braid downrigger cable

[outback kennels]

doea any one use the braid on there

downriggers and do you trust it with a probe on it

 

 

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[CDRIFT]

Yep we use stealth braid 250.  Put the fishhawk probe on it everyday.   Never want to use cable again, unfortunately the fleas get brutal on the braid.  

[stoneam2006]

The charter I went on used it with probe

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[JTowne]

Is there a benefit to braid on a rigger ?

[reeldilemma33]

I think it's noise vibration. Steel cable noise and the diameter is thinker then braid


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[RD9]

What's nice about braid is you can handle it easier and just tie a knot to your swivel at the end. Simplicity I believe is it's best attribute also less blow back but I'm not sure how much. 

[Yankee Troller]

Yes, we run 150lb American Fishing Wire downrigger braid. If you go with a 200 or 250lb test braid you're really doing nothing but cutting out downrigger hum. 200 and 250lb braid is the same diameter as 150lb cable that comes stock on your downriggers. Going to 150lb braid will cut back your blowback. I run 20lb sharks off my 150lb braid every day. Only issue with braid is flea season, but it's manageable.

[DJ 17]

Will the fleas usually come off when they hit the guide on the end of the boom or do you have to pluck them off every time?

[Sk8man]

Depends on how thick the concentratons are but I've had it stop a downrigger retrieving when knotted up and clogging at the end of the boom while on Keuka.

Edited March 23, 2018 by Sk8man

[Gill-T]

I run the braid thru my fingers before entering the spool. When it wads up enough you pluck it like a bow string and they fly off