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For fresh I just started using Berkely vanish 110yard spool was like $4 at Dicks. I use a no name brand my local shop sells for my salt rigs. No probs with vanish so far tho im sure some of these guys may know better. Make sure you spit on your knots before you cinch down!! Youtube is your friend!! Lol

@riverrat316 Here's a perfect example of what 6# test mono is capable of and why 65# braid is way too much overkill. Last week LMB hits my sz3 weedless Gamagatsu (spellcheck lol) hook with a rubber worm. Bass went thru some downed branches and got hung up on some line someone cut. I ended up pulling in the fish like a 2 pounder, the branch 30lbs of dead weight and all the crap that was tangled to it from 20+ feet away. Yea it took me 5 extra mins. Fish was released alive thankfully he made it. All it took was patience and skill. So for me to say I would have needed braid or I wouldn't of been able to land the fish due to the situation you would think d**n this guy doesn't know how to fish. The whole digging into itself thing must be a baitcaster thing which I know nothing about. Most of the guys I've ever spoken to around here live by Fluor for BC and Mono for spinning. Salt water is a whole different animal, I wouldn't expect anyone to catch a 400lb Marlin on 6# mono lol.

@ZooB I'm not against using braid persay, I just want to give the fish I fighting chance. You don't go deer hunting with a AK-47 you use a single shot rifle or a arrow. Now if your eating every fish you catch then no argument but for sportsmanship ehhh :/ BTW the rod I snag bunker with is a Ugly Stik the guides are as good as new and yes that is the same clinch knot for years that hasn't been retied. I've had some huge blues and stripers nail bunker while I'm snagging too. That knot is awesome for me. I have it tied to a snap swivel and to that a steel leader. From what I recall other braids years ago frayed bad and that's what got me into using spider wire. Their stuff rocks. Let me know how the power pro works out for you. Would love to get a general idea on the abrasion resistence of the current gen of it.

@roadwarrior it was def 6# idk my rod just didn't like it. We used it for dropping jigs off the boat as well as trolled (lake trout) and it held up great. Maybe the lures I was trying it with weren't beefy enough. :/

Only time I use Braid is to snag bunker I think its spooled with 30#. Clinch knot has been on there for 3+ years no prob, and if you know what snagging bunker intails then you know the line has been beaten to ish. I just don't understand the point of 65# braid against 2-4# fish. I really don't. Smh That Yo-zuri Hybrid stuff could not cast more then 20ft on 3 different poles for me switched back to Spider Mono 6# 50 yards easy

Speaking of Mojo Bass rods has any one tried their Crankbait specific Mojo Glass rods? They look good as far as stats/price go. Sorry for jackin the post.

@rockchalk06 Thanks for alll the info. Prob with the BPS is its a 3+hour drive from where I am. 1 is actually opening about a mile from here in the next year or so tho. Anyhow, gotta run to work, gonna go over the rest of your input later on. Thanks!

@gramps Yea they were def casting reels, drivee is longer than I thought so prob next week. @Islandbass LEFTY!!!!! lmaooo I was debating it like crazy but made up my mind. My left hand is useless to do anything other then spin the retrieve. Lol I think I'm gonna go with my gut and grab the Chronarch. Its Shimano, made in Japan not indonesia, I'm saving $100 and resale will be higher if I say to hell with this. I have decided on going with the 5.0:1 and plan on having this exclusively for Crank baits.

Edit* Chronarch! Or Zillion. Just realized I said curado

Bump post* Ok guys pullin the trigger this weekend. Got a dilemma. Zillion or Curado From what I've been reading they're very comparable and if I can save $100 that would be cool. If searched some posts comparing the 2 but from 2010. So here 2+ years later what are those opinions like after more cast time is under your belts.

Don't know how to quote on mobile.. @flyfisher My buddy loves his, it has the smaller guides, ideal for braid. I run mono exclusively so won't work for me. But then again I'm speaking saltwater fishing. As far as the fresh water Mojos go, idk. Lol St Croix makes great stuff!

Flyfisher, the mojo spinning rods, are they designed exclusively for braid? I know the surf rods are. That's something the OP may need to know.

+1 on the Premier, its one of my favorite rods.

I know its BPS who 'makes' the PQ reels, now may be a dumb question, but who is the actual manufacturer?

7" Powerbait Green Pumpkin for Grass areas, lilly pads, and my general go to worm. 7" Powerbait Black for murky/foggy water and while raining. The shorter size I think 5" Powerbait Motor Oil for yellow/tan waters. I switch up between Black and Cherryseed for night time fishing.

That sucks! Similar experience involving Bunker, Bait Knife and Saltwater tackle box. End result gross, Bleach and the some choice words lmao

Cool! Thanks guys I'll check the vids in the morning! Went out on the boat today tried drop shotting horizontally. Green Pumpkin worm landed 1 Small mouth, small prob just shy of 2lbs, 2nd. I tried with a live minnow in 2 seconds nailed a yellow perch. Tried multiple baits over the next 30-40 casts nothing. Switched back to cranks and spinners. Was using 4# Fluoro as leader for trout fishing today. Def wanna try a spool of it on 1 of my reels. Went out with a few of my saltwater buddies for the trout so I was only on 1 pole, shared my other 2 otherwise would have stripped down 1 and tried it out. Love my 6# Spider mono lol Anyhow def see the huge difference from boat rather then from shore, soooooo much easier and the back to back fish were a good sign. Will def be a new technique to try when the fish are finicky. Thanks again everyone!

Med/Fast Action. Spinning reel. 1/2oz weight. 6# test mono. Yea I know the LMBs are in the weeds but there's some rocky sections near the drop off I know the other Bass hang out at. - so to answer my questio: heavier weight, more slack and try to keep it more still? Some youtube vids you'd swear the guys are jiggin the way they are drop shotting lol. Will try this in the am thanks guys!

Tried drop shot fishing from shore earlier today. Have hook about 16" from the weight, have the right knot, hook, worm, etcetc. My question is, when trying to keep the line taught it seems to continuously pull it across the bottom? Is that the jist of the technique? I had 3 good hits fishing blind 2 of which lost my worm, 4th hit I landed a 3# LMB. All of the 4 times is when the weight got hung up in weeds. If I cast in other terrain it wants to keep coming in... This is prob cuz my angle and from what I'm gathering "a boat technique". Anyhow today was my first time trying the method out, 1 fish for 2 hours :/ just wanna see if the drift is normal or if I'm supposed to get the weight hung up? Thanks in advance!

Nice fish man! What did that one end up weighing?

Someone local is getting rid of a min St Croix PC70MF with a Pfleuger Trion for $150. Has anyone used that reel? Is it decent? Would anyone want it? That's the pole I want to pair to the Zillion. If anyone here wants that reel throw me a offer and I'll pick the combo up over the weekend.

@new2BC4bass I'm not sure the model of the daiwa. It was the spinning reel that's $20 cheaper than the Stradic, looked the same too, black with red highlights. Whether flipping the bail, operating the reel, tightening the drag etc it felt like I was playing with a kids toy not a high quality reel. It was just funny to me, I picked the Zillion back up and was like ahhh this is more like it! Lol I'm not an expert on bait casting reels (yet lol) but having owned so many over the years, I can easily tell the Zillion is built well. I think you mis understood my original statement. Def was not comparing the Zillion to the Stradic!

@Delaware good points! I could see using strong braid to rip through cover buy if u end up with a 2lb fish on the end its like what's the point. @MCS I stopped using braid for multiple reasons. I do tons of surf/jetty/dock fishing. With that being said a handful of spots if you get stuck chances are ur on mussle bed and boom, you got 30+ yards of frayed line or lose 30+ yards of line. Mussles were never common up here till recently, like this anyways and in these specific areas. I love the zero stretch of braid but since switching to circle hooks I don't need to set the hook any more. Also if your in a area with current and its you and a couple buddies and you happen to get tangled braid sucks to get undone. Here in CT I fish in the Housatonic river a lot. We'll usually cast chuncks with a 2-3oz weight but the current usually brings us all together after a few minutes. Huge cluster 5/-! Of braid is a nightmare, add in nighttime and its a wrap. My 3 go to rigs once again I'm talking salt here I'm using 17# trilene xt tough red, the other I have 2 spools 20 and 25# trilene big game, 3rd I'm trying out Stren for the firts time 20# yellow hivis. Which I gotta say I really like it!!! 1 bad birds nest doing prelimnary casts with a 2oz weight on a swivel. After that NOOOO problems at all and got 8 Blues all over 10#s on the same polymer knot to a steel leader. Idk braid just really seems like cheating as well. But I do have braid on my bunker snagging rig. But that's about saving money from buying bait so Win/Win for me! Lol

As the title says. Lol even tho this topic has probally been discussed here 10,000x over. I've been seeing a lot of the guys up here use really strong Braid and Fluoro. Not too many using mono. I used braid for saltwater for about 6 years and last year just switched back to mono (17 & 20# from shore). I've never used more than 6# mono for freshwater. But since I've been in the market for my first baitcasting setup I figured some discussion on the pros and cons with these lines on baitcasting reels might be useful. My spinning set ups are as follows: Trout 6# Spider ultimate mono (almost zero stretch, works great on my ultra light rig) Bass & Walleye 4-6# Trilene XT (decent stretch limit and durable when dealing with rocky and brush areas) I just can't see using 65# Braid for a 4# fish its cheating any way you look at it. Lmao

@delaware Thanks for all the input bro!