Hook2Jaw Posted November 2, 2019 Posted November 2, 2019 Cheap line connoisseur here, and I can count how many times I've broken off this year on one hand. That's not an exaggeration, that's not bragging, it's just the truth. I've broken fish off twice this year, both times on 12# Berkley Big Game. I fixed that problem by switching to the exact same thing, I had just let the line get a little old. I use Kastking Superpower Braid for all my braided line needs, Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon for all my leader and mainline fluorocarbon needs, and Berkley Big Game for all my monofilament needs. I remedy the casting distance being hindered by an often exaggerated amount of memory on the Berkley Vanish by spooling it correctly and applying KVD Line and Lure pretty liberally during spooling and every so often while fishing or after if I note memory. I remedy the underestimated knot strength by tying an improved clinch knot on my finesse leaders, as I've found a Palomar often applies too much friction. For the 14-17# vanish I use for worming and jigging, I tie a good old Palomar. I remedy the breaking strength by setting my drag to 1/3rd of the rated breaking strength via a scale. I've been doing all this stuff for two years, and it's worked well for me. I've used more expensive braids as well as more expensive fluorocarbon, but nothing as nice as Tatsu and the like. 1 Quote
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