes away. If you don't know how to get the twist out, the easiest way is to troll along letting out line as you go with no lure on. When you get to line that still has all of its original color, wind it back on while holding the line between your fingers with a bit of tension. 

[Ratherbfishing]

sometimes a newer braid that is a little stiffer doesn't wrap so easily.  But it IS definitely a pain sometimes.

[Smallieseeker]

Happens quite a bit to me when I use mono or co poly. Never had it happen to me with braid. I normally spray some kvd line and lure to it and it seems to help manage the line twist a little bit

[Mark888]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

What brand braid?  Some are more apt to do this than others, I've noticed.

Suffix 832 braid

[Tracker22]

40 minutes ago, Ladybass said:

Suffix 832 braid

That's what I'm using also...

 

[desmobob]

I'm thinking it may have as much to do with what guides are mounted on your rod as with what braid you're using.  Most of my rods use Kigan zero-tangle "macro" size guides and other than a rare wrap-around at the tip-top, I don't recall having any issues.

Tight lines,

Bob

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

When purchasing or building a Rod there are several tangle free guides to use but that doesn't help much in this case. A little heavier braid might help. 

[Hogsticker]

4 hours ago, Smallieseeker said:

Happens quite a bit to me when I use mono or co poly. Never had it happen to me with braid. I normally spray some kvd line and lure to it and it seems to help manage the line twist a little bit

I don't think line conditioner has any affect on braid does it? Braid doesn't really retain memory so I don't really see how it would help. Maybe during the break in period? 

[Smallieseeker]

2 hours ago, Hogsticker said:

I don't think line conditioner has any affect on braid does it? Braid doesn't really retain memory so I don't really see how it would help. Maybe during the break in period? 

I'm applying it to the co poly not braid. I'm pretty sure your right it doesn't do a whole lot to braid

[Hogsticker]

2 hours ago, Smallieseeker said:

I'm applying it to the co poly not braid. I'm pretty sure your right it doesn't do a whole lot to braid

Gotcha 

[J Francho]

20 hours ago, Ladybass said:

Suffix 832 braid

I have this is issue with this brand as the braid "wears in."  Power Pro, Tuf-Line, and Seaguar don't seem to be as bad.

If you strip off 20 yards or so, it seems to fix the issue for several weeks, until it wears in again.  I also find that KVD L&L slows this process down.  It also keeps the line from bleeding and fading, so there is a benefit to using it.

[IamNewbie]

This happens to me whenever I have to rip my frog from a pad because it snagged it with a hook and it either A.) Ripped and shot towards me and it tangled or B.) I tried to fling my lure over it by snapping my rod tip in the air and the frog goes flying and the line tangles.

[WRB]

Finns Wind-Tamer braid will help prevent guide wraps and wind knots plus the color doesn't run.

Tom

[A-Jay]

13 minutes ago, WRB said:

Finns Wind-Tamer braid will help prevent guide wraps and wind knots plus the color doesn't run.

Tom

Interesting ~ Situational Braid.

I like it.

A-Jay

[WRB]

Started using Finns PRT braid in salt water fishing over 20 years, good product been around a long time and doesn't ever lose color dye. I see TW carries it now.

Tom

[.ghoti.]

Don't have an answer for this. I've never had an avocado get tangled.

[Catt]

Another reason I seldom use braid.

[Mark888]

On August 12, 2016 at 2:47 PM, J Francho said:

I have this is issue with this brand as the braid "wears in."  Power Pro, Tuf-Line, and Seaguar don't seem to be as bad.

If you strip off 20 yards or so, it seems to fix the issue for several weeks, until it wears in again.  I also find that KVD L&L slows this process down.  It also keeps the line from bleeding and fading, so there is a benefit to using it.

Yea i have only really used suffix 832, ill give some other brands a try, thanks!

On August 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM, WRB said:

Started using Finns PRT braid in salt water fishing over 20 years, good product been around a long time and doesn't ever lose color dye. I see TW carries it now.

Tom

Ill check it out, thanks!