20 Lb Braid?

[Tlaz]

Hi All

 

Last night I put 20lb braid on my jerkbait / topwater rod on a Lews bait caster. Is that diameter too thin to where it will dig in to my spool? Trying braid this year.

 

 

Thanks

 

Tom

[RippinLips4]

Did you put like a mono backing on? I've never had any problem with 30lb but never used 20lb

[Tlaz]

_{No, I used all braid. Thinking I may have issues.}

[Smokinal]

Nah, 20 is what I use on all my baitcasters and works fine.

[J Francho]

All braid digs in. I personally don't drop below 50# on casting gear, but that's up to you.

[Tlaz]

Nah, 20 is what I use on all my baitcasters and works fine.

Cool, we will see how it goes.

 

Ive got 40 lb braid on my pitching / jigging rod and 12 Fluoro on my crank rod.

[masterbass]

I use 20 on my bait casters, but I use mono backing.  No problems at all.

[Scott F]

Braid will dig in if you over tighten your drag. If you don't pull the line hard with the reel when you snag, it should not be a problem.

[5dollarsplash]

If you got it on tight while spooling up, I think you'll be fine.  I use 20lb on my Curado 50e and haven't had any issues, try to keep from having tight line over the top of slack line and you'll be alright.

[Tlaz]

^{Awesome, thanks for the advice all.}

[craww]

Keep an eye on how the line lays, if your spool stops due to a dig in or backlash you will be snapping the heavier, better casting plugs off and sending them into orbit (traps for example).

[gulfcaptain]

I use 15, 20, and 30 on all mine.  Never had an issue, but like stated above by a few, all have mono backing as I have about 130yrds of braid on each even with the backing just so I can keep the spool full without using all 300yrds.  If you're worried, find a spare reel, spool it up with the braid you have, put on some mono backing, and re-fill. Also, KVD line conditioner helps break in the braid a bit easier depending on the brand purchased.

[ww2farmer]

I use 20lb braid on multiple casting setups,but never without backing. So you might want to take it off, put some backing on, and then put it back on. But, as I said, I use it on multiple casting set ups (as well as 30 + 50 lb braid) and have no issues. My jerkbait/topwater rod is one of them.

[thehooligan]

I use down to 10lb power pro, no problems at all.