Puching braid? Seaguar flipping?

[Tim Kelly]

Haven't heard much about the seaguar flipping braid since it was introduced. Did anyone buy it? Wondering about getting a different braid for punching to cut down on the noise. Seaguar flipping is an 8 strand I believe. Is it quieter when lifting and dropping through the mats? Is it tough enough to take the abrasion in the way 4 strand does? Any other options particularly worthy of consideration?

[Bluebasser86]

It's what I use. I don't know if it's quieter. I never really notice the noise of braid. I really like it for flipping though.

[Tim Kelly]

Thanks Blue. I've become really wary of 4 strand braids when using moving presentations. If you look at some of those videos with people casting and retrieving a waterwolf camera and a big lure for pike, musky, stripers etc, the noise of the braid going through the guides is transmitted like and old two can and a piece of string telephone. It's really loud and noticeable. I can definitely hear it lifting and dropping a punched bait too, and in an enclose shallow environment like that, it freaks me out as the fish could easily get conditioned to it. 

[Bluebasser86]

11 hours ago, Tim Kelly said:

Thanks Blue. I've become really wary of 4 strand braids when using moving presentations. If you look at some of those videos with people casting and retrieving a waterwolf camera and a big lure for pike, musky, stripers etc, the noise of the braid going through the guides is transmitted like and old two can and a piece of string telephone. It's really loud and noticeable. I can definitely hear it lifting and dropping a punched bait too, and in an enclose shallow environment like that, it freaks me out as the fish could easily get conditioned to it. 

Oh I'm sure it makes plenty of noise but I have 2 small children so I'm an expert at ignoring noise.

[Tim Kelly]

Very good, well played! 

 

A mate of mine has a form of Leukaemia and has been having a rough time recently with all his glands being massively swollen, making him deaf with a permanent ringing in his ears. He recently started a treatment trial which has bought his glands back to normal, so he doesn't look so distorted and he can hear again. The ringing in his ears is still there though. I pointed out that the ringing may possibly be a consequence of living in a house full of women. He acknowledges the possibility.