Going Back to Monofilament

My favorite mono line

I've been observing & comparing mono filament & braided lines lately for coarse fishing. It seems, reels loaded with mono lines catches more fish compared to braided. Yes, I know I'm going to start another argument but the fishes don't take sides, they will only go after baits presented to their liking. I think I'm going to maintain two reels loaded with clear mono lines solely for coarse bottom & float fishing. Somehow or rather, fishes tend to be less spooked by mono lines. This could be due to the rounder profile as well as the clear transparent lines. Even fishing at night, there is difference in catch rate. Most interesting.

I will be using the following set up for the next few months to test this theory.

* Puyu 7ft rod paired with a Tica GQ3050 loaded with Berkley Big Game 10lb clear mono connected to 50lb clear mono leader. This will be used for Patin & Pacu big game fishing at Tow Foo & Sek 24 paypond.

* Pro-Tech 6ft rod paired with a Shimano FX1000 loaded with Berkley Big Game 10lb clear mono connected to 50lb clear mono leader. This will be used for Tilapia & Pacu fishing at EAK.

Maintain this set up for general coarse fishing.

My favorite brand of braided line

* Tica 7ft rod paired with Shimano FX 2500 loaded with Kirin 15lb Black braid connected to 20lb clear mono leader.

The observation is based on the following trips & the results.

Karak Tilapia fishing - November 2012

Out of the 6 anglers that day, 4 were using braided lines. Only 2 anglers was catching Tilapia consistently, both were using mono lines of about 8 to 12lb rating. Myself was fishing with a Shimano FX2500 loaded with 15lb black braided line connected to 6ft of 20lb clear mono leader. I was fishing with soaked pellet baits using my custom made umbrella rig. I only manage to land 3 Tilapia while the 2 other mono line users manage to land more than 10 fishes each using same bait but basic floating rig. Why?

EAK Pacu fishing - October 2012

Took my family on a short trip to EAK for some fishing. Had 2 rods for this trip, fishing lasted only for 2 hours.

Reel A - Shimano FX1000 loaded with 10lb clear mono line connected to 5ft of 50lb clear mono leader.

Reel B - Shimano FX2500 loaded with 15lb black braided line connected to 6ft of 20lb clear mono leader.

Reel A accounted for 1 Tilapia, 4 Pacu & 1 Lampam.

Reel B accounted for 3 Tilapia, 1 Jelawat & 1 Pacu.

Results? Again, mono out fished braid. Why?

Tow Foo fishing - October 2012

Did a full day fishing. Was fishing with two rods.

Setup A - Pro-tech 6ft spinning rod paired with Shimano FX1000 loaded with 10lb clear mono, 50lb clear mono leader.

Setup B - Tica 7ft spinning rod paired with Shimano FX2500 loaded with 15lb black braid, 20lb clear mono leader.

Setup A accounted for 3 Lampam & 3 Pacu.

Setup B accounted for 2 Patin of over 2kg. 1 Pacu.

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