Cable braid

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:16 pm

ok i'll try again. . .

can i tie the lead straight to the mainline?

big grin

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:19 pm

you can mate but you're better off using a running ledger

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:24 pm

that sounds fine to me.

what knot do you tie the swivel to the mainline with?

whew!

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:27 pm

have a look on the 1st page on this topic mate there are 2 sites you can go on from there

p.s. sorry i took so long to understand what you were saying but i went to bed this morning 4:30 then up at 9:00am

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:30 pm

good night out or fishing?

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:43 pm

niether mate just can't sleep lately gettng a little bit cheesed off going to make appointment with my doc tomorrow

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:54 pm

daviebee wrote:

whats the best knot for this stuff?

i think i'll be attaching my lead to the end of the mainline and then just tying on a snood above the lead.

should i use a weak link for rotten bottom?

which knot should i use for the swivel?

what rig do you use?

will a single snood with two hooks be ok? tougue

Normally I use a pennel pulley rig.
cool

The knot I use for attaching the swivel is a 5-7 turn grinner knot.
I always loop the braid through the swivel twice as this helps with maintaining the strength of the braid.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:57 pm

grinner knot thats the fella crazy

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:10 pm

There is a version of it in a small Ultima brochure I once read its called "the ultimate knot".
If I remember correctly it involves 7 or 9 turns up and then 3 turns down.
It does exactly what it says on the tin, but I havn't tried it at sea yet.

Big bass man what can you tell me about fishing at LLanelli, been working at the North dock and it looks quite a nice place to fish?

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:55 am

thebigbassman wrote:

niether mate just can't sleep lately gettng a little bit cheesed off going to make appointment with my doc tomorrow

a tip i read somewhere was to set yourself a time to get out of bed every morning and it can help you sleep better at night.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:18 am

Cable braid is made by Ron Thompson. I find it a lot thinner than other makes of the same strength, I use 80lb straight through. Its guaranteed to be of the same strength after 10 trips as it was when new. I myself take this with a pinch of salt, but it is very good. I tried to get it cheaper by ordering 2,000 meters straight from the manufacturers (buy in bulk) all to no avail as they only make 300 meter spools. I ended up buying 7 rolls.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:04 pm

daviebee wrote:

thebigbassman wrote:

niether mate just can't sleep lately gettng a little bit cheesed off going to make appointment with my doc tomorrow

a tip i read somewhere was to set yourself a time to get out of bed every morning and it can help you sleep better at night.

i've tried that but i'm still feked i think its the weather just depressing me

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:15 pm

crazy-dude wrote:

There is a version of it in a small Ultima brochure I once read its called "the ultimate knot".
If I remember correctly it involves 7 or 9 turns up and then 3 turns down.
It does exactly what it says on the tin, but I havn't tried it at sea yet.

Big bass man what can you tell me about fishing at LLanelli, been working at the North dock and it looks quite a nice place to fish?

working on the new waterfront they're doing mate are you

fishing wise you got cefn cidan beach a 7 mile beach thats shallow good for bass and flats

pembrey nice storm beach

burry port harbour and estuary

llanelli beach

further on you got llanstefan and llaugharne ( home to dylan thomas) good fishing estuarys