What braid to use?
Submitted by Markie on Sun, 2011-01-16 12:54
Hey guys i have recently purchased a 16000 SOM spool for my stella 8k. I will be using this for a bit of GT fishing up in exmouth and sambo jigging in the metro.I am looking at the YGK ultra castman x8 line. Now im not sure if i should go with the pe6 85lb roughly or pe8 105lb roughly?? Is pe8 too heavy for my reel?
Marko
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Marko I have an 8000SW and
Marko I have an 8000SW and spooled it with PE4 Saltiga boat braid, got 300mtrs just.
Obviously with the SOM upgrade you will get more line, but geez pe8 sounds heavy to me, not knocking you though mate as i haven't done any GT fishing yet.
Did you pick up a good rod ?
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well iv been told by alot of
well iv been told by alot of people go pe8? i just thought pe 6 with a strength of 80 lb would be enough. I havent found a rod yet :( most are to heavy pe10. Might have to buy brand new.
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Get some off till he is
Get some off till he is selling good stuff cheep
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I suppose at the end of the
I suppose at the end of the day, it all depends on how much hurt you want to apply.
The more drag you set the greater the breaking strain or line class.
I still follow the rule of ' Breaking strain = 1/3rd drag setting'.
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excluding ray fishing ;)
excluding ray fishing ;)
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Have you chose a rod yet?
Have you chose a rod yet? That will also play a part in your decision.
Plenty of people run pe8 on their 8000/10000 shimanos, however, I certainly wouldn't recommend prolonged use of that line class for your reel. The 8000/10000 reel is by no means a pe8 reel.
The 16000 spool provides capacity, it doesn't mean your reel has grown bigger balls.
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Commonsense there Daz, in
Commonsense there Daz, in reality running pe8 is up in the 18-20000 category, right ?
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yep
yep
mightymouse
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Hoookt fogot to say I only
Hoookt fogot to say I only have Pe 5=78lb on my torsa 30
The lighter the line the less drag you get
Markie
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it will get used for say 4
it will get used for say 4 days a year haha but yeh i think i might go the pe6. havent chose a rod all the ones iv seen second hand are all too heavy class for my reel.
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The only thing i keep getting
The only thing i keep getting told is ya gotta stop the GTs from getting anywhere haha so i thought pe8 could have been a better option?
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yep - but you need a rod that
yep - but you need a rod that can handle pe8 too.
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Just put about 225m of PE8
Just put about 225m of PE8 varivas avani GT on my SOM 16000 no limits the other day.
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What size reel is the SOM kit
What size reel is the SOM kit on ?
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Mine is on a 10000sw.
Mine is on a 10000sw.
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Love the price tag to go with
Love the price tag to go with it Ectopic
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Yeah, its not cheap but if
Yeah, its not cheap but if you order it from OS you'll get 600m for close to what some shops here sell 300m for!
There are a fair few ppl from Gtpopping that use the stella 10000sw for PE8 work although it seems accepted that this is asking a lot of a reel this size.
Are you land-based? speak to ppl who have popped exmouth and find out how far you'll have to cast, the underwater terrain and what size the GTs you are likely to encounter. All these factors will influence your decision.
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yeh i want a rod that is max
yeh i want a rod that is max pe8 no heavier. Still lookin... pe6 or pe8 hardd choicee atm
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try tackle direct
they are selling the diawa saltiga rods from the us (blue not red alcanite guides and a standard reel seat) for round the 150 dollar mark! i bought a spin and an overhead heaps of balls and not bad considering the price!
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The US saltiga rods are
The US saltiga rods are certainly a step down from whats available here. The local ones are full fuji sic guides. Probably not really that relevant, not sure I'd buy a daiwa for gt popping when there are so many good jap rods out there.
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till do you know much about
till do you know much about jigging master Gt rods? I have a jigging rod from JM and love it. Have not heard anything about there popping range yet but am a fan of JM
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I know nothing about popping
I know nothing about popping GTs, but seeing as this is the internet, I don't mind posting about it ;)
I don't really know anything about the JM GT rods, perhaps check out Kaiser Pro Shop, their El Toro has quite a following already is apprently an ok price.
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PE6 for sure
PE6 for sure
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Ectopic i will be boat and
Ectopic i will be boat and land based but i want a fishing rod length of 7'7 ft to 8ft because i may be landbased more i think.
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YGK
YGK is a good line, I ran 50 lb braid on a saltist 40 for 4 years and landed over 200 Sambo's with it, if you tie your knots well and work the rod right 50 to 80 is all you need for anything that you can do with stand up , after 80lb you need to go a harness and / or chair.
I only landede rat GT's up Exxy ( maybe 15/20kg) and 50lb worked on them too.
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Marko, check out the Yamaga
Marko, check out the Yamaga blanks for GT rods man. Come out the Ripplefisher factory but cheaper.
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... maybe not if you buy them
... maybe not if you buy them from nomad :P
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PE 6 or PE 8
Where you're going for GT's you wont need more than PE6 or 80lb as casting distance will be more important than stopping power.
It'll make no difference whether you run PE 6 or 8, when they do you'll in, you'll generally lose the lot.
I'd run PE 6 for casting distance and also able to get the whole 300m on it.
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Spewing you missed out on
Spewing you missed out on the 50% off Xmas sale, but they are still having a 30% off sale...
http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/default/language/en/cPath/30_195_225_1380/fishing-line/jigging-boat/unitika/power-jigging.html
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Both of these lines are so thin and strong, you can get a hell of allot of line on your spool.
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Jap shipping is quite
Jap shipping is quite expensive, there are plenty of places I'd buy before chosing them.