![]() ![]() Even though these braided lines are quite powerful as you’re trying to fight a fish, they can break rather easily on the cast. I returned home thinking I had busted my gear, but once I repaired the reel and used it again all was fixed and ok again. Thin Braids One of the main reasons why your braided line keeps breaking is that you are using a braid that doesn’t hold up to a 20 lb. Just thought I'd mention it as it seems to me that it is possible to damage your drag beyond where the reel becomes usable even though the repair value for the reel may still seem quite reasonable. Then after a while my drag gave out - the reel was still around 50 or 60% but the drag just slipped like crazy, like it had burnt out! - even when I cranked the drag up to max and the line should have broken the drag just paid out line and the line tension would not go above around 30 - 40 % Then I hooked a muskie (of course) the fish gave me the run around big time but I kept fighting giving and taking line throughout the course of the tussle. ![]() ![]() This is a bit off track but I thought i would just mention that when I first started grinding out pike at St Croix I was using a lure with a rod and reel that was a bit too light and after catching quite a few fish over several days my gear began to get worn - fairly worn but not completely maybe the reel was around 60% i had used the drag a lot as nearly every fish took line from my light setup. ![]()
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