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Date: October 13, 2007 at 20:01:27
From: Robert hatcher, [107.165.252.64.snet.net]
Subject: Braid and spinning


Most non-fly fishing I’ve done over the last 5 years has been with conventional reels. The Striper Moon folks have kindled an interest for me in surf casting and with that a new appreciation of spinning reels, wooden plugs and of course surf. I loaded up a Penn 5600 Slammer with 30LB braid to obtain the quantity that that I understand I should have in the surf. That understanding is roughly that if I hope to ever cast 100 yards I should have another hundred yards to fight with. (I added that just in case I’ve been deceived and should be set strait) So far I have lost two good plugs to wind knot crack offs. I’m ready to dump braid as a spinning line unless someone can educate me on avoiding wind knots.

Do the “surf casting” spinning reels with the taller spools help avoid this?


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