bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

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bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

Post by fisho999 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:15 am

hey all,
iv ordered a cod outfit, it is 8-10 kilo so technically it is made for 20lb line. I don't think this will be enough if I snagged or hook a big fish. I guess 30 lb would work well, or would 40 lb be overkill? this outfit will mainly be for river fishing.

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Re: bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

Post by mazman » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:32 am

For something like jbraid or suffix where they list an arbitrary breaking strain either is fine. For something like majorcrafy dangan that lists exact breaking strains bump it to a pe3 or pe4 that says it breaks at 50lb or so. Both are going to be the same diameter and break about the same its just a difference in how different markets label their braid
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Re: bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

Post by fisho999 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:06 am

thanks mazman, i was thinking either this https://www.anacondastores.com/fishing/ ... ntis-green or some jbraid.

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Re: bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

Post by mazman » Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:29 pm

30 or 40 in either that or jbraid will do the trick
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