Hi all,does anyone know for sure if CRC Tackleguard is ok to spray on braid without damaging the braid? Recently hooked a fish, and the bl....dy braid parted at the reel!,probably lost 50 mtrs of braid.Hope CRC had nothing to do with it, just want to be sure.Thanks for any help

I spray my reels with CRC 2.26 been doing it for years, spray it all over the braid I've never had it snap or do anything strange.  What weight braid was it?

If it is made of 100% dyneema or spectra, then the CRC should not have affected it.

tennut wrote: Hi all,does anyone know for sure if CRC Tackleguard is ok to spray on braid without damaging the braid? Recently hooked a fish, and the bl....dy braid parted at the reel!,probably lost 50 mtrs of braid.Hope CRC had nothing to do with it, just want to be sure.Thanks for any help

Hey Tennut, can we test it on Thursday after school? I'm all set just got to get through the next couple of days at school camp.

Bless you amateur,to be honest I dont think any weight at all went on, thats why Uncle may be right about bailarm rolling(or not!)Being budget concious my reel had no manual to check out,,,,I dont really know,i have never had a prob. with gear maintainence over the years,, maybe all this new lightweight strong gear is harder to look afterI always spray/wipe my gear ,its really just the braid breaking for no apparent reason.Tightlines2,,yep, I will be waiting for you, phone meShould have first hand report for you to,,,, Im going out tomorrow!!!!Have fun at camp

Cheers Monts, our fish gone to,,oh well,have to go out again! Im out on solo tomorrow avo,,gonna try around Noises i think,TL2 is on school camp with 20 million kids!, but we will have a go Thursday  after school till dark ,,if you guys are out PM us.I want to try some photos but havent got a clue how!.Well done on your 4.

Thanks Monts, ill give it a go next time I get some good pictures.

Thank you eveyone for help/interest/ideas However, I have discovered cause of breakage, so with apologies to Berkley firstly and for wasting time,,,, what was happening was on my Okuma alumina,,just where the bail arm wire meets the roller thingy, there is a silly little sharp bit very small,but badly designed, that the braid can catch on if you are not aware(like me),and cuts braid VERY easily!!!I felt such a twit on discovering this I nearly didnt write this, but thought I should so others are aware of this problem.Thanks again to all for help

Far Quirk wrote: I had  series of about 6 breakages on braid, some of it 8kg.  I kept looking carefully at the top eye on the rod because that coincided with where the breaks were happening but couldn't see anything.  Then one day after the 6th breakage I looked very carefully and there was a minute crack in the ceramic or whatever liner in the top ring.  Replaced it, and problem solved.