12-15-2006, 02:24 PM
I tried that Calcutta Braid one time. A friend of mine that owns a tackle store spooled up my Abu 6500 with the yellow 30lb test to let me try. I really wasn't impressed with the lines performance. I came to find that it doesn't have a very good abbrasion resistance compared to some of the other lines i've used, including a lesser cost Mono. It cut off a little too easily when fishing around the jetties. I also noticed that the line pulled into itself under extreme tension, a trait by which cost me more than one fish. The line was put on very tight, so that wasn't the issue. Needless to say, the line wasn't on my reel very long. I examined the line closely before my final decision to strip the 15 dollars worth of braid off the reel. I noticed that the line was actually sorta flat, which would explain the "folding" back into itself under pressure. My conclusion is that Calcutta was probably better suited for spinning tackle rather than conventional or hard core bait casting reels.
Like you, i've caught huge fish in comparison to the tackle rating that I was using. But that's no secret, i've always used undersized tackle for big game. I just wonder what makes those braid lines so much tougher than an equal pound test mono or hybrid.
Have you ever used Stren Super Braid or Power Pro? You might find those two braids superior to your calcutta. I'm not kidding Steve, that stuff is tough. If you look back on a similar conversation you and I had about braid line, I swore i'd never spend the money to put it on my reels. Well, here I am, spooling up my reels with power pro. LOL I'm sold on how strong and how well the line casts. If a true braid hater can be converted, there's got to be something to it. [cool]
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Like you, i've caught huge fish in comparison to the tackle rating that I was using. But that's no secret, i've always used undersized tackle for big game. I just wonder what makes those braid lines so much tougher than an equal pound test mono or hybrid.
Have you ever used Stren Super Braid or Power Pro? You might find those two braids superior to your calcutta. I'm not kidding Steve, that stuff is tough. If you look back on a similar conversation you and I had about braid line, I swore i'd never spend the money to put it on my reels. Well, here I am, spooling up my reels with power pro. LOL I'm sold on how strong and how well the line casts. If a true braid hater can be converted, there's got to be something to it. [cool]
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