Jim Murray
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Bit of a novice with the stuff, I spooled up an old Suveran reel with 10lb Maxima braid, the reel is about 2500 size.
Used it with a heavy Bombarda float and at first it was great, casting smoothly. Then I got a wind knot which I fixed, but a few hours later, the float cracked off on the cast. I think there was another knot which caught in the rings on the cast. So my questions are:-
Is the 2500 size spool too small for this braid?
Is Maxima braid well known or has anyone seen issues like this?
I got snagged shortly before the crack off, could this have caused it, braid bedding in a bit?
I did reel it on under a bit of tension but do you need to really tighten it when spooling?
Used it with a heavy Bombarda float and at first it was great, casting smoothly. Then I got a wind knot which I fixed, but a few hours later, the float cracked off on the cast. I think there was another knot which caught in the rings on the cast. So my questions are:-
Is the 2500 size spool too small for this braid?
Is Maxima braid well known or has anyone seen issues like this?
I got snagged shortly before the crack off, could this have caused it, braid bedding in a bit?
I did reel it on under a bit of tension but do you need to really tighten it when spooling?