Tomo Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hi Guys It was 35 years ago that I did my last stint of uptiding, which was all we did in the Thames Estuary fishing for rays etc. and reel line used was only mono...... Now I intend to have another bash and wonder which is the best line for uptiding, braid or mono ? Any opinions would be appreciated. Tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I have found uptiding very successful round here, including a 6lb place in the harbour. I used to use mono up until a couple of years ago and had no problems at all. Then I changed to the new 'miracle' braid but after a couple of years I am going to go back to mono for uptiding. I can't put my finger on exactly what I don't like with braid but the thicker diameter of mono seems to suit the drag profile of the line in a differant way to the thinner braid, making bite indcation far more posative. This is my take but no doubt there will be other opinions too. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 as mike says you need a decent diameter - but that's the least of your worries! the lack of any give in the braid means it will eventually jar out the grip lead - yes you can add a long leader but why bother; just use mono. on the other hand I can't see the point other than to position more baits around the boat. generally we don't have a whole load of suitable water for uptiding with most marks favouring a downtide and drop back style. some opportunity around the dolphin bank area but not much else. as for uptiding in Poole Harbour - well the idea was to fish outside the 'scare area' of your anchor rode and boat hull............in the harbour you are feet from a mooring/hull in most places so there's no real advantage over dropping a bait back in the tide - and a lot of disadvantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Quote.....as for uptiding in Poole Harbour - well the idea was to fish outside the 'scare area' of your anchor rode and boat hull............in the harbour you are feet from a mooring/hull in most places so there's no real advantage over dropping a bait back in the tide - and a lot of disadvantages. All I can repeat is that I find uptiding in certain areas of the harbour very effective. Possibly the fish I caught were as daft as I was for uptiding amongst the moorings? As for outside the harbour anywhere up to about 60ft deep is fine for uptiding and also allows the use of far lighter leads when fishing strong tides. I fish one down tide and one uptide from the boat. The Uptide gets about a 2 to 1 catch rate over downtiding so I will continue to use it but with mono as I said. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Thanks for the tips Lads, I am happy at the opinion that mono still rules with uptiding. I intend to give it a serious bash once I get afloat again but I will be initially fishing out of Walton in Essex...............So I will be on known territory but will be giving it a trial on our own marks......maybe the Dolphin Banks rather than Poole Harbour as I fish out of Christchurch. Tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Tomo Uptiding used to be my favorite method in the pompey area, and as it was prior to braid it was all mono I still use it when I can in the shallower areas and the best around is as you have guessed is around the Dolphin bank. Winter whiting summer rays I tend to still use mono as casting the thin braid is a pain [litraly if a loop catches your thumb] and as others say the thin braid does not set the weights correctly Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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