LWA Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Floating line is great but it tends to get blown around in the wind which is quite annoying. Anyone tried a semi floating line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Forty years ago, we used to wipe vaseline or other waxes onto the first 30-50m of mono to ensure the line floated and there was as little as possible drag between the float and the rod. The reasons are self evident. If you saw a chicken wing lying on the buffet table and picked it up, only to find it was stuck to the plate and you were dragging that plate across the table, you would let it go and find a nicer one to eat, yes? You don't want drag and a floating line gives you that. If you are worried about the wind picking your line up, then it will be strong enough to pluck at your sinking line and drag that out of the water as well. I went from greased mono to braid (which is quite good) to a wax floating line (which is better). I am happy to be annoyed if the wind lifts the line off the water. Your heading stated blackfishing, so that is what this response is for. By all means try the 'semi floating' line and let us know how much your catch improves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWA Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 40 years ago? I was still greasing my line a few years back, lol. Didn't like the lack of stretch in braid. Not a fan of the idea I see, thanks for the feedback mate, just thinking aloud here weighing up whether or not to go through the hassle of trying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Blackfish have very soft mouths I like a litlle stretch... Don't know how many times I have bent hooks trying to get them out of their 'soft mouths' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I just use 20lb braid & it is terrific! Very easy to see & It floats & doesn't get bellies in it like Mono does - and is really easy to 'mend' (lift your rod tip up to lift the line off the water & wind in the excess, so you have a straight line to the float again! Easy Peasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I ve pulled more hooks using braid than I did girls in my youth as a cocktail bartender! Dango waxx is the way to go and never looked back it's a co polymer float line and is less likely to get picked up off the water like braid in gusty conditions anyways my two cents worth!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 i use braid and hardly ever pull hooks Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 no stretch in braid lost to many fish for years I have been using 6lb or 8lb mono with no vaselene asifind it pulls the float too fast in rough water and the drift is to quick I don't get any line belly between rod tip and float unless its really rough or blowing a gale peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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