Cannelle megaflex

**damo** · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: Cannelle megaflex

Has any tried Cannelle megaflex trace wire?

I have just brought a packet from Decathlon containing three made up spinning traces for about 2 quid. Its really supple (you can knot it) and thin. It looks the business.

Looking on the website (its in french but easy to use) they make allsorts of stuff and half a dozen types of trace wire. The megaflex is a 19 stand wire.

Anyone familiar?
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WKD · NSA Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 225

Im sure that Marc will correct me on this one but a more supple trace wire would be more beneficial if you were fishing with dead baits. Where as fishing with lures the wire is under tension as you reel in the lure.
One thing that Marc has said about traces is make sure that they are long enough i think he makes his about 18 inches long minimum. Where as shop bought pre made trace wire can be made too short especially. Sound advice especially if the pike gets spun up in your trace and can then possibly bite through your main line.

**damo** · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

Good point about the length of wire traces. Just checked the packet and they are 40cm long. I will keep this in mind though.

What tempted me into buying was the diameter which is as thin as I have ever seen. Thinking about it supply wire when deadbaiting makes sense.

This is what I like about this site - great advice.
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WKD · NSA Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 225

What breaking strain are they by any chance

**damo** · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject:

Don't quote me but I think they came in 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15kg. Most were 40cm but I did notice some packets had 70cm lenghts in.
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**Giles** · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

Sound shit hot to me you'll need some more though Damo I never go out without at least 10 spares in my box. Snags and such soon bugger up your traces and once you kink a multistrand trace it's virtually impossible to get the kink back out. Leaving a badly kinked trace on often leads to crappy casts and can get tangled around the hooks on the lure too.

There's nothing that pisses me off more than dropping the lure exactly where you want it only to find it tied itself in a knot on the cast. A top tip when using spinners is to get used to the sound they make when they hit the water and how they feel on the retrieve. A tangle on the cast makes a different noise when it hits the water. You may think i've gone mad but it's all true you get used to listening for them. A good cast is pretty quiet whereas a bad cast kind of makes a slap noise on impact. This is due to everything folding and entering the water like a dart on the good cast whereas the spoon on the spinner slaps on the water on a bad one.

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