Lee... I'm still in the market for your JB braid.
I like you suggestion in an earlier post to put a long piece of hollow on to solid.
1. Can I put 60# hollow onto 50, 60 , & 80# solid braid and get a smooth connection?
2. What sizes of flouro can fit into 60# with a smooth connection?
3. How long, or short, a piece of hollow do you recommend?
I'm thinking of getting a spool of 80# solid - 600yds and 150yds of 60#hollow.
Open to your suggestions and feedback.
Thanks
Steve
I don;t want to step on Keta's toes but there is a splice for solid to hollow spectra.
https://youtu.be/oi-mj7slaF8 (https://youtu.be/oi-mj7slaF8)
Thanks SoCal... great info.
I like the multiple splice. Its what they taught us in boot camp. In all honesty though, just running a couple feet of solid into the hollow and then tying a surgeon's knot in the end of the hollow will do just as well, as will the various crimps.
Steve, I would run 700 yards of solid in your situation and then put a 5 foot piece of hollow on the end to splice in a permanent leader or make a loop.
Ron
Thanks Ron... that's about what I'm going to do.
Getting 1200yds 80# solid and 150yds 60# hollow.
Now for the needles...
Steve
1. Can I put 60# hollow onto 50, 60 , & 80# solid braid and get a smooth connection?
Yes, hollow can be spliced to solid, Jerry just ties an overhand knot at the splice, I slip 4'-5' of solid into the hollow and serve like making a topshot.
2. What sizes of flouro can fit into 60# with a smooth connection?
Depending on the brand I haven't had problems getting 40#Fluro into 60# hollow spectra, 50# is a bit harder, 60# is real hard.
3. How long, or short, a piece of hollow do you recommend?
100' is as short as I like to use, 20' is probably as short as you want to use. Some of my reels have 150 yards of hollow on top of solid.
80#/60# should work well.
I realize this is an old thread, but does anyone know if 50# JB solid braid is the same diameter as 60# JB hollow core braid?
Is it reasonable to expect that you could get 350+ yards of 60# hollow and a short 10-15 yard 40# FC topshot on an avet MXJ G2 (that avet claims 470 yards of 50# hollow)?
Just trying to do some planning. I like the 60# JB hollow, but I can fish 50# solid if needed.
CB
I only have info on the hollow but it looks like 50# solid is thinner than 60# hollow. The 50# is much cheaper than the hollow 60#.