What # test braid for spinning reels

[MDbassin]

Was just wondering what the typical size braid you usually put on a spinning reel.

 

I bought some 30lb power pro super slick 8 because it said it's size is equivalent to #8 and I will be using and #8 Leader so I figured I should try to keep main line and Leader close to same diameter.

 

Is this thinking correct? Should I have gone with #20 or #15? Does it matter?

Sorry for the double post I pressed submit one to many times

[bigturtle]

doesnt matter, just use your #30

[Darren.]

Since you bought it, it'll be fine  

 

Me? I don't go by mono diameter equivalent, I go 

by ... well, mono diameter equivalent, LOL.

 

I like 10 and 15# Power Pro /Super Slick 8 for all

my spinning setups.

[Scott F]

If the strength of 8lb mono is enough for you, I'd go with 8-10lb braid. One of the good things about braid is how thin it is for it's break strength. I always go with the thinnest line I can for increased casting distance and the fact it allows my baits to run deeper than thicker lines will.

[lmbfisherman]

I go 10, 15 and highest I go 20lbs.  Having said that no issues using 30 lb braid.  

[fishnkamp]

All of my spinning reels, except for two, have Berkely original FireLine in 14 pound test with either 8 or 10 pound test P Line CXX. The two that are different have P Line Halo in 8 pound test and my wife's frog rod has 50 pound Power Pro.

[ChrisD46]

#30 lb. braid is fine to learn with on a spinning reel (2500 size) . Later I would reduce line weight by half and go with #15 lb. braid .

[Bluebasser86]

10-20 is what I use on most of my spinning reels, but I do have one with 30, because I got it for dirt cheap. It's a little more difficult to use than my standard sizes, but it gets the job done. 

[The Bassman]

I made the mistake of going too thin with 8 lb Powerpro and 12 lb Gliss.  With my dislike for leaders I was a sitting duck for abrasion cutoffs. 24lb. Gliss and 6 lb. 832 give me adequate diameter and more than enough strength for my apps.  Note the wide range of lb. tests stated.   Just shows that diameter is the real indicator of strength.  Gliss uses Japanese ratings and Sufix is way underrated. 6 lb. 832 is actually as strong as 10lb. Powerpro.

[Deleted account]

keeping in mind that most braid over tests in strength, and has terrible abrasion resistance, the deciding factor is going to be reel capacity, and lure size/weight. Heavier line will limit casting distance somewhat (not as much as mono) and lighter line will be more prone to wind knots and wrapping around guides. I find for most things, this works well:

 

1000  8-15 lb

2500  10-20 lb

3000  10-30 lb

4000. 15-40 lb

[NHBull]

10 is all you need for freshwater.

Compensate with different leaders 

 

[WIGuide]

I use 20 but you should be just fine with 30 as well. 

[buzzed bait]

i'm typically 10 or 15lb braid on my spinning rods, but i'd imagine you can work with 30, but i wouldn't venture any higher than 30.

[PatrickKnight]

10-15 lb in freshwater or 15-20 lb when inshore fishing.

[Steveo-1969]

As you can see there are lots of different answers on what size braid to use on a spinning reel, and none of them are wrong.  Personally I use 10# Sufix 832 on a spinning reel and tie on a 10# fluorocarbon leader.

[benzmech]

I use 15lb Daiwa J braid in chartreuse. Really easy to see and handles very well.

[junyer357]

I have 15# on my bass reels (pflueger supreme 30 size) and 8# on my panfish/crappie setups. 

All are power pro slick 8 yellow 

[frosty]

I use 20# power pro. I haven't had any issues, but I'd probably go a little lighter next time just to get all the casting distance I can. 

[RoLo]

In my opinion, 30-lb braid is the 'Happy Median' for spinning applications.

It goes without saying, you'd go lighter for Finesse applications, and you'd go heavier for Punching & Frogging.

 

It's important to understand the consequences of moving from 30-lb braid to 20-lb braid.

When you go from 30 to 20 lb braid, you reduce line diameter from 11/1000" to 9/1000", a reduction of 18%.

When you go from 30 to 20 lb braid, you reduce the breaking strength by 33%, which is not a great trade-off.

To that you can add the fact that 30-lb braid has very low susceptibility to wind-knots

and is virtually immune to line-burrowing.

 

Roger

[Fishin' Fool]

It really depends on how you want to fish. Personally, I think 30 is a bit on the heavy side but I'm more of a finesse guy. I have Sunline SX1 in 16 lb test on two of my rods and I bought a spool of the 12 lb to try for this year. 

[jdz197]

I've got 30 and 40 lb braid on all my spinners. Heck I've got 65 lb braid on my old silver max, but that's for punching. I put 15 lb fluoro leaders on most things now because I'm paranoid about fish being line shy, and of course fluoro sinks better. 

 

Spend a little extra money for a higher carrier braid i.e. more strands/more round. Sufix 832 is on sale at basspro and after using powerpro and spider stealthbraid, I think I'm gonna stick with the sufix.

 

I'd rather have too much lb test than not enough, but that comes from years of broken mono giving me nightmares about lost fish 

[JDNKC]

I use 20 or 30.  Both are super thin comparatively so whatever you like go with it.

[MassYak85]

I use 15 for all my spinning setups