Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I bought some new Braid for the spinning rod yesterday. Daiwa Tournament Evo X8. Spooled it up last night, it is unbelievable just so smooth like finest silk. 0.14mm 10.2 kg
Havent fished it but I could tell straight away it is going to be something special - ran the whole 150 metres out through long grass etc and there was zero resistance to wind in, had to run it through a folded towel to get a little tension on the reel

@Moa Hunter do you attach the braid directly to lure/spinner or do you have a section of mono/fluro from the braid to hook?

Originally Posted by wsm junkie

@Moa Hunter do you attach the braid directly to lure/spinner or do you have a section of mono/fluro from the braid to hook?

Attach a piece of mono about 1.6 mtrs to the braid using this knot : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddZwavVtIpI. Then tie directly to the mono or better use a Dragon clip - these are tiny little clips like a miniature version of the clip on a swivel clip.
This braid is very fine so I had to bulk out the spool with mono - tie the braid to the empty spool, wind it on and then join it to some old mono, keep winding on the mono until spool is correctly filled, cut the mono. Then take it all off, tie the mono end to the spool ( reversing the line end for end) and wind on so the spool is full and the braid is on top. Next fishing season run the braid out and cut the mono - braid join and turn the braid around and rejoin to the mono so the unused section (new) is on top and the fish section of braid is down at the mono