Came across this today...
[/COLOR]Came across this today...
Written by Paul Whiteing
Even with my limited experience of CP'S there are bits that are a bit questionable. But, in the round , Its the best balanced article I have come across so far. Quite a read mind...
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i have to say i had my doubts to start... however here is my take on things...
The braid gives a very solid connection, this means that even at the end of a 25yard trot the strike is (assuming the line has been mended well etc) a small flick, there is a cushion in the tip of the rod and a little in the reflo powerline but because the feedback on the braid is so good i find the amount of pressure i put on the rim of the reel with my thumb very intuitive i find playing fish better than with mono and no damage to fish.. i have caught from minnows to large salmon on this set up..
I have to say the low stretch option is very attractive on the face of it. All the modern lines, braid or not, seem to be going that way. I have some florocarbon I tried on a very small fixed spool which was a nightmare. But, back on its spool and in a darkened place it will have another outing for sure... I noticed recently using mono I got a lot better strike rate using a waggler as a trotting float[ secured each end] than an Avon. The latter, if only the tip is showing, has to get over some resistance of an ever increasing diameter through the water as the strike is made. I wonder if the non-stretch of the florocarbon would improve matters?