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james/loch lomond
05-17-2001, 11:03 PM
Hi I am looking for a braid to pull dipsys that has a good abrasion resistance, the waters i fish go from 30/40ft deep to 6 ft deep in the blink of an eye with rock piles/ boulders etc.I am using 50lb power pro but with the rubbing it gets from the rocks i have lost 3 dipsys in the past month, what i have been doing recently is to add 10 ft of 35lb mono to the end of the powerpro to take all the contact with the rocks etc. So can anyone recomend a good braid that would help me?
Thanks to anyone who answers...james.

Phil T.
05-18-2001, 04:12 AM
The superbraids are noted for their lack of abrasion resistance. All that avoidance of the subject by stating how many filaments were in the line was just that--avoidance of the subject. A hard-braided dacron (Mason) will be better, but still nowhere near as good as mono.

FreeByrd
05-18-2001, 04:30 AM
Have you tried SpiderWire BRAID? I've had great success with this over the last couple years. This is different stuff than SpiderLINE. It is more expensive than other lines but worth it to me. I use 10# diameter 50# test on Erie and Lake Ontario for dipseys.
Good Luck,
Steve

Fin Addict
05-19-2001, 06:28 PM
Tuff Line would be a nice choice here. I have used their 50 lb test for bottom fishing on coral reefs and found it to have excellent abrasion resistance, small diameter and low stretch. Set your drags loose or you will break rods or lose rigs upon hitting snags because this line is not going to break.

delgue
05-19-2001, 07:24 PM
There is a guide on the mississippi that has found spiderwirebraid to withstand zebra mussels, while the others will not. This guy really pounds the bottom trolling crankbaits at all speeds, and there are plenty of zebras to do damage. Have never tried the Tuff Line, but that might be the ticket, it just sounds unforgiving--i personally need some room to compensate for overall clumseyness.