Braid With Crankbaits?

[okbassguy]

Any rebels out in the world tht use braid with crankbaits

[Smokinal]

I use braid on my cranks. Dead serious.

[okbassguy]

Lol that's what I'm saying braid on crankbait a is frowned upon for some reason?

[Smokinal]

Truthfully, it isn't the best line to use as it floats so you lose some depth, which can be important when deep crankin. I just cant stand fluoro, which sinks, and I love the no memory of braid. I use a fluoro leader and catch tons of fish on my braid so....

[adam32]

I use braid for small shad raps with a 7' medium light spinning rod.

[flyfisher]

The amount of braid floating is not going to impact the depth your crank can run but the smaller diameter of the braid will get your cranks deeper with a higher strength than comparable mono or flouro.  You also have to consider that most, if not all crankbaits are floating and that flotation is much higher than any braid is.  I use braid on my crank bait set up and have zero complaints.  I use 8lb diameter power pro super slick and would go smaller but my bait caster doesn't like braid skinnier than the 8lb diameter. 

[Catch and Grease]

Yeah I like 30lb braid for crankbaits too, I'll try a co-poly or something every now and again but always go back to braid...

[iabass8]

I was wondering when this topic was going to come up. It's only been 4 days since the last time this was asked.

[HoosierHawgs]

I don't. Because I'm old school I use mono for everything except for worms/jigs and flipping.

[ww2farmer]

Yes, all the time, and have for years. Frankly I am tired of talking about it.

[Sonik]

When I get up tomorrow morning, I'm going to start a new topic asking what the best $100 rod is.

[Scott F]

Truthfully, it isn't the best line to use as it floats so you lose some depth, which can be important when deep crankin.

That's a big misconception. Braid is not so buoyant that it would keep a bait from running as deep as it can. A small bare hook will cause braid to sink. Using a thinner braid will actually let crankbaits runs deeper than they would on mono. Some guys depend on the stretch of mono or fluoro to keep from losing fish. I use only braid because I like the lack of stretch, the increased sensitivity and the added depth I get.

[wnybassman]

I don't think you can be fully effective with only one type of line for crankbaits.   lol

[Jaheff]

A forgiving rod (parabolic), and your drag correctly adjusted, braid works for me.

[Sonik]

Real men use log chain. Gets them baits deep, son. Almost zero stretch.

[Alpha Male]

I don't spend 6-15$ a bait to risk not using braid. 30lb to prevent digging on the spool and good to go.

[aavery2]

I wonder when the Elite Pro's will catch on to the benefits of braid and cranks, seems like one of them should have known by now......................

[Catch and Grease]

Does braid even float? Like I know it will stay on top of the water but is it actually buoyant, if you cut a piece of braid off and push it under the water I don't think it will float back to the top... At least with powerpro

[Fisher-O-men]

What I want to know is are fake Senkos as good as the real thing???

[Catch and Grease]

^ lol "fake senkos"

[aavery2]

What I want to know is are fake Senkos as good as the real thing???

Depends if you throw them on the BEST, or MOST SENSITIVE 100 dollar rod.

[Jtrout]

I use 10 lb braid on my spinning rod and use it for lipless cranks and I can launch them

[Kyle46N]

A forgiving rod (parabolic), and your drag correctly adjusted, braid works for me.

 

Ding ding.....I use medium action baitcast rods with 8 lb diameter braid for all my cranking.   Braid gets the bait deep, you feel every little bump off structure, and the rod creates enough "give" to prevent trebles from pulling on a fish.  

[DTack]

No reason not to.  Squarebills around grass, I love to fish braid as long as I can get the bites.  I find that a lot of the time I need to switch to mono once the water gets clear.  I know that a lot of people don't believe that makes a difference but I like to make money.

[Jaderose]

I fish braid.....period.  If I'm in an area where I might get hung up a lot or crystal clear water, I might use a Fluoro leader.