Austin

People do all sorts of things to try to avoid wind knots. I figured out the secret to having wind knots, or not having them... YOUR REEL! After using braid on several of my inshore reels, i found out what the problems. I got wind knots on my sahara atleast 2-3 times a trip even if there was no strong wind. When I used my stradic, I NEVER got any wind knots. The difference you ask? BALANCE. If you are going to use braid, make sure your reel is BALANCED. It will say it on the reel/box. Shimano brand reels are dyna-balanced and thats what you should look for. I PROMISE that it will eliminate most/all of your wind knots. Now, nothings going to help you if your casting into a strong head wind because chances are knots will happen no matter what reel you use. Ive had braid on nothing but balanced reels, and have had no problems what so ever. Trust me, its true.:toast