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Posts: 140 (13/07/08 18:35) |
Hi all , hope your season is going well so far . Ive just been given 300yards of 20lb spider wire , and as Free is my favourite price and never having used
braid before i thought id give it a go for rolling meet or touch ledgering . Anybody got any experience of it , or hints and tips on using the stuff ? Cheers
in advance
Paul
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Posts: 243 (13/07/08 19:35) |
hi paul,
i didnt know they did a braid, ive been using the 12lb low dia clear mono its very limp and has been fine so far had a few fish on it and a double from snag city the other week and it performed well. i reckon the braid should be fine. ive noticed a lot of the stuff going cheap at boot sales which made me wonder but like you say if its cheap you got to give it a try. keep us posted on how you get on with it, ill see if a pick some up at the next booty. sorry if not much help eric |
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Posts: 1003 (13/07/08 19:42) |
hi paul,ray walton would help you with that one,try sending him a p.m or email.
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Posts: 4379 (13/07/08 19:53) Administrator |
If it's standard spiderwire (not fusion) then I've found it similar to PowerPro (review in review section).
As Derek has said, Ray Walton is a regular user of Spiderwire. Thing to bear in mind is that braided lines in some circumstances can be less abrasion resistant than equivalent diameter monos. Cheers Bob |
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Posts: 141 (13/07/08 20:19) |
Yes it is regular , bog standard spider wire . The other question i have is, do you use a hook lenghth of mono , or braid or doesnt it mattter which as the
baits moving and my quarry will be homing in on the bait and have less time for inspection , in other words take it or lose it lol
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Posts: 39 (13/07/08 21:08) |
Hi I use Spiderwire as a hook lengh its excellent for Barbel, you will get 600 hook lengths out of a 300 yd spool. It will improve your catch rate, give it a
go. hampton hill
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Posts: 12 (13/07/08 21:20) |
Paulmaybug if your rolling / trundling spiderwire straight through to hook keep it simple im sure thats what Ray would say.
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Posts: 143 (13/07/08 22:24) |
Well if its good enough for an angler of rays calibre its certainly good enough for me to have a dabble with
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Posts: 732 (13/07/08 22:29) |
Paul, not sure if you've any barbel books but Ray has written a few chapters on the rolling method in several publications. If you can't find it in any
of yours, give me a PM and I'll lend you one of mine.
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Posts: 612 (14/07/08 00:45) |
paulmaybug wrote: i use braid on my pins and i always use a mono hooklink ,either shop brought hooks to nylon (for trotting ,using smaller hooks) or my usual 24"-48" barbel hooklinks for barbel/chub fishing as it cushions the take at distance & if a fish should roll on the line 2` - 4` foot of mono hopefully should prevent any damage too the fish .
steve
I try to be funny... but sometimes I merely look it 
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Posts: 1098 (14/07/08 08:19) |
at the moment i am using spiderwire stealth in 20lb.i use it when the water is dirty and have had a few on a 10inch link.early days yet but not had a problem
so far.mind you not very often can i fish clear water but was experimenting with it. albert
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Posts: 77 (15/07/08 02:14) |
Paul,
I've been using braid for about 5 years and I love it. The lack of stretch in braid makes it possible for you to feel every pluck or knock although it may be worth slackening off your drag a little to prevent hookpulls. With regards to using this for hooklengths - I would advise against it. Dave Chilton of Kryston products states - 'There are now braided lines on the market made for use as reel line or mainline. These lines are of an extremely low diameter and should never be used as hooklengths! Some are braided very tight with an extremely high pick count to reduce the diameter and are constructed too tight to flatten. Some are lines made from filaments which have been fused together using modern-day resins. All braided reel lines should be used on the reel and not the hook due to their cheese-cutting abilities. There are many braided reel or casting lines available, Fireline, Fusion, Spiderwire, Suffix, plus many, many more. Once again I would recommend only purpose designed braided lines for use as hooklengths. ' The more cynical amongst us may question this, arguing that he would say that as he's interested in selling more of his own braided hooklength material. However, there's no doubt that braided mainlines are thinner than those manufactured for use as hooklengths. So, whatever you believe, err on the side of caution and use a proper hooklink material and not braid intended for use as a mainline. The full article can be found here and makes very interesting reading. If you want any more info Paul, PM me. |
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Posts: 1101 (15/07/08 15:56) |
if i thought the spiderwire was harming any fish i would scrap it anon. albert
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Posts: 417 (15/07/08 16:26) |
Spl1nt wrote:I know Chilts, and I am cynical! I use a 'mainline' braid as hooklink material - but it's thick for it's strength and quite soft. I have other 'hooklink' braids that are mighty thin for the strength and quite stiff. I would say it's immaterial if a braid is labelled as main line or hooklink material so long as it has the properties that you deem to be fish-safe.After all, they are just the same stuff braided in different ways. If you know what I mean...
"Fish don't think. They react."
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Posts: 145 (15/07/08 19:44) |
Intresting comments about the braid , i personaly wont be using it straight through i dont think . Instead i will use my prefered hook link braid or mono (for
the slight stretch factor) if i feel it makes any differance , but thank you all for the comments
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Posts: 1020 (15/07/08 19:52) |
hi,when buying a braid for hooklengths make sure it sinks,as a lot of them dont,ive tried many over the years by testing them in water,and finaly have found 1
i like that sinks and has the right colour.
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Posts: 385 (16/07/08 23:12) |
derek2fisherman wrote: which one is that derek?
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