Which braid for pike

Never had break offs. Floro is ok but frays easily and you have to constantly retie. Wire too hard to work with. Never have had any break offs and I dont catch small pike either.. Your asking for break off with braid.. With that said if you really want to get rid off break offs all together start hooking you bait in the tail, i have a bunch of video on my channel with pike all hooked in the corner of the jaw using this method..

Pike eat bait head first, so if you tail hook your bait,the vast majority of the time you are going to get that corner of the jaw hookset, because the tail of the bait is most times right there..

TeamNumbnutts on youtube From my understanding pline is braid covered in floro so not sure why that makes it that much better. More expensive but sufix baid has worked well for me with no breakoffs.

Totally agree with tail hooks though. Quote from: slipperybob on Feb 06, , PM. Try 15lb Tyger wire. Pike can and will snap it, but it is very thin that walleye will eat also. Google is your friend. Here's the problem I see. Pike and walleyes both have teeth but those teeth are very different. Walleyes have sharp teeth but sharp like an ice pick, only on the points not on the sides.

Pike teeth different story, think razor blades all up and down the sides plus pointy to boot. Pike teeth cut notice I said cut, not "break off everything but steel or titanium. I know this won't change anything for many of you but it is real.

Plastic cuts, steel don't. Crossover rigs? I can land fish that weigh 3x the pound test of the leader or line providing I don't get slashed. That changes everything. On a "cut-ability scale" here's how it goes: Best: Steel or Titanium 2nd: Heavy fluorocarbon 3rd: hard Mono Dead flippin' last: any kind of I'll say superline. Braid, fused, heavy, heavier, any manufacturer. Cuts like soft butter. Use this and you hopes of landing any pike or relative thereof should be about zero.

Sure, some folks get lucky a number of times but the odds say disappointment will ensue at some point. So y'alls do as you wish. I can't change that. Just let it sit in the back of your mind when the pike you really want gets cut off at some point To remove a hook from pike fish you need long needle-nose pliers, a jaw spreader, and a fish lip gripper. Using a strong fluorocarbon or steel leader will likely reduce the risk of damaging your mainline and losing your catch.

The kind of bait you need to use for pike fishing is live or dead bait. Another option is artificial bait. Both of them are good, but often using artificial baits can get you more pike, while using real fish get you larger pike.

Multiple factors can also affect whether you need to change your line or not such as frequency of use. Generally speaking, you will have to change your mono line way more often than your braid line. How To Start Pike Fishing.

Do you need a braided line for pike fishin g. Braided fishing lines were presented to the fishing industry after many other types of lines. However, it gained higher popularity especially in the past previous year because of how effective and suitable it is for several fishing locations and techniques…. Thirty pound 30lb Braid is the equivalent diameter of eight pound 8lb mono line.

A stronger braided line will help you to land more of the pike that you hook, and be safer for the pike. One of the main concerns when deciding on your setup is being able to retrieve your bait and rig if it becomes snagged.

A baited trace left in the water after the main line has snapped could be fatal to a pike. The minimum requirement is therefore a braid that is strong enough to straighten a hook without snapping when you are pulling against a snag.

Braided line is more expensive than monofilament, but it represents better value for money because it will last for many years. For even more value you can even turn it around and use the other end without any adverse effects. A yard spool will load three reels with one hundred yards of braid on each spool, which will be plenty for your deadbaiting.

If you intend fishing any further out then you will need a bait boat or a drifter rig, and the more distance you put between you and the bait, the harder it will be to recognise a bite, which can put the pike at risk. If you do prefer a bit more line on your spools, braided line can be purchased in yard spools, which will give you over yards on each reel.

Deadbaits aren't exactly aerodynamic , cuts through weed like a knife etc etc. By what I've read as well power pro keeps coming up time and time again. I know the stuff is best on the market but is there a cheaper brand that is any good? There a lots of cheaper ones on ebay. I've tried a lot of mono lines and to be honest I find the cheaper ones such as daiwa sensor, big game, sufix tritanium just as good as the expensive ones.

Is there a cheap braid that's just as good as more pricey brands? Never used anything other than Power Pro, so cant help with other makes but it lasts and lasts so can work out quiet reasonable really after the initial layout. When you put it like that it doesn't seem so bad. Why is power pro so much better than other braids though? Click to expand Last edited: Sep 29, Are we looking at a breaking strain of about 30lb when it comes to braid and pike?

Joined Jul 12, Messages 9, Reaction score 1, I like power pro but use fireline on my deadbait reels. Thanks for the advice everyone. I am new to pike fishing and braided mainlines. Maybe a silly question but when would I know to reverse the braid on my spool? Is it a case of when it's been damaged or the colour is coming out of it?