Carp Fishing : Want to cast 160 yards? Part 3

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Want to cast 160 yards? Join British Record casting champion Mark Hutchinson on the bank as he teaches a normal 100 yard caster how to hit the 160 mark he thought he'd never reach. No secrets - Everything revealed from tackle to technique.

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• carp
• fishing
• angling
• casting
• long
• distance
• Mark
• hutchinson
• tips
• tactics
• fish
• techniques

[CaneFu]

I replaced the mono on my spinning reel with 50 lb. PowerPro braided line and did it increase the distance considerably. However, after 1 hour of casting the line developed a half dozen wind knots in it and I had to trash the entire spool of line. This braided line is expensive and I can't buy new line all the time - it this a characteristic of braid or is there something that I can do to prevent these wind knots?

[garethdwatkins]

@CaneFu Hi Wind knots do happen a lot with braid. You'll far less with mono and a 12 feet 50lb braided leader. This way you get all the advantages of braid, ie: transfer of force without stretch and the benefits of mono due to its stiffer nature...

[ufomaster81]

There was no way that guy hit 144 yards with that technique. The rod didn't even compress... BS

[CaneFu]

@s8tank (continued)

...As the braided line leaves the spinning reel on a cast, the twists put into the line by the nature of the spinning reel now have slack in the air - and this causes them to twist into knots, even if the line is wet. The limpness of braid makes this possible and since mono is stiffer it is less likely to twist in air but not entirely immune to it. I've thought this through and the "wind knots" can happen no other way.

Mono = spinning reels

Braid = bait-casting reels

[CaneFu]

@s8tank

Thanks for the advice but the wind knots developed later in the casting session after the braid was already wet. I believe it has to do with the way the line winds back onto the spinning reel and the twists it develops - not so much "wind" even though they are called wind knots. My experience at this point has told me to stick to mono on spinning reels and braid on bait-casting reels. I also discovered it's really hard to break15#. test mono on a 12' rod and 10# is sufficient for carp

[s8tank]

@CaneFu Also when you before you cast with the braid, wet the spool and the tip in the water this will lubricate the rings and reduce these knots.

[999rogers999]

@CaneFu keep the braid wet

[dfg297lpopdirk]

3 great vids Mark thanks,

i have been looking at the Brighton cast will you give me an opinion on it

any advice is wellcome

[CaneFu]

@garethdwatkins

Thanks for the great advice, I'll order some 50-lb braid today and stock my reel with 10-lb mono mainline for long-casting distance. I guess I had it backwards, using the braid as the mainline and a 50-lb mono leader. I'm sure the knot will also be much smaller using the braided leader. Could you give me the name of the best knot for tying this braid leader to the mono mainline? Once I have the name of the knot I can look up on the internet how to tie it. Thanks!

[teck354]

@carpingjosh95 ive been using braid for spods an markers for the past ten years an never had a problem!