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Post by colbythecodking on Dec 8, 2007 18:51:39 GMT
hello today i think i have done one off the most stupidest things i have ever done in my fishing life. and all it was was common sense here it is. OK i traded in a boat rod today to buy some rig making bits and bobs i bought amnesia 40lb when i got home chopped up most of my traces with rubbish trace body line on them 50lb. then i re tied them all with amnesia and str springs then when i was in the bath common sense hit me. i tied all my rigs with 40lb snood and trace and i use 70lb taperd leader i use a 5 oz lead and what does that come too a snap off!!! does any one think i can get away with this lol? ps why cant they make amnesia in 50lb!!!  any one else done something like this. |
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Post by eccles on Dec 8, 2007 20:25:43 GMT
Ooer what a dear do. Mind you we all do it from time to time, in my case it's called having a senior moment. Can't say I have ever seen 50lb amnesia but then I only use it for hook snoods. My rig main bodies are all done with 50 lb grey Greased Weasel these days after tackle shop man suggested it a while back. Seems to stay straight and abrasion free if that helps.
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Post by damo on Dec 8, 2007 20:33:35 GMT
don't risk it, it ain't worth a snap off casting(it don't take long for 40lb to get a nick in it, and then your just waiting for an accident to happen).i always tie my traces in min of 60lb-remember the old equasion 10lb for every once plus 10lb i.e 5oz lead= 60lb shock leader, so it figure u want to be using a min of the same on your traces!, remember that the trace has to take the abrasion on the sea bed etc.
and yep i think we've all done that one( spent an whole evening trace building, only to realise you've tied it with the wrong lb line!-doh)
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Post by colbythecodking on Dec 8, 2007 20:57:08 GMT
waaaa i think im gonna buy some more trace stuff then.. grrr they wear really good tied rigs aswell!!
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Post by colbythecodking on Dec 8, 2007 21:18:50 GMT
what sort of line do u recormend aswell somthink decent 60lb and under £10
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Post by damo on Dec 9, 2007 0:08:06 GMT
i use a lot of memor-x(ultima) it comes on a small spool(50 meters) is clear,cheap and knots really well without kinking! (around £3.00 a spool)i've tried a lot of the more expensive co-polymers but at the moment this is the line i use.the thing with line is not to get fooled by brands and price tags, as they all come from the same dozen factorys around the world, so a lot of it is down to personal experience,that said i don't think you'll go far wrong if you go by my recomendation!.
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Post by peterpan3494 on Dec 9, 2007 6:45:05 GMT
i use 60lb shockleader but after about 2 or 3 trips it starts twisting
and i'm then in the shed for a trace session
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Post by vax on Dec 9, 2007 9:24:20 GMT
As Eccles said, Greased Weasel or i sometimes use the Grays shock leader in 60 or 80 lb.
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Post by eccles on Dec 9, 2007 10:17:33 GMT
i use 60lb shockleader but after about 2 or 3 trips it starts twisting and i'm then in the shed for a trace session Greased weasel doesn't seem to twist much - some of my rigs are 2 months old albeit have added fresh snoods every so often. |
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Post by colbythecodking on Dec 9, 2007 10:32:05 GMT
thanks alot guys. i think i might buy some greased weasel i can see why its good stuff its thick and wirey so its tuff. many thanks colby
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Post by thongy on Dec 9, 2007 16:20:40 GMT
Keep those traces you've done up. Use it with 4oz lead then. Won't come to waste. Sometimes we can get away with using 4 oz instead of 5 oz leads. I can get away with 2 oz leads fitted with gemini grip heads, when fishing 50 metres out on 30lb b/s power pro braid mainline for sea bass.
Amnesia is normally for hooklinks.... 15lb to 25lb.
Greased Weasel great for trace body ...50 - 60lbs..
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any one else done something like this.
