Big M area, November 16

[vernon]

Dang it Bo, you got me again!  

If you ever start endorsing left nostril inhalers I'm gonna have to go back to work for cryin' out loud!

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Order ID: 8006527465356160 View Detail Order time: 07:05 Nov. 18 2019		Store name: soloplay Official Store View Store | Contact Seller		Order amount: $ 13.27
Spectra Fishing Line Braided Fishing Line 300m/500m/1000M Super Strong Multifilament Fishing line Carp Fishing pesca 10LB-80LB [Transaction Screenshot] $ 13.27 X1 Product properties: Yellow +  1000m-0.10mm-10lb		Open Dispute	Awaiting delivery  Your order will be closed in: 34 days 11 hours 33 minutes	Track OrderConfirm Goods Received

[Devan S.]

I use yellow power pro for my crappie jig rods......99% of the time I straighten the hook and for long casting the sensitivity helps.

Yellow hasn't washed out in 3 years of use. 

[Guest]

10 hours ago, vernon said:

Dang it Bo, you got me again!  

If you ever start endorsing left nostril inhalers I'm gonna have to go back to work for cryin' out loud!

Product		Product Action	Order Status	Order Action
Order ID: 8006527465356160 View Detail Order time: 07:05 Nov. 18 2019		Store name: soloplay Official Store View Store | Contact Seller		Order amount: $ 13.27
Spectra Fishing Line Braided Fishing Line 300m/500m/1000M Super Strong Multifilament Fishing line Carp Fishing pesca 10LB-80LB [Transaction Screenshot] $ 13.27 X1 Product properties: Yellow +  1000m-0.10mm-10lb		Open Dispute	Awaiting delivery  Your order will be closed in: 34 days 11 hours 33 minutes	Track OrderConfirm Goods Received

sweet!

bo

[Guest]

10 hours ago, vernon said:

Dang it Bo, you got me again!  

If you ever start endorsing left nostril inhalers I'm gonna have to go back to work for cryin' out loud!

Product		Product Action	Order Status	Order Action
Order ID: 8006527465356160 View Detail Order time: 07:05 Nov. 18 2019		Store name: soloplay Official Store View Store | Contact Seller		Order amount: $ 13.27
Spectra Fishing Line Braided Fishing Line 300m/500m/1000M Super Strong Multifilament Fishing line Carp Fishing pesca 10LB-80LB [Transaction Screenshot] $ 13.27 X1 Product properties: Yellow +  1000m-0.10mm-10lb		Open Dispute	Awaiting delivery  Your order will be closed in: 34 days 11 hours 33 minutes	Track OrderConfirm Goods Received

forgot to mention that you had better tie a very good knot.  you can try a palomar, but i believe you will have issues and think the line is breaking, but the issue is the knot letting go.  i use the same knot that i've used for eons.  i use 10 wraps because of the small diameter.

bo

[vernon]

13 hours ago, merc1997 said:

forgot to mention that you had better tie a very good knot.  you can try a palomar, but i believe you will have issues and think the line is breaking, but the issue is the knot letting go.  i use the same knot that i've used for eons.  i use 10 wraps because of the small diameter.

bo

The mere fact that you used the term "very good" in association with an act that I'm tentatively going to be required to perform probably just disqualified me completely from participation.

I guess I didn't realize that talent or skill were involved in this deal or I probably woulda just saved myself the thirteen bucks!

Oh well, maybe Kathy can use the stuff to hang Christmas ornaments.....

🤦‍♂️

[Guest]

2 hours ago, vernon said:

The mere fact that you used the term "very good" in association with an act that I'm tentatively going to be required to perform probably just disqualified me completely from participation.

I guess I didn't realize that talent or skill were involved in this deal or I probably woulda just saved myself the thirteen bucks!

Oh well, maybe Kathy can use the stuff to hang Christmas ornaments.....

🤦‍♂️

no, i am just stating what i observe with the knot others use with braid and then say how easily the braid broke on the hook set.  i myself dealt with such issues when i began testing braid usage.  i too thought the braid was breaking so i went back to the old method of testing and that was to tie on a great big hook, and hook that into the back ring of the boat and back off and start pulling until something gave way.  when it did, i discovered that the knot had slipped into.  so, instead of the usual 6 wraps that i normally use in the unbreakable knot that i use, i added two more wraps  and after that the line would always break and the knot would still be intact.  when i went below 30 lb. test braid, i again experienced some failure on the hookset, i tried 10 wraps with the thin stuff and that fixed the issue.  one of NuTech Lures You Tube videos has a segment on how to tie the knot that i use.  so, there is hope that you will use that line for fishing instead.

bo

[vernon]

22 hours ago, merc1997 said:

no, i am just stating what i observe with the knot others use with braid and then say how easily the braid broke on the hook set.  i myself dealt with such issues when i began testing braid usage.  i too thought the braid was breaking so i went back to the old method of testing and that was to tie on a great big hook, and hook that into the back ring of the boat and back off and start pulling until something gave way.  when it did, i discovered that the knot had slipped into.  so, instead of the usual 6 wraps that i normally use in the unbreakable knot that i use, i added two more wraps  and after that the line would always break and the knot would still be intact.  when i went below 30 lb. test braid, i again experienced some failure on the hookset, i tried 10 wraps with the thin stuff and that fixed the issue.  one of NuTech Lures You Tube videos has a segment on how to tie the knot that i use.  so, there is hope that you will use that line for fishing instead.

bo

Sounds good Bo - I'll check it out.

Thanks for all the great advice and videos that you offer up!

 

[Champ188]

Or you could just put 6-pound mono on your spinning reel and not have to worry about tying custom knots. I fished Neds for thousands of hours with BPS Excel mono and a Palomar knot and had very few breakoffs. You can even get fancy and go to fluorocarbon, although you may have some hookset breakoffs if you drop below 8-pound test.

[vernon]

18 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Or you could just put 6-pound mono on your spinning reel and not have to worry about tying custom knots. I fished Neds for thousands of hours with BPS Excel mono and a Palomar knot and had very few breakoffs. You can even get fancy and go to fluorocarbon, although you may have some hookset breakoffs if you drop below 8-pound test.

Ya know, I've been doing the six pound mono and fluoro deal (as well as the hybrid stuff) for about as long as I can remember going back to good ol' Trilene XL.  From there went to P-line Floroclear then tried some of Bill's Maxima (which I just didn't get along with at ALL), and Yo-Zuri hybrid.

Four or five years ago started using the Seaguar Invizx which I really kinda liked but it became a little cost prohibitive what with me being on the "fixed income" and all.  I just couldn't get more than two or three days out of it at the most before I had to respool everything again.  Considering the cost of a thousand yards of that stuff every couple of weeks the fish oughta be catching themselves......

Last year I went back to P-line and Yo-Zuri.  I find it to cast pretty darn good, the price is right and if I drag it out behind the boat every now and then it lasts a lot longer than the Seaguar.

Maybe not quite as supple right out of the box but close enough to justify the savings in cost.

I tried the Bass Pro stuff that you like a few years ago and quite honestly can't remember what I thought about it but must have liked the other stuff better or I'd still be using it.  Might need to relook that option next spring.  

Tried some of that red stuff (Cajun maybe?) and hated it.

Also sampled some Sufix, Power Pro and Sunline.  Can't remember much about the Sufix other than I haven't bought anymore.  I kinda liked the Sunline but it got back to cost factor.

As for braid, I've personally never really been much of a fan but I'm always looking to try something different just to see what I might be missing out on and at thirteen bucks for a hundred yards I thought I'd give it a shot.

Plus, I seem to have some sort of long distance man crush on Bo in that when he speaks highly of something I just feel obligated to give it a try!

Of course, now that I think about it you and Babler have the same effect on me so......

Bottome line (pun intended) I could use some serious counseling. 🙃

[Champ188]

I drag my mono behind the boat about once or twice per spool, but the stuff is so cheap I can change it just as quickly and with very little expense. And it is equally supple and tough. I don't think I've left any doubt as to my feelings about Johnny, but I'll continue to buy that line as long as it works as well as it does for me.