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Braid: hollow or solid?

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Luke Wyrsta:
Ditto, ability to handle shock and strike impact a lot better. I have now changed to hollow for all lines PE6 class and above.

Chris Rowbottom:
I was thinking of 65# on a medium setup so....
Sounds like hollow is the way to go.  Can I tie knots in it too, or strictly make loops?
Thanks for the super valuable insight.

Luke Wyrsta:
Yes, you can tie knots it in no problem. Just practice  ;)

Saltywater Tackle:
Hi Chris,

The breaking strength of a 60lb Jerry Brown hollow is at 92lb, thin in diameter and strong many captains use the 60lb in Cape Cod targeting Bluefin tuna for up to 300lb, trust me save your money and go hollow you will not regret it.

  Tight lines
     Sami

Mark Harris:
Very interesting comments about the shock load.  That makes switching to hollow an attractive possibility for high drag fishing.

Has anyone ever seen hollow Dyneema?  The main American braid companies all seem to offer hollow Spectra but not sure I have ever seen any hollow Dyneema?

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