the one that got away Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) I recently watched a episode of Hooked (aurora) that i recorded. He was catching Kingys and on another one but one of his DVD's Kingfish secrets and he said he uses 40lb to 50lb braid on a 8kg or 10kg rod or 15kg if he needs some pulling power? I though to my self 8kg rod with 24kg+ braid?? Wouldnt the rod brake? Please explain?? Cheers, Zac Edited November 19, 2009 by the one that got away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I recently watched a episode of Hooked (aurora) that i recorded. He was catching Kingys and on another one but one of his DVD's Kingfish secrets and he said he uses 40lb to 50lb braid on a 8kg or 10kg rod or 15kg if he needs some pulling power? I though to my self 8kg rod with 24kg+ braid?? Wouldnt the rod brake? Please explain?? Cheers, Zac You normally set your drag at 1/3 of the line breaking strain, 1/3 of 24kg is 8kg, perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) You can use 15kg (30lb) 20kg (40lb) or 25kg (50lb) even 50kg (100lb) braid on a 15kg rated rod. It all comes down to what drag setting you use on the rod/reel combo. Your rod will be pretty safe as long as the drag on the reel has been set at between 1/4 to 1/3 the rods maximum line rating - in this case up to 5kgs of drag. In other words, you can basically use any strength of line you want. Most importantly, the combination of rod reel and line must feel balanced and if you set the drag correct, you won't be breaking any rods. Rods can break when you start locking up drags and the fish dishes out more drag than the rod can handle and if the rod gets high-sticked when fighting the fish or gets held at an angle that the rod cannot handle. I don't understand why people would use heavy braids on light rods ... if you need more pulling power, you should go to a rod/reel combo that suits the line class. I think maybe people will use heavier braids just 'because they can' as braid is so thin compared to mono. Maybe someone can explain this ? You normally set your drag at 1/3 of the line breaking strain, 1/3 of 24kg is 8kg, perfect! I'd have to disagree with this, believe that you should be setting the max drag according to 1/3 of the rod's max rating ... Edited November 19, 2009 by stylo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 You can use 15kg (30lb) 20kg (40lb) or 25kg (50lb) even 50kg (100lb) braid on a 15kg rated rod. It all comes down to what drag setting you use on the rod/reel combo. Your rod will be pretty safe as long as the drag on the reel has been set at between 1/4 to 1/3 the rods maximum line rating - in this case up to 5kgs of drag. In other words, you can basically use any strength of line you want. Most importantly, the combination of rod reel and line must feel balanced and if you set the drag correct, you won't be breaking any rods. Rods can break when you start locking up drags and the fish dishes out more drag than the rod can handle and if the rod gets high-sticked when fighting the fish or gets held at an angle that the rod cannot handle. I don't understand why people would use heavy braids on light rods ... if you need more pulling power, you should go to a rod/reel combo that suits the line class. I think maybe people will use heavier braids just 'because they can' as braid is so thin compared to mono. Maybe someone can explain this ? I'd have to disagree with this, believe that you should be setting the max drag according to 1/3 of the rod's max rating ... Ahhh right! Think i might just stick to what the rod and reels line rating is for now. Cheers, Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Sometimes you need a lighter stick to cast with, the heavy braid is used to stop the fish. Rods don't have stopping power, the line does. Look at GT rods, they need to be light to cast all day with but people fish 100-130lb braid or even higher over a rod that looks like a bait fishing snapper rod. To hook the fish they point the rod at the fish and pull the whole rod straight backward with no bend in the rod, this drives the hook home without the rod taking all the power away. Do that with 50lb braid and you'd pop it on 40kg fish! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I'd have to disagree with this, believe that you should be setting the max drag according to 1/3 of the rod's max rating ... Really? Iv always been told the line strain and thats what i have stuck to. There is no way that you can only run 3kg of drag on a 10kg stick or 8kg on a 24kg stick...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2k Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 You can run more drag but you may shorten the life of the rod. The rod will not have its best action if your run more drag through it. I run 3kg drag through 10-15kg 7ft overhead rod an this is perfect for it. Every rod is different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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