cheap braid? to good to be true?
Submitted by bitten on Thu, 2013-12-12 13:08
http://www.downriggershop.com.au/braid-lines.html
i know about the shitty braids on ebay anyone tried this stuff?
the testimonials sound ok but who knows if theyre real or not
bitten
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on second look .32mm seems
on second look .32mm seems quite thick for 30lb braid
crasny1
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IMO
One word-- YES
PS: And I have to mention I didnt even bother with the link.
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zain
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looks preety legit, i found
looks preety legit, i found a another site selling extremely cheap braid and got it and it really good.
zain
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http://www.fishingandboatingd
http://www.fishingandboatingdeals.com/extreme-ultra-thin-braid-1000m.html
Bought it to spool it on my tld 50 and hasnt failed yet and has handled some big sharks
Shark B8
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+1
Go big or go home..
Fuzz
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I only fish with cheap
I only fish with cheap internet spectra braid now, the dhu in my pic here was caught on 40lb ebay spectra. Always re spool my reels each year and there is noway im doing that with overpriced tackleshop stuf. Braid is only as good as your drag on your reel....
"you can catch all sorts in bed, BUT you can't catch FISH !"
Rozza87
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Plenty of threads along he
Plenty of threads along he same lines (pun intended).
I think you pay for the consistency. It may work out for you, but I've gone the cheap braid before & almost had it ruin trips for me. IMO unless you know it's not going to let you down consider whether it's really worth it.
bitten
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yeah well i dont think im
yeah well i dont think im going to go to steep point with 1200 metres of unknown quantity with no way of changing it
cheers
D_d_001
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personally I would never use
personally I would never use cheap braid in my current situation. I've been up north on a trip and a mate skimped and lost a couple of good fish. 1 very good tuna (fish alone worth well over the price of some of the best braid on the market.) he learned the hard way and stripped the reel that night (with a lot a swearing F%#$%^ S#$@ Braid lol )to respool !
I work all year pay the boat rego insurance, fuel, buy good rods reels, other assorted tackle, blah blah blah take time off work to go fishing.....why would I skimp on $100 (sometimes costs me that /day in fuel) when it's time to pull that 15Kg red in ? or Dhu or sail or Kg or whatever.
I think it comes down to go with what ever you can afford but rationalize if it is worth loosing that fish over.
I see no probs in some situations though.... if you look at your situation and think ...well if I loose a couple of fish .....whatever ...or you are using 50lb braid to bring in duhs with 3kg drag and it's all you can afford to get you out there on the water then....fine ....best to be out there with whatever you can afford!
Fuzz
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All the gear and no idea.
All the gear and no idea. Plenty of great if not the greatest of all fish were caught long before the days of $150 braid???????
"you can catch all sorts in bed, BUT you can't catch FISH !"
D_d_001
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aimed at me ?and absolutely
aimed at me ?
and absolutely go read Hemmingway.
if you want to catch fish like that go for it.
No idea based on your extensive knowledge of my fishing experience ?
Am simply saying to buy the best gear you can buy to improve catch rate and enjoyment. (time on the water in the most precious)
but thanks for the personal attack.
DTrain
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My friend bought some
My friend bought some expensive Daiwa brand braid and took it up to steep point. It then broke multiple times while he was casting it and once when he was on a fish.
He ended up stripping it all off his reel and buying a spare roll of some cheap braid off me.
So sometimes the known brands can have crap batches too.
psion
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Have a mixture
I've got expensive braid on my boat kit for 2 reasons:
1 I only need 300m of it
2: the breaking strain is more acurately portrayed.
On my LB stuff I have cheap braid and I've had no hassles.
1\ I use 500 to 1000 m of the stuff on a reel, at a time.
2\ i generally buy a high poundage to cater for the manufacturing inconsistancy
3\ My reels have 150 metres of top shot and I use the Braid as backing line.
I dont know how easy it is to cast the cheaper stuff?