rod for braided line

[busumark]

what rod should be used for a braided line? with rolers or circle

[fishfinder]

Buzu you can use both but braided is very strong and it tends to dent the marble of the circles. Rollers are better and it's important that the tip is swivel 120 degree with a guided bracket as I use for deep sea.

[busumark]

there was one who bought an electric reel from a local shop and he gave him a rod with a roller tip and the rest circles. the salesman told him that it is good for braided but i also heard that for braided you need rollers not circle. so i dont know which one is good. any ideas?

[Gazzetta]

It's better to have a full roller rod when using braided line expecially if using it for big fish/weight which will make a lot of presure 

Chris 

[rob1974]

As far as I know, the material of the rings need to be sic or similar for braid.  I've used braid on the jigging rod I have, and it does not have rollers.   

Rob

[shanook]

the thing about spectra braid is that it is so slippery that when using rollers they dont turn but the braid just slips on them. If I am not mistaken the rings made nowadays are good for braided lines. I would use either rings (modern ones of course) or rollers. my 3c worth (sorry the 2c went up because of inflation)

[LapsiBoy]

I always use circles because rollers jam very easily i have had experience with them ...

[bigboy]

I use both kinds of rods though i am not a very good friend of rods as i dont find anything nicer than feeling the strike on my hands.

[skip]

On braided lines ring guides are preferred provided that they are Silicone Carbide (SIC) guides which tend to be pretty expensive. When you buy a rod, aside from the blank, it's the guides and rod butt that make up the costs.

At the same time high quality rollers, not just any rollers will also work, and for both types along with the rod tip roller/guide of your preference.

[shanook]

Any makes in your archives nick. I have been looking for a deepsea rod which is on the cheap side with the best set up (always looking for the impossible). why did u suggest a roller tip. I was thinking of rings all the way or rollers all the way. Its the first ring/roller that does most of the work (friction)

[skip]

Read an article a while back that said that a top roller was preferred, and that a swivel top was meant for wire fishing . Not sure if they do a swiveling guide, and I guess most of it is down to preference.

http://www.alltackle.com/daiwa_saltiga_rods.htm
http://www.alltackle.com/tallus_deep_drop_rods.htm
http://www.alltackle.com/crowder_bluewater_rods.htm

[shanook]

no swivelling guide, no need to. with roller yes as the line will be working the side of the roller.

[ramio]

The problem with rollers is that they tend to start gamming if not kept 100% lubricated. Even some dried salt tends to make them a bit stiff, just enough for the spectra to slip instead of turning them.
Only the 1st (tip) roller has about 1/4 of its surface in touch with the line, the rest of them just a fraction, so they tend to jam more.
Top roller I think has the max presure on it so it has the most probability of staying in motion. I once read that most new rods with rings have braid resistant material, but saying that, I don't know what quality of rods they inport here.

[rob1974]

 

[shanook]

bigboy the feeling of the fish on hand lines is the best but when u start losing fish because they snap the line it wont feel so good anymore. Chances of keeping a large fish on light tackle is good, on a hand line impossible.