the 100 is spooled with 15#...the 150 40#. I have not had the
problems you describe but I did notice when I first started fishing
bailess and fished topwaters/sluggos I increase the likelyhood for
wind knots.
I think that the same slack that can cause the knots may cause
your issue. Especially if the style of twitching you employ is similar
to pencil popping. There are tricks to keep tension on you line like
pinching the line as you would with a pencil.
I tend to work my sluggos deeper slower most of the time and only
use the faster erratic twitching on occasion....so that may account
for the avoidance of the issue you are having.
There is nothing worse than loosing faith in a reel. When I first
started fishing my Z25 around 2008 I had 3 or 4 outings where the
line wrapped under the drag knob. Then the problem stopped...I
must have unconsciously modified my technique to compensate.
The last year it happened to me again out of the blue. It is really
frustrating because it only happens in the dark so there is no way
to really know why its happening. If you are ever out fishing on a
dark night hear some guy in the distance...cursing about a
confounded drag knob...it might be me.
I never have used cortland. Is it rigid or does it get softer over time?
If it has been rigid.... that detail may point to a problem as well.
New braid tends to be more rigid and prone to misbehaving until it
breaks in. I usually baby new braid and take measures until it
softens up.
I would imagine if the cortland never breaks in or has
some weird coating... it might be the problem and not the test or
your technique.
I use power pro mostly but have goofed around with others like
spiderwire and samurai. For the most part they are the same.
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Originally Posted by spinncognito
Thanx guys. I think I am going to go to a heavier braid (40#) to start the season. Any thoughts on brand? I had Cortland on previously.
If I still have issues early on there will be a 1-seasoned used VS 150 listed in the BST forum for sale or trade for the bailed version!
Just to repeat what othrs have said about line getting under the spool - you have too much line on the spool and/or the lay of the line may be uneven. Someone suggested to me that I have a knowledgeable professional put the line on the spool. I also had a wind knot isuue with 30 lb. braid. Rather than increase the line weight, I tried Power Pro Slick and had far fewer problems
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