Favorite 10Lb. ~ 15Lb. Braid For Spinning ?

[ChrisD46]

What is your favorite all - around, light weight braid for a typical 2500 series reel / 6'6" MF rod setup in open water ?

My short list  of readily available braid in my area  is :

 

Power Pro Spectra

Power Pro Super Slick

Sufix Performance Braid

Sufix 882

Seaguar Kanzen 

[roadwarrior]

Kanzen, Sufix 832, TUF-Line and Smackdown

[Darren.]

Because braid is expensive, and lasts a long time,

I don't tend to swap it out as much as I do leader

material.

 

I've used regular Power Pro and Sufix Performance 

Braid out of your list. I've researched the others, but 

have chosen to stick with regular PP. It works fine for 

my needs and I see no real reason to change.

 

And for spinning gear I spool up with 10 pound yellow.

[jbw252]

Lots of discussion on BR about braid.  I use Sufix 832 based on great reviews here.  Again, it's a very subjective topic.

[flyfisher]

I like PP super slick myself in 15lb test.  I have used suffix and regular power pro in addition to the super slick.  I like the suffix above 20lb test but below i feel the super slick works better in my experience.

[OntarioFishingGuy]

10lb hi-vis yellow 832

[FishTank]

Power Pro

[new2BC4bass]

Of those listed I have 10# Sufix 832 on one spinning rod.  Sufix Performance 40# on one casting rod, and 40# PP Spectra on one casting rod.  The PP is noisy.  If saving money is important (or necessary), I would choose Performance every time.  The spinning rod doesn't get used much, but I like the line fine so far.  The PP seems more sensitive, but I think what I am feeling is the roughness of the braid coming over the guides.  I would be interested in the opinions of others who have used PP Spectra side-by-side with either 832 or Performance in regards to their impression of sensitivity since I am not the best guy to give opinions on that subject. 

[flyfisher]

All the braids i have tried have great sensitivity and i couldn't tell a difference between 832, PP and PP super slick.  Where i do see differences is in line management in the lower weights.

[Mike L]

Regular, standard, normal 20# Power Pro

Mike

[gramps50]

I have both 832 & PP Slick 8 on my spinning reels. Both work well, the Slick 8 is a little quoted and might cast a hair further. At my local tackle shop S8 is a couple of bucks cheaper too.

[bass raider]

POWER PRO original!!bump up to 20lb&you'll be set!

[iceintheveins]

I use 15 pound original power pro in green.

[ChrisD46]

POWER PRO original!!bump up to 20lb&you'll be set!

For freshwater spinning for bass - 20lb braid is at the upper limit - why are you then suggesting to bump up to 20lb . ?

[ChrisD46]

The non - 8 strand braids I find are a bit thicker  in line diameter in the < 20lb. class ... 20lb. and over they are closer to the same size as the tradional (PP , Sufix Performance ) 4 strand braids.

 

I'm leaning towards the Sufix Performance braid in 10lb ~15lb. because of the great over all reviews and because Dick's sells "pony" size reels (110 yrds. - $11.99) . I want to try with everything spinning  such as shaky head (more dragging & hopping as opposed to shaking) , T-Rigs , weightless senkos , top water plugs , minnow baits and crank baits . I'm either going to find I like braid for all or just some of the above applications ...For jerkbaits and drop shot I just don't see how you can use braid (slack rope syndrome) - so I'm not even going to bother as I believe mono or FC is superior for slack line apps .

[Scott F]

Though not too popular here, on spinning rods, I like Fireline.

[BassThumbAddict]

PP super slick 10#

[Jimmers82]

I picked up a spool of 10 lb spiderwire stealth on clearence for 9 bucks. Been using it since beginning of summer with no complaints

[bass raider]

I only suggest 20lb. because lighter than that& IMO you are using an extremely thin diameter line(2lb mono dia.for 10lb.braid&4lb.for 15lb.)that also doesn't stretch so if you really set the hook hard it could snap it being that thin with no stretch.heck I broke off 40lb braid on my baitcaster because of a TERRIBLE backlash.now I do have my drag set fairly tight on my reels so if you set your drag looser then you shouldn't have a problem with 10 or 15lb braid.i also use 20 cause I do fish around weeds& brush &there are some BIG catfish in the pond I bass fish.20lb is simply my suggestion do with it what you want .Lord knows there are others more educated than I am on here.

[new2BC4bass]

Though not too popular here, on spinning rods, I like Fireline.

 

I spooled 30# braid on a MH Jig and Worm spinning rod based on suggestions from posters here.  I used Fireline.  Spooling it turned my thumb and finger green where I held the line to maintain tension.  You could see crystals popping off the line as I spooled it.  I have straightened out a couple jig hooks with the line, tho.  I've also sent a new 1/2 oz. jig across the lake when the line wrapped around the tip unbeknownst to me.

[SirSnookalot]

I use both PP and PP ss, happy with both.

Most of my bass and peacock fishing is done with a light spinning rod, 25 supreme loaded up with 10# ss.  I like this line a lot as it does everything I expect it to do, can't think of any problems.  

[Scott F]

I spooled 30# braid on a MH Jig and Worm spinning rod based on suggestions from posters here.  I used Fireline.  Spooling it turned my thumb and finger green where I held the line to maintain tension.  You could see crystals popping off the line as I spooled it.  I have straightened out a couple jig hooks with the line, tho.  I've also sent a new 1/2 oz. jig across the lake when the line wrapped around the tip unbeknownst to me.

 

All superlines have a coating that provides the color of the line. They all eventually wear off. Some comes off as you spool it on the reel. I use the 8lb smoke (black) Fireline on my spinning reels. I like the line better as the coating wears off. 

 

I only suggest 20lb. because lighter than that& IMO you are using an extremely thin diameter line(2lb mono dia.for 10lb.braid&4lb.for 15lb.)that also doesn't stretch so if you really set the hook hard it could snap it being that thin with no stretch.

The lesson here is that you don't have to set the hook really hard. No stretch means the hook will go in with less effort.

[OkobojiEagle]

As Scott has suggested... 6, 8 or 10lb fused Fireline.

 

 

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[desmobob]

I tried 10lb. Power Pro on an ultralight spinning reel (Shimano Sedona 500FD) this year and I like it, but I get some nasty wind knots on breezy days.  On some of my other baitcasting and spinning rods, I've left the Power Pro on as backing and added Suffix 832 as the working line.  It seems to wind knot a lot less than regular Power Pro.  I'll eventually try 832 on my ultralight spinning reel.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[ChrisD46]

I only suggest 20lb. because lighter than that& IMO you are using an extremely thin diameter line(2lb mono dia.for 10lb.braid&4lb.for 15lb.)that also doesn't stretch so if you really set the hook hard it could snap it being that thin with no stretch.heck I broke off 40lb braid on my baitcaster because of a TERRIBLE backlash.now I do have my drag set fairly tight on my reels so if you set your drag looser then you shouldn't have a problem with 10 or 15lb braid.i also use 20 cause I do fish around weeds& brush &there are some BIG catfish in the pond I bass fish.20lb is simply my suggestion do with it what you want .Lord knows there are others more educated than I am on here.

Good reasoning ...