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 Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Dubee]
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07/23/20 09:49 PM
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Ken A.
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To answer your question. No. If you set the hook hard enough or on a big fish it can dig in. But it will not cause a backlash on the next cast because it will just stop. I said that!! 
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/23/20 09:55 PM
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Dubee
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To answer your question. No. If you set the hook hard enough or on a big fish it can dig in. But it will not cause a backlash on the next cast because it will just stop. I said that!! I see that. I either missed it or you posted while i was typing. Great minds think alike. Lol
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Strat-a-Caster]
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07/23/20 09:55 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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depends on how you pack it on the reel. on offshore reels that utilize 20-50pounds of drag.. you put it on under tension. it has to be rock hard when you thump it on the offshore reels or else it digs into itself
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Bass Buster1]
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07/24/20 01:32 AM
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Ocelot
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Make sure you put mono backing on the reel first, this helps and the braid doesn't slip around the spool. Second the mono backing. Reel repair person indicated 90% of drag issues he sees on a reel with braid are because they do not have the mono backing and the line is slipping on the spool.
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Strat-a-Caster]
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07/24/20 04:18 AM
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TxBassSniper
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If the reel holds 110 yds, I'll put about 40-50 yds of 20 lbs mono. Then I put a piece of tape across the spool. Then I spool the braid. If I'm hung up deep with a T-Rig or Carolina Rig, I wrap the line around the boat cleat and put the t-motor on high. If you try to pull it straight from the reel too hard it will dig in, but only to the tape on the backing.
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Ocelot]
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07/24/20 01:56 PM
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SAKS
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Make sure you put mono backing on the reel first, this helps and the braid doesn't slip around the spool. Second the mono backing. Reel repair person indicated 90% of drag issues he sees on a reel with braid are because they do not have the mono backing and the line is slipping on the spool. I don't use braid except for jungle fishing but I just put a piece of cloth tape on the spool and works fine. No slippage at all.
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Strat-a-Caster]
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07/24/20 11:01 PM
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Big Swimbait
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I'm piling on here but uses heavier braid than you think you need. Anything less than 40# & it's like sewing thread and more apt to do bad things. Also second on the hook set - you will ruin a lot of reels and a few rods setting the hook as you normally would with conventional lines.
Less gritchin', more fishin'
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Re: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Strat-a-Caster]
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07/25/20 01:16 AM
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catslayer
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It might dog a little, just be aware next cast, I almost never backlash because of it
I'm using 40 lb on almost everything
"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: Braid, Does it Really Dig in on Hook Sets?
[Re: Strat-a-Caster]
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07/25/20 01:26 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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If you have braid, then set a hook like you mean it, then it IS diggin in. No way around it
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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