Swimbait Combo With Braid

[scrutch]

I'm putting together a swimbait/a-rig combo for the 2012 Roadtrip. It will be a Curado 300 on a Dobyn's DX795 swimbait rod. My question is why do I need to use 65# braid? Most of the guys I've read about suggest it but I can't understand why you need that heavy of line for mostly open water presentations. Lighter line would add some casting distance. I seem to think that 30# braid would be plenty. Your thoughts...

[200racing]

65lb braid is the size of 16-20lb mono if you go any smaller than that with braid it will cut into the spool and then 2oz of a-rig stops at full speed and snaps your line.

i throw mine with 65lb braid. i thought it was over kill till i threw it. wish i had gone bigger.

[Packard]

You need the heavy line for shock strength like stated above.

[deep]

Not sure about A-rigs (never fished one); but you'll be casting swimbaits off left and right with 30# braid. In fact, if I were you, I'd use 80# braid (or 20# mono/copoly) for smaller swimbaits (in the 2 oz range). Anything 8" or larger, I'd use mono/ copoly/ fluoro. 25# - 30# Big Game, and Maxima are some of the more popular lines used by swimbaiters.

[Hooligan]

It's all about shock resistance, of which braid has zero. There are very few swimbait guys that will recommend you fish braid as a main. Most are fishing lines like Big Game, CXX, and Maxima just as deep says. There are a few that prefer fluorocarbons, but not many.

Another thing, if you're talking about the DX 795 and mean the 795 Mike Long rod, you're fine. If you're actually talking about the DX795, I suggest the Mike Long rod. The flip stick a good swimbait rod does not make, particularly that one. It's the PERFECT flip stick, I love mine, but you can't pay me to fish it as a swimbait rod.

[scrutch]

It's all about shock resistance, of which braid has zero. There are very few swimbait guys that will recommend you fish braid as a main. Most are fishing lines like Big Game, CXX, and Maxima just as deep says. There are a few that prefer fluorocarbons, but not many.

Another thing, if you're talking about the DX 795 and mean the 795 Mike Long rod, you're fine. If you're actually talking about the DX795, I suggest the Mike Long rod. The flip stick a good swimbait rod does not make, particularly that one. It's the PERFECT flip stick, I love mine, but you can't pay me to fish it as a swimbait rod.

Oh yeah, defiinitely the Mike Long rod. I have the DX 795 FLIP and I never considered it for SB's. It's my favorite flippin rod.

I never thought about shock resistance. Looking at it in that light, which is best? Big Game, CXX, Maxima? Is there enough of a difference to even talk about? I don't think I'll be tossing any SB's 8 inches long. I envision throwing things like Hudds and things under 6 inches. I really don't know yet. I'm just getting into swimbaits.

I just made up my mind to try it because of Guntersville. I wanted to throw a few a-rigs at the Roadtrip after I saw the pros like Elias killin em at that lake. I figured that rod could double for SB's too.

[deep]

If you're looking to toss sub 3 oz baits (once again swimbaits: I have zero knowledge about alabama rigs) I'd say 15-20 lb test mono or copoly should be sufficient.

I have been throwing small swimbaits (Matt's gill, hardgill, tournament series, 6" hudds, weedless hudds, 68 hudds, 7" and 9" slammers, 7" and 8" triple trouts, 6" BBZs, 316 softbaits, 316 wake jr, smaller punkers etc) on my medium heavy swimbait rod/ Curado 301E with 14 lb Trilene XT, 15 lb Yo-Zuri, and 20 lb PLine fluoroclear at different points in time. I also tried 80 lb Samurai braid + leader once, and that worked out well too.

[webertime]

I used 20lb CXX for my swimbaits (similar list to Deep's) and it's a great line for that purpose.

[Jacob34]

I use 80 # on my okuma Swim bait. I started out with 30 and like mentioned I lost a few baits.

[scrutch]

This brings up another question... I'll start another thread...ill call it your top five swimbaits for a swimbait noob...swim bait guys please check it out in the tackle forum.

[Hammer 4]

With that rod your not going to be tossing what I would term Heavy baits, my guess is under 3oz. Let say your looking at baits like a 6" Huddelston for example, that bait can and does get thrown on 15-17 lb test, be fluro, copoly or mono. You could use braid If your fishing in heavy mats, ect. The only thing I use braid for anymore is flippin, and throwing heavy topwater baits like a 8" lunker punker, for all other sub surface I use 20 to 30 lb coploy or fluro, depending.

Also, if you intend to use a leader on the braid, you stand a better chance of a castoff, with heavier baits. After losing about 100.00 in baits, I finally learned...the hard way..