Braided downrigger line

Grillzy · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 3:53 pm **Posts:** 357

Lost another ball to the depths of a back lake. I am careful with my rigger line but seem to manage to loose a ball due to line fatigue/ kink/ bend. I am contemplating braided line rather than the stainless. Any thoughts on braid?
Grillzy

TheLandshark · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:21 pm

try adding a pair of amish outfitter downrigger snubbers to absorb some of the shock that the cable is giving you

pickerel killer · **Joined:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:28 pm **Posts:** 648

Your local canadian tire should carry Scotty rigger snubbers. (They are Blue) As for Braid I wouldn't bother. Especially if you get out in the big lake with the fleas.

Grillzy · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 3:53 pm **Posts:** 357

never on the big lake just back lakes

mitch · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:40 pm

http://www.scotty.com/fishing-gear-equi ... nubber.htm

Grillzy · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 3:53 pm **Posts:** 357

thanks I'll give it a try

Markhum2006 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:59 am **Posts:** 6

I used braid on my manual riggers and loved it but once i upgraded to cannons with the auto-stop feature, I couldn't use braid since the auto-stop feature will not work with braid. I do use a snubber now and have had no problems with the line breaking.

wayne · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:20 pm

A friend of mine is setting up a rod and reel for laketrout with braided line its called Torpedo line it has 19 strands braided to make 1 strand,he says it gets down deeper then the stainless solid, with less line out.It is rather expensive $49.99 for 1000 ft. Also it doesn't kink like stainless.

catcher · **Joined:** Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:12 pm **Posts:** 393

wayne wrote:

A friend of mine is setting up a rod and reel for laketrout with braided line its called Torpedo line it has 19 strands braided to make 1 strand,he says it gets down deeper then the stainless solid, with less line out.It is rather expensive $49.99 for 1000 ft. Also it doesn't kink like stainless.

What your talking about is still steel line , oh and it still kinks trust me ! I think these guys are talking about braided line like you use for fishing , made out of Dacron or Spectra ,etc...

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