Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Reviews of different brands of braid
PeterD:
Hey Colin i'm a bit off topic here but i was just curious how much 100lb tuff line did u get on your 20k spool?
Brandon Khoo:
Hi Colin
I'd be interested in your comments on how you fine the thickness of the Jerry Brown compared to Tuf Line.I also know that Jerry Brown produce a non-hollow spectra. have you used this before?
--- Quote from: Colin Pacitti on February 18, 2009, 01:10:35 AM ---Popping and Stickbaiting (120g or heavier lures) - Jerry Brown Hollow 100 test. I splice the reel line into a metre of 200 test JBH ending in a loop which I join via catspaw to a 5 foot, 100 or 200 test, single strand or twisted, mono leader. JBH is very soft and castable but it does catch the wind and can produce "wind knots" if you are casting into the wind and your casting technique is off. I replace the last 10-20 metres of reel line after each trip by splicing in new line - though I have no empirical evidence whatsoever that this is necessary - it just feels right!
Jigging (200-400g jigs) - Tufline XP 80 test. I start fishing with a 100 or 130 test fluoro leader joined via PR knot to the reel line. If I get bitten off or broken, I tie a bimini loop in the reel line and join it, via a catspaw, to one of my pre-made wind-on leaders (simply a short length of 80 test XP, with a bimini loop at one end, PR knotted at the other end to a 100 or 130 test fluoro leader). If I run out of these, I tie on a fluoro leader using an improved albright. As the name suggests, XP is tough stuff and I have seen it "saw thru" a different brand of braid when two people hooked fish that crossed. I have recently filled a 20000FA spool with 100 test XP and I intend to try it for popping/stickbaiting on my 10000FA.
Casting (25-100g lures) - Power Pro 30, 50 or 65 test. I again start fishing with a 40, 60 or 80 test leader (sufix zippy or seaguar fluoro) and go straight to an improved albright connection if I have to change leaders. PP is nicely round but feels a little coarse straight out of the box. However, I find it limp enough for casting in the breaking strains I use and it does get softer with use without appearing to lose its strength (it does lose color).
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Colin P:
--- Quote from: PeterD on February 18, 2009, 07:37:56 AM ---Hey Colin i'm a bit off topic here but i was just curious how much 100lb tuff line did u get on your 20k spool?
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Can't give you an exact number Peter - but I started with a 600yd spool of 100 test XP and I got more than half of it on the 20000 spool (wound on very tight). I'm guessing in the region of 400 yds.
Colin P:
--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on February 18, 2009, 08:27:19 AM ---Hi Colin
I'd be interested in your comments on how you fine the thickness of the Jerry Brown compared to Tuf Line.I also know that Jerry Brown produce a non-hollow spectra. have you used this before?
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Hi Brandon,
Haven't used the JB solid & haven't seen it used.
Regarding the relative thicknesses of braid, I haven't found a measurement for JB Hollow - but my 100 test JBH feels similar in thickness to my 80 test XP i.e. marginally thinner than my 100 test XP (allowing for the fact that the JBH flattens as you run it thru your fingers and the XP doesn't).
If you compare stated diameters/tests of XP & Power Pro, you have to be aware of where you bought the Power Pro -
XP Power Pro
Diameter (mm) Test (lbs) Diameter (mm) Test (lbs) USA Test (lbs) EUR
.20 20 .23 20 30
.28 30 .28 30 44
.30 50 .36 50 66
.41 65 .41 65 88
.46 80 .43 80 105
.48 100 .46 100 121
I wonder if the tests claimed for XP & Power Pro USA refer to knot strength and the tests for Power Pro EUR refer to unknotted strength?
I like Power Pro - but it does feel coarser and stiffer than XP "out of the packet", you do have to use it to soften it and, as I said before, this doesn't seem to affect its strength.
Reckon you've come up with a good topic here Brandon - I'd be interested if anybody has found diameters for JBH.
Brandon Khoo:
Colin, you've overall been happy with the performance of the hollow braid? How does it stand up to shock loads?
I like the feel of the JB hollow braid myself. It feels very smooth and soft. I can't seem to find anyone who has used the JB solid spectra. I probably should get a spool of it to try to see how it goes.
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