JDB DNA Braid opinions

[Busanga]

is this braid any good. Also would an 80Lb  JDB DNA leader be ok on a 30lb JDB DNA main line.  casting 5 to 6 oz plus bait. On an Assasin Championship #5

[Busanga]

No opinions on this Braid ?. am looking to buy some braid and need advice. i have never used braid on surf spinning tackle before (only offshore trolling stuff, where i used Hollow JB)

[REEFMAN]

On my 30lb spinning setups, I go max 50lb leader. 80lb to 30lb is too much of a stepup. JDB is a good braid, I have it on several of my reels.

[Kes]

is this braid any good. Also would an 80Lb  JDB DNA leader be ok on a 30lb JDB DNA main line.  casting 5 to 6 oz plus bait. On an Assasin Championship #5

You managed to get DNA all the way in Ghana?

[Tappit]

there is a facebook group called "assassin anglers" and they have pictures of their catches with the equipment they use, a lot of them using DNA braid.

[Busanga]

is this braid any good. Also would an 80Lb  JDB DNA leader be ok on a 30lb JDB DNA main line.  casting 5 to 6 oz plus bait. On an Assasin Championship #5

You managed to get DNA all the way in Ghana?

order it from SA that is why i was trying to make sure i am ordering the right thing. No fishing shops here...not one

[Busanga]

On my 30lb spinning setups, I go max 50lb leader. 80lb to 30lb is too much of a stepup. JDB is a good braid, I have it on several of my reels.

the issue is i am casting 5 and 6 oz weights of a 15' Assasin so am not sure 50# will be enough. rule of thumb is Oz x 10 plus 10 so with 6 would need at lest 70# ?

[Busanga]

there is a facebook group called "assassin anglers" and they have pictures of their catches with the equipment they use, a lot of them using DNA braid.

yes have looked and asked on there too. but seems that Assasin or their partners are the promoters/distributors of JDB so was just doing my DD

[Kes]

On my 30lb spinning setups, I go max 50lb leader. 80lb to 30lb is too much of a stepup. JDB is a good braid, I have it on several of my reels.

the issue is i am casting 5 and 6 oz weights of a 15' Assasin so am not sure 50# will be enough. rule of thumb is Oz x 10 plus 10 so with 6 would need at lest 70# ?

That’s the rule of thumb with rig bodies, not leaders.

[Busanga]

On my 30lb spinning setups, I go max 50lb leader. 80lb to 30lb is too much of a stepup. JDB is a good braid, I have it on several of my reels.

the issue is i am casting 5 and 6 oz weights of a 15' Assasin so am not sure 50# will be enough. rule of thumb is Oz x 10 plus 10 so with 6 would need at lest 70# ?

That’s the rule of thumb with rig bodies, not leaders.

now i am confused. i thought the leader was about 7m long for a 15' rod and had to wrap around the reel a couple of times to absorb the power of the cast , that would snap the main line, hence it had to be Oz x 10 etc


watch from 2 min in...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MitgmCTUc9I&list=PLvkBrfH0KZDTW_tkhIy7gM9rF3uocr6S3&index=2&t=2s

[REEFMAN]

So your setup is not a "spinning" setup then. Spinning is casting lures from the shore and retrieving them.

For a 15 ft rod, throwing bait and sinker, 30 lb mainline is not going to cut it. Go for 50lb mainline, then you can use an 80lb leader.

[Willie t]

30lbs main line is good enough for surf fishing with a 80 to 100lbs leader, if you fishing in the bricks, up your mainline to 50lbs with 100 to 120 lbs leader
the leader must only rap 2 to 3 times around your spool with a piece of it hanging from your rod tip to connect to your terminal tackle.

[Busanga]

30lbs main line is good enough for surf fishing with a 80 to 100lbs leader, if you fishing in the bricks, up your mainline to 50lbs with 100 to 120 lbs leader
the leader must only rap 2 to 3 times around your spool with a piece of it hanging from your rod tip to connect to your terminal tackle.

yep! thanks for confirming!  this is what i have seen alot of SA surf casting people use fishing the surf from beach (not rocks) with a surcasting rod using a spinning reel or grinder or fixed spool, i did say on an Assasin Championship #5 which is a 15' surf casting rod casting 5 and 6 oz plus bait.


anyway it seems 80lb JDB DNA is ok as a leader to cast 6oz weights. using a 30lb main


Xander here (very experienced surf caster and guide) is using the Assasin championship #5 with 20lb JDB DNA and 100lb leader fishing live mullet for Kob .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbPsGZqskos

[Kes]

On my 30lb spinning setups, I go max 50lb leader. 80lb to 30lb is too much of a stepup. JDB is a good braid, I have it on several of my reels.

the issue is i am casting 5 and 6 oz weights of a 15' Assasin so am not sure 50# will be enough. rule of thumb is Oz x 10 plus 10 so with 6 would need at lest 70# ?

That’s the rule of thumb with rig bodies, not leaders.

now i am confused. i thought the leader was about 7m long for a 15' rod and had to wrap around the reel a couple of times to absorb the power of the cast , that would snap the main line, hence it had to be Oz x 10 etc


watch from 2 min in...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MitgmCTUc9I&list=PLvkBrfH0KZDTW_tkhIy7gM9rF3uocr6S3&index=2&t=2s

You are no doubt highly confused. What is the purpose of a leader? How are you gonna snap your mainline if you have a leader on?

[Busanga]

Kes i have no idea what you are talking about. i know what a leader is , i know what it does, i know how long it usually is on a 15' surf rod i know what the mono rig is at the end i know how to wrap the leader around the reel couple times so it doesnt snap main line...  the only question i asked is if 80 lbs was strong enough to cast a 6 oz line.


As it is i have got the answer i needed from Willie t.


and that is 80lb leader wrapped couple times round the reel is enough to cast a 6oz weight


thanks to all for the help

[Bamboes-Vis]

If I'm targeting blue fish I use 40lb braid mainline to a 80lb leader.


When I use my 6oz outfit targeting kob and sandies I do not like to go lighter than 50lb mainline and a 100lb leader, but that's just me.
Remember there's always that change of picking up a 25kg spotted gulley.
I have also seen how hard you need to pull a 15kg honeycomb, when they decide to stick to the bottom.


50lb braid is still very thin, and If I stayed in Africa where the tackle shop is not just around the corner, I'd go for something a bit thicker

[Busanga]

Thanks for that info and advice, will look at the 50Lb. i hear JDB DNA runs heavy.. so 30lb is in fact more like 40plus braid

[DonCouzens]

Anyone who has fished with DNA should be able to vouch how strong it is. I use 30lb on my 3 to 5oz setup and would say it's stronger than most 50lb braids. One thing though it makes a great leader in the 80lb but is a very hard fairly stiff braid, something slightly softer and more supple might knot better. The perline surf pro 9x leaders would be my choice, I don't enjoy stiff leader. That been said up to 5oz you can cast 30lb DNA with no le
ader just fine. The leader in this case is only for rocky conditions to beef up your end tackle, so 80lb would be fine.