Losing lures when casting?

[RastusW]

Occasionally when I cast, the line be cut at about 20' on my reel. The lure just sails on out and i lose it. 

Trying to figure out why? It's happened on two different baitcaster reels with monofilament and braided line. Anyone have this happen and have any ideas as to why? 

Thanks

[Mobasser]

Bad line, bad knots or both. Spool new line and practice your knot tying skills.

Also check your rod guides

[MickD]

Rod guides and tiptop rings are easily checked with a Q-tip.  If a ring is cracked it will snag on the fuzzy Q-tip.  

 

Could old line, too.  Try pulling on the line against itself at a number of points along it to see if there are weak sections.  Or just try some new line, mono is pretty cheap.  You mention two different reels and lines, but not their age/condition.  Or what pound test?  Light lines can be pretty fragile.

[RastusW]

Thanks for the reply...

The braided line is new 10lb spiderwire. The break happens around 20' past where the lure is tied on.

The monofilament was old. I'll keep on keeping on.

Thanks again.

[TnRiver46]

10 lb braid is basically dental floss, use very gently 

[FryDog62]

WInd knots are bite too... I launched my first Vision 110 a couple years ago. It got about 20 yards out and SNAP!  Not sure its landed yet or just orbiting around the ozone layer somewhere ~ 

[WRB]

Spinning reel?

Tom

[PressuredFishing]

Light lines digging into spool, expecially braids, or damaged guides. 

[FishTank]

Wind knots would be my guess.

 

If you are getting line out and it is breaking, it's either digging in or it's looping and digging.  Also, 10lb braid is probably too light for casting gear. I would replace both lines with 12lb mono and keep a close eye on the reel after a cast.

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Also, 10lb braid is probably too light for casting gear.

Ya - I don't go below 30# on casting gear. 10# Braid is for finesse spinning gear.

[WRB]

The reason I asked the ? Spinning 10 lb braid is reasonable casting OK if the reel is set up with BFS shallow spool.

Loose braid digs into to itself and can cut it if pulled or cast.

Tom

[ska4fun]

On 11/17/2022 at 3:34 PM, RastusW said:

Occasionally when I cast, the line be cut at about 20' on my reel. The lure just sails on out and i lose it. 

Trying to figure out why? It's happened on two different baitcaster reels with monofilament and braided line. Anyone have this happen and have any ideas as to why? 

Thanks

 Usually happens when the braided line isn't tightly coiled in the spool. Avoid retrieving with loose line.

[Woody B]

Line damage from a past backlash.  

[Kirtley Howe]

On 11/17/2022 at 1:51 PM, TnRiver46 said:

10 lb braid is basically dental floss, use very gently 

I would not think of that comparison. Dental Floss is pretty tough stuff. In fact, I carry a spool of it in my survival kit. I have used it as emergency tent tie down cord, fishing line, rope wraps, and much more. I also keep a spool in my first aid kit; On one occasion we used it to suture a nasty cut when we were out in the boondocks. Not necessarily the best for that, but it worked in an emergency.  In case you are wondering, one of the people with us managed to sink an ax into his thigh. Short of putting a tourniquet on it (not always a good idea as it can kill all the circulation causing major tissue damage.), there was no other way to close the wound up. We left ASAP, and the doc in the emergency room we got to 4 hours later said that he would most likely have bleed to death if we had not closed it up. Nasty scar, but no other lasting damage. Very durable and handy stuff. 10 lb braid, as you noted, is not very strong or durable. Can be great for finesse fishing applications on spinning reels, but I would never go that light on a bait caster.  My usual braid is #30 lbs, and I use that to fish heavy weeds.

[TnRiver46]

2 hours ago, Kirt Howe said:

I would not think of that comparison. Dental Floss is pretty tough stuff. In fact, I carry a spool of it in my survival kit. I have used it as emergency tent tie down cord, fishing line, rope wraps, and much more. I also keep a spool in my first aid kit; On one occasion we used it to suture a nasty cut when we were out in the boondocks. Not necessarily the best for that, but it worked in an emergency.  In case you are wondering, one of the people with us managed to sink an ax into his thigh. Short of putting a tourniquet on it (not always a good idea as it can kill all the circulation causing major tissue damage.), there was no other way to close the wound up. We left ASAP, and the doc in the emergency room we got to 4 hours later said that he would most likely have bleed to death if we had not closed it up. Nasty scar, but no other lasting damage. Very durable and handy stuff. 10 lb braid, as you noted, is not very strong or durable. Can be great for finesse fishing applications on spinning reels, but I would never go that light on a bait caster.  My usual braid is #30 lbs, and I use that to fish heavy weeds.

I stand corrected, dental floss is tougher ! 

[ska4fun]

I use 6lb braided line. It doesn't last 8 expeditions, too much sensitivity to abrasion.

[RastusW]

Wow!

Really appreciate all the great replies. I'll probably get heavier line.

Not familiar with wind knots. I'll look that up.

Thanks again!

[Woody B]

Not related to the OP's problem but losing a lure (temporarily) while casting.   Thursday there were some bass hugging the bottom a little over 20 feet deep.  I tied a Strike King 8XD on my heavy rod.  The reel I had on the rod at the time was a Daiwa with SV spool.  I muscled up and threw the 1.4 ounce lure.  I spooled the reel and broke the knot holding the line on the spool.  LOL.   I had put that reel on for flipping jigs around docks.  I suppose it was a little low on line too.   I gathered up the lure and line, then put a full capacity Lews reel on that rod.   I've got it on video, but the camera was to my back.  I bet the look on my face was priceless.   

[WRB]

19 hours ago, RastusW said:

Wow!

Really appreciate all the great replies. I'll probably get heavier line.

Not familiar with wind knots. I'll look that up.

Thanks again!

Spinning or casting reel?

Tom

[thunderblack]

When I got back into fishing and didn't know better I would throw pretty heavy baits on a 6' spinning rod that was not rated for it. I lost a lot of lipless cranks lol. Make sure the rod is rated for what you are using it for. I also had the line catch around the handle and stop a cast in the past as well which would snap lures off. Sometimes you learn things the hard way

[RastusW]

Some have asked...

I'm using a Lews setup. Rod is Heavy Medium.

 

[WRB]

Change to 30# braid and use the 10# you have as filler.

Looks like the spooled line is about 1/2 full from the photo you attached, 30# /.011D braid should fill the spool about 1/16” to 1/8” below the spool rim with close to 75 yards of line.

Tom