Hey guys, been fishing for a while now and got sick of cutting my finger on braid during botched casts lol, so I gave the casting aid / casting cannon a try.

For some reason it ripped my 15lbs braid when I cast? To be fair I did put some power into it but it really confused me because the braid was fresh.

I looped it around 3 times based on what I’ve read here, went to cast and let go like I normally do, heard my braid rip and my sinker went for a flight to the South Island.

Any ideas? Did I put too much power into it? Was 3 loops too much for 15lbs? I would have done some testing but I got annoyed and took the casting aid off so I could fish normally lmao.

Cheers

Sorry forgot to mention I had a shock leader as well, it’s normally fine if I use my finger it never rips, was shocked when it ripped with the casting aid though

All good! This is the device

https://lureme.co.nz/products/casting-trigger-casting-aid

1. Make sure the metal part of the cannon is completely smooth.  There may have been a manufacturing fault.

Thanks mate I’ll da braid to mono knot and take it to the reel, any recommendations for the knot?

Rekuja wrote: Thanks mate I’ll da braid to mono knot and take it to the reel, any recommendations for the knot?

The FG knot is the best here because of its ultra low profile which flows through the rings better then other knots. This method of tying it is the best I have found:
Easiest way of tying the FG Knot Saltstrong

  I did the same Smudge  but I found that  a whole rod length of main line was a bit hard  ,......so I gets the Temu FG knotter , works good .  I seen some smartarse on TV doin it with just his fingers .