Downrigger cable vs braid

For the past six years I have not attended a Sports Show or given a fishing seminar that this question has not come up. Braid is far easier to use and has many . By Dan MacLeo Pursuit Sport Fishing Charters. It may sound like a class action law suite or a legal prec e dent from a law textbook ( Braid vs.

Cable ) but I am referring to the debate of braided line vs. To stir the debate a bit and shed some light on . I need to add some to one of my cannon electrics.

I've had wire line on my cannon for as long as i can remember and haven't had many problems but I've seen a lot of new lines coming out and they say braided line is better because it will not kink, doesn't stretch like you'd think and it doesn't make a vibrating noise in the water which could scare fish away. I've used 200lb Cortland braid for the last years. Downrigger cable or braid ? Knot the blue cord like a hand line.

Red stops double or triple for the trip. Has anyone fished them side by side on same gear to get an idea if there is something to the voltage of the SS wire attracting Fish? I would run Wire if it does improve chances. Join Date: Location: Lake Norman, NC, USA.

The stainless steel cable always got the job done without issues.

However after some friends converted to braid and were raving about it, I started thinking about switching over too. So when I noticed one of my cables was fraying, I decided this . Being a fan it is really easy for me to think of situations where braid is nice to use. Perhaps the best example is when doing downrigger trolling for trout at lakes where the fish are extremely boat shy.

David Murphy talks about the benefits of replacing a steel downrigger cable with braid and shows how this. When I bought new Down riggers it came with cable , so I used it and I am not sure but it seems to catch more fish. I did not run one side cable and one side braid so its not a scientific study by any means. SS wire cable I see Cabelas has a braided line 135lb test which is better? Hate the thought of loosing a ball and probe.

Gents, I recently purchased some braided downrigger line from cabelas on impulse without doing my homework. I imagine I could just put one of the stops on the braided line and it should work fine. I have heard some talk about using braided line on downriggers.

The main reason is to cut down on drag as the power pro is significantly thinner than cable. I sometime get from the cable in the water. On our trip to Superior last week we lost a down rigger ball while setting a line. No warning or previous indication that the wire cable had been damaged. Basically Grant started to lower the ball into the water and PING… gone.

This custom manufactured braid offers the ultimate in strength, consistency and durability. The use of braided downrigger line helps combat electrolysis around your fishing gear and outlasts stainless steel cable.