Re: what thickness line for pikeing?

ryan · by ryan on Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:37 pm

power pro is the best i can and have straightend the hooks on bull dawg lures with ease on the 50lb

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:42 pm

I must admit that I am not looking forward to buying three new spools for the new reels and fitting them with braid pale

about £120 me thinks pale

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:47 pm

Woodchucker wrote:I must admit that I am not looking forward to buying three new spools for the new reels and fitting them with braid about £120 me thinks

The trick is back it and use the 300m spools thats what i did with my ones. the trick is put your 300 m of braid on your spool then put your backing on so you get it spot on to the brim then just take it of that spool onto your reel that way its spot on to the rim Wink

and you have the full 300m on the spool. Wink

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:11 pm

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:34 pm

Its still £120 Crying or Very sad

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:43 pm

Woodchucker wrote:Its still £120

No £60

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/power-pro-braid-carp-pike-tench-cod-300yd-red-bs-choice_W0QQitemZ250301759609QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250301759609&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A3%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:48 pm

The spare spools are 30 each affraid

Andy Macfarlane · by Andy Macfarlane on Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:30 pm

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noodle · by noodle on Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:56 pm

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Unless you do a lot of drifting or long range casting, there's no need for any more than 100 yards of braid on your reel. Back it up with 17lb Daiwa Sensor and you're laughing. I leave my rods set up with a Berkley Swivel/Cross-Lok, so I don't have to chop my braid every time I go fishing. I just check for any signs of wear and tear but it's rare for me to trim mine. Once you've had 2 years out of it, take it all off on a grassy field and swap it round for another 2 years use.
I use a uni-uni knot for joing my backing to my braid. I feel pretty comfortable knowing little will happen if I ever have a fish on while down at the knot.

mine arew only loaded with 150m of the stuff bar two which have 300, and 450 on em the 450 is on the 13 ft 3.5 drifter rod ive only ever emptied the spool once drifting and gad to give up as i lost sight of the float after a sneeze and couldnt see it again turned out the vane had come off

never had the wind right since

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:46 pm

Braid is a must for my pike fishing, its improved my hook up rate no end, I will order the 3 new spare spools and braid for when I am back from holiday Twisted Evil

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:00 pm

Stotty wrote:
Woodchucker wrote:Its still £120

No £60

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/power-pro-braid-carp-pike-tench-cod-300yd-red-bs-choice_W0QQitemZ250301759609QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250301759609&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A3%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

ive just bought three spools of 30lb bs..... LOL

cheers stotty Awwww

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:45 pm

NIDGE MAC wrote:
Stotty wrote:
Woodchucker wrote:Its still £120

No £60

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/power-pro-braid-carp-pike-tench-cod-300yd-red-bs-choice_W0QQitemZ250301759609QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250301759609&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A3%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

ive just bought three spools of 30lb bs..... cheers stotty

Good stuff Nidge i have 1 set of spools on my krystonite the other set on braid Twisted Evil

-<Chris>- · by -<Chris>- on Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:39 pm

18lb sensor or 65lb power pro for drifter/range fishin.
50lb pp where i fish would die after a season or so off use with rubbin off rocks and oteh nice sharp things plus i dont want any doubt in my mainline and the pike dont mind the extra 0.1mm thickness :)

Andy Macfarlane · by Andy Macfarlane on Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:29 pm

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**DanDanUK** · by **DanDanUK** on Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:33 pm

Power Pro is my next investment Twisted Evil