So i bought a new rig this weekend and I let them talk me into loading it with braided line. Never used it and Ive heard it takes some getting used to compared to fluorocarbon. What should I be prepared for and whats the upside/downside other than the obvious durability and being able to put more line on the reel?
If you don’t know how, learn to tie a palomar knot - just about all other knots slip with braid. Easy knot, fast to tie and strong.
If you get snagged, dont wrap the braid around your hand or fingers to break, it will cut you.
Be prepaired to feel every little bump, hump, ripple, nibble and bite - you will feel everything.
If fishing for trout, be careful setting the hook. No line stretch, you can rip the lips off the trout.
Other than that - there is litte differnce.
IMHO, braid has superior feel for bites, better durability (can last 4+ years on a spool), more line capacity and rarely fails. I only have mono on one of my reels at this point, and thats because I didn’t feel like dropping $50 for a 500 yard spool of braid.
Might have to try it out. I’ve been wanting to switch to braided line put i didn’t see any reason to take off perfectly good fluoro. So just gonna wait til the end of the season.
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Originally posted by Redsand06So i bought a new rig this weekend and I let them talk me into loading it with braided line. Never used it and Ive heard it takes some getting used to compared to fluorocarbon. What should I be prepared for and whats the upside/downside other than the obvious durability and being able to put more line on the reel?
low country newb
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Luckily the palomar is my knot of choice, however, Im going to put on a fluoro leader. Guy at the shop said either a swivel or tie a uni or surgeons to connect them. I chose an albright or a surgeons.
Duly noted about the wrap and break. I would have learned that one the hard way.
How does it do casting in windy conditions? I also hear it will birds nest like a bait caster…?
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Originally posted by jughedIf you don’t know how, learn to tie a palomar knot - just about all other knots slip with braid. Easy knot, fast to tie and strong.
If you get snagged, dont wrap the braid around your hand or fingers to break, it will cut you.
Be prepaired to feel every little bump, hump, ripple, nibble and bite - you will feel everything.
If fishing for trout, be careful setting the hook. No line stretch, you can rip the lips off the trout.
Other than that - there is litte differnce.
IMHO, braid has superior feel for bites, better durability (can last 4+ years on a spool), more line capacity and rarely fails. I only have mono on one of my reels at this point, and thats because I didn’t feel like dropping $50 for a 500 yard spool of braid.
low country newb
Maybe I’m misunderstanding…why wrap the line around your hand to break off any snag? Mono/braid/fluoro will probably all cut if you try to pull a snag free by hand…i just point rod to the snag, reel tight,then palm the spool and pull gradually till something gives…anyway…i love braid, more upsides than down…when the inevitable birds nest happens, just take a minute and work it free, don’t pull both ends and hope for the best…lol.
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Braid is the only way to go. IDK how anyone feels a bite with anything else… I guess you would have a really great feel to fish with a rubber band, I mean mono! My choice for inshore is 10# PowerPro original in green.
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Originally posted by Redsand06Luckily the palomar is my knot of choice, however, Im going to put on a fluoro leader. Guy at the shop said either a swivel or tie a uni or surgeons to connect them. I chose an albright or a surgeons.
Duly noted about the wrap and break. I would have learned that one the hard way.
How does it do casting in windy conditions? I also hear it will birds nest like a bait caster…?
I have more problems with wind knots using mono than braid. If a reel is spooled properly - not over spooled or with to heavy a line, it will cast just fine. Flip the bail by hand, check and see if all the line is on the spool, then start to reel… this will limit wind knots.
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Originally posted by OptikerBraid is the only way to go. IDK how anyone feels a bite with anything else… I guess you would have a really great feel to fish with a rubber band, I mean mono! My choice for inshore is 10# PowerPro original in green.
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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Braid = driving a supercar.
Mono = driving grandpa’s buick.
All of my egg-beaters have braid on them, no major issues. I switched my baitcasters back to mono. The braid will sometimes dig into itself on winch style reels if you retrieve it under tension. You reay don’t notice until it binds on you next cast or while a fish is making a run and bam, the reel comes to a dead stop. Not to much of an issues on smaller fish, but it could cost you the big boy. On spinning reels it can’t be beat. You can bounce your lure/bait across the bottom and feel what’s down there. Bites are easier to detect.
Chris
Best way to eliminate wind knots is to close the bail by hand instead of turning the handle.
The only problem I have with wind knots on the braid are when I’m fishing a popping cork. But I’ve found that if u use the weighted ones its not as much as a problem unless your trying to throw to the other side of the bay into the wind. But I that case any line will fail. But I love it the sensitive is amazing you can feel the flounder scailing the mudminnow. Just make sure u bring either a sharp knife or lighter to cut it or your SOL
I tie a few yards of mono onto my spinning reels first and then tie the braid to that. I (and others I know) have found that if you attach the braid directly it will slip/slide on the spool.
I haven’t had too many wind knots and have found that if the line stays wet and I am careful I can usually undo them without too much problem.
I fish braid on all but one of my rods, a bait caster, that I keep mono on for fishing top water plugs.
When looking a brands, I only use Power Pro. It has performed for me for years.
15 lb test is plenty for inshore fishing.
Play around with the Albright knot. There are variations of it that can make it stronger as you learn them.
If you are going to tie the Uni to uni make sure you can tie it so that it won’t slip…
Braid will change your fishing for the better! You can cast farther and the wind does not have near the effect on your casts.
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I have not had any trouble using braid on my baitcasters. Just a second opinion. I use 10# PowerPro on them too.
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If you have trouble with wind knots on your spinning reels with braid, try increasing the pound test or going to another brand. Also try to avoid letting the line lay on the spool without any tension.
Have to agree with everyone else here. I am recently making the switch and I love the braid. Nothing is gonna stand up to a good drag upside some barnacles or any other extreme. but there is no argument I could make to fish with mono!
I use braid on all of my reels. Be sure to cut and re-tie your Albright knot when it starts to look fuzzy.
Be sure and back the spool with mono or put tape on the spool if you are spooling only braid line. If you don’t do this you will find out the hard way and have all kind of issues. Since braid doesn’t stretch, you need something for it to “grab” onto and most use tape or back with a little mono.
Good advice here. I use braid on bait casters and spinning rods and I doubt you’ll ever go back. Palomar is great for braid to hook or swivel connection. Uni to uni for 90% of my braid to flouro/mono connections. With heavier line/bigger fish I’ll use a red phillips knot to connect to flouro/mono. Or for the strongest connection, braided line doubled with a Bimini twist to flouro/mono with a Bristol (no name) knot. Fishing inshore, you can probably get away with 100 yards of braid with mono backing to save some cash.
Really liking the braid on the Penn spinfisher v models it has a rubber inset on the spool to prevent slippage of braid.
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