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What Size Braid
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07/21/17 01:16 PM
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Bassfisher6704
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What size braid are yall throwing on your frogs/ toads? I have never used braid but have been learning the importance of it.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 01:19 PM
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ezbassin
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65 pound test works very well. 50 pound breaks too easily in thick stuff.
Last edited by ezbassin; 07/21/17 01:23 PM.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 01:35 PM
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Brent S
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50 lb. You're not breaking braid. Your knot may slip, but you won't break it.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 01:40 PM
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Chris G
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65# for sure especially in the really thick stuff.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 02:07 PM
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catslayer
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40 or 50 only have 65 on my punching set up. Im big on cracking them and holding on a frog not trying to drag them out just go to them
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 02:13 PM
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reeltexan
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"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait. Bill Shakespeare
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 03:31 PM
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SkeeterEater
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40 is pleanty. makes casting must better. 65 is overkill if you break 40lb braid then the braid is [censored]
Take Dead Aim I'd rather be lost on the water than found at work! SkeeterEater
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 06:34 PM
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ezbassin
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50 lb. You're not breaking braid. Your knot may slip, but you won't break it. Yes I can. It was Power Pro. My knots do not slip. I switched from 50# test to 65 and haven't broken off since then.
Last edited by ezbassin; 07/21/17 06:37 PM.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 06:36 PM
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ezbassin
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40 is pleanty. makes casting must better. 65 is overkill if you break 40lb braid then the braid is [censored] Or it could be you aren't very strong if you can't break 40# braid.
Last edited by ezbassin; 07/21/17 06:38 PM.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 06:45 PM
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Mark Perry
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55lb Daiwa Samurai braid.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 07:21 PM
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buda13
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I use 65# braid... 50# does a much better job of cutting through the grass or cover and just slicing it out-of-the-way, but I have broken 50 pound braid many times on either the hookset or trying to get a fish out of the junk. Some of the casts I make, going in and getting them is not an option. Well unless you fire up the big motor and hammer it for a couple of bursts.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 08:48 PM
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Tracker Tim
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50 lb. You're not breaking braid. Your knot may slip, but you won't break it. Yes I can. It was Power Pro. My knots do not slip. I switched from 50# test to 65 and haven't broken off since then. What he said.
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Re: What Size Braid
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07/21/17 09:35 PM
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bigbass94
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