| Almost daily I am asked what I think about it, use | | | | mostly wishful thinking. A quick jerk, a fast, |
| braided main line when carp fishing. "NOTHING!" My | | | | powerful flight of a big fish and the knot is |
| answer would have gelautet a few years ago. For | | | | broken. |
| I was probably one of the biggest opponents of | | | | THE RESOLUTION: |
| the cords. Far too great was the fear | | | | After much trying, I have found the perfect |
| auszuschlitzen a fish due to lack of stretching. | | | | combination for me. Fireline XDS of Berkley. It is |
| But times are changing, I learned and changed my | | | | round-braided, coated and sinks very well. I use |
| mind. | | | | the 0.19 and 0.23 mm in diameter, in combination |
| THE INSPECTION came about four years. | | | | with 30 m 0.50 or 0.60 mm monofilament shock |
| At that time I was fishing with my friend on small | | | | cord. The mono-line has a very good abrasion |
| gravel points, set in large cabbage fields at a | | | | resistance and offers in the final phase of the drill |
| distance 150-200 m. After the first fishless night, | | | | a lot of security through expansion and enormous |
| we had to find that the assembly would get stuck | | | | capacity. Even with sunken wood comes the thick |
| in the weeds, although we had them stored | | | | mono cope very well, they do not cut into the |
| neatly on the gravel. "Something is wrong," we | | | | most sodden wood and clamp it can not move. In |
| thought and the next morning came the proof: A | | | | addition, the braided mainline is protected. A role |
| schuppi of about 10 kg was still hanging on the | | | | filling should keep for 2-3 years. Thus, the high |
| hook of an assembly and was stuck in a cabbage | | | | acquisition price has been paid back. A |
| field. Yes, because what was wrong. Slept through | | | | 10,000-Shimano roller holds up to 450 m or 650 |
| the bite? The signaling device broken? | | | | m 0.23 0.19 mm XDS, plus 30 m 0.60 mm shock |
| THE TEST brought us the assurance. We put a | | | | cord. I fish so easily to the distance of 500 m. |
| tail on ca.200m, I dived for the assembly and | | | | I think my installation as easy as possible. Safety |
| made a lead of about 5 m. In spite of sensitive | | | | Bolt Rigs with 280gr lead. Be careful, not |
| settings remained silent signaling device and the | | | | everyone makes Bleiclip with this! My best |
| Swinger remained in position. | | | | experiences I made with clips from the new |
| WHAT TO DO? | | | | Expert Starbaits. These hold the heavy Leads |
| The session was abruptly canceled and then | | | | surprisingly well. My Rigs I design in most cases, |
| brought the accursed braided cord. Very skeptical | | | | Snake Bite and SB 500 hooks the size of four |
| I returned to the water to test the new material. | | | | Starbaits. Shelter Snake Bite I remove only the |
| And lo and behold, suddenly came into my life bite | | | | hair and tie a simple knotless rig. Thus, the rig is |
| indicator. I caught the fish that I had slept before. | | | | pretty stiff. A sinking hook bait and the thickness |
| Totally unfounded was the fear auszuschlitzen | | | | can come. Sometimes, the carp are far away |
| fish. Despite strong 3 lb rods went fishing at this | | | | from the camp, but never out of reach! Only in |
| not lost a fish. | | | | the cord margins should be careful, because the |
| SO THAT SAY WHAT I WANT: | | | | contact to the lead with a braided cord is very |
| In the age of angling to be the wildest extreme | | | | fast. And a warped mounting gives a good feeling. |
| distances used rigs and the latest Baits. Almost | | | | The drill of the fish is safest from a boat, which |
| everyone has to be interpreted as a boat around | | | | you need anyway for laying the rods. In the initial |
| the rods even further. But on the alarms to make | | | | phase of the drills I do, if possible, little pressure |
| just a few thoughts. At a distance of 300 m or | | | | until I'm over the fish. Then you can actually be |
| 400 extends a Monofilschnur like a rubber band. | | | | trained very hard, as do the monofilament and |
| Often the fish she has long been fixed in a | | | | the boat as a buffer. A bugbear with this angling |
| hazard, to the bite (shown if necessary). | | | | is the wear of the shock cord. |
| THE MATERIAL: | | | | She twisted very strong and must be frequently |
| A major disadvantage of the braided cord is the | | | | replaced. My consumption is enormous. But what |
| strong boost. Marry a great distance, so problems | | | | does not do anything for the longed-catch with |
| arise. The cord is located on the surface. Wind | | | | the Fox Horizon Pod? |
| and current cause a huge bow string, the twists in | | | | The braided cord is certainly no all-round talent for |
| the worst case, even the assembly. Absenkbleie | | | | all situations, but they can sometimes be crucial to |
| turn worsen the bite alarm. The next point is the | | | | the success or defeat. And if I now comfortable |
| bearing capacity and abrasion resistance. Easily | | | | in my sleeping bag I do, I can be sure: The next |
| cuts through a shell of woven rope. And the | | | | carp certainly wakes me from the Trakker |
| capacity information of the manufacturers are | | | | Specimen Brolly! |