The Most Abrasion-Resistant Braid?

[MassBass]

What is the best braid for situations where rocks and toothy fish are a factor? I don't want to mess around with fluorocarbon. I would rather use a steel leader than that stuff.  

[roadwarrior]

TUF-LINE HeviCore, Suffix 832 and Kanzen are all pretty tough, but I still would recommend a fluorocarbon leader.

 

 

 

 

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Most toothy fish will slice right through braid, but if you must use straight braid, Sufix 932 is super tough.

[iabass8]

"The most abrasion resistant braid" is like having to choose the skinniest fat chick in the group.

 

 

Use a fluorocarbon leader if you insist on using braid.

[Jolly Green]

^^^ Yup.  I was going to say it's like asking what is the best knife to bring to a gunfight.  Pretty much anything else you can use for a leader will be more cut-resistant than straight braid, even heavy braid.

[ww2farmer]

I use original Power Pro...........it's probably not the best, but it's far from the worst...............that honor would go to Spiderwire Fluorobraid. I am "cranks with braid" guy, and I wanted to see if the sinking braid gave me any added performance over the Power Pro I always used. #1......it didn't, and #2 in the same lb tests (20+30) cranked and dragged over the same rocky,snaggy mussle infested bottom, the Fluorobraid would be torn to shreds in just a cast or two, where the Power Pro would last much much longer. I now only use braid tied direct when I am casting deep cranks, which I don't even do much any more. I have found long lining them to be more effective at covering long weed lines, and the bait is in the strike zone much much longer, so I use fluoro leaders for that.

 As far as toothy fish are concerned, I wish they made braid cutters out of there teeth. Braid up to an including 50lb test offers ZERO protection against them. Fluoro offers a little bit more protection, but if your planning on using braid around them, you'll have to put up with bite offs.........a lot of bite offs.

[Hogsticker]

I've used original Power pro, ss8, Smackdown, 832,and performance braid. In terms of abrasion resistance I've found that the braids that aren't an 8 carrier seem better in this department, with performance braid being the best option. None the less, I agree with the above posts.

[Bluebasser86]

Don't think there's a braid out there that can stand up to a toothy fish. I caught a 17lb muskie this fall on 50lb 832 and once she was in the net and started thrashing she cut that braid like it was sewing thread. 

[SirSnookalot]

Don't think there's a braid out there that can stand up to a toothy fish. I caught a 17lb muskie this fall on 50lb 832 and once she was in the net and started thrashing she cut that braid like it was sewing thread. 

I agree, no braid stands up to teeth.  Down here with the exception of a few fish just about everything has teeth.  Rocks, coral, sea walls, barnacles and teeth slice through both braid and leaders.  Many people use steel quite a bit, I seldom do.  No question in my mind I get more strikes, losing lures is a risk I'm willing to take.  For any kind of fishing I will never go straight braid, if for no other reason than get it tangled in the treble hooks, plus I want shock.

At present I'm using PP reg, PP ss and Fins windtamer, doesn't really make any difference to me.

[OkobojiEagle]

At present I'm using PP reg, PP ss and Fins windtamer,

 

Is Fins windtamer a stiffer line than the PowerPro lines you're using?  4,6 or 8 carrier?

 

 

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[SirSnookalot]

Is Fins windtamer a stiffer line than the PowerPro lines you're using?  4,6 or 8 carrier?

 

 

oe

Not stiffer

[Master Bait'r]

Don't think there's a braid out there that can stand up to a toothy fish. I caught a 17lb muskie this fall on 50lb 832 and once she was in the net and started thrashing she cut that braid like it was sewing thread. 

 

 

Seriously, I've lost many a frog to the toothy critters.  Even on 30# and 50# braid, it just doesn't stand a chance if they hit it right.