What are some smooth braids ?

[scaleface]

I'm looking for the smoothest braided lines made . 

[DanielG]

I'm sure there are others but maybe Powerpro super slick?

[JustJames]

Daiwa j braid x8, I’m not sure about Berkley x9 or if you considered Gliss Line as braid. The gliss line is even smoother than J-braid. 

[FrankN209]

Gliss by far. I use the 40lb on my casting reels. 

[CountryboyinDC]

Tuf-line Domin8 is some I tried that was slick and stayed round relative to PowerPro.  I think it cost a couple dollars more and it's hard to come by (even at BPS or Cabelas), so I decided I didn't really need smooth so I've only tried the one spool.  

[new2BC4bass]

I don't use much braid.  Haven't used this braid in quite awhile because the rod the reel is on seldom gets used in this area.  I seem to remember it as being pretty smooth.  Daiwa Samurai.

[roadwarrior]

Seaguar Smackdown

 

[fishballer06]

Any 8, or now 9, carrier braid is going to be pretty smooth. Pick your favorite brand and have at it. 

[scaleface]

16 hours ago, FrankN209 said:

Gliss by far. I use the 40lb on my casting reels. 

 

 

17 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Gliss Line as braid. The gliss line is even smoother than J-braid. 

First I heard of this stuff . Its intriguing . Think  it would work well with frogs and Toads ?

[Todd2]

Gliss was a hot topic on this site a couple of years back. I liked it but it seemed to fray bad after some use so I only bought one spool. Has it improved any in regards to the fraying? The casting was very good and smooth.

[JustJames]

17 minutes ago, scaleface said:

 

 

First I heard of this stuff . Its intriguing . Think  it would work well with frogs and Toads ?

Nope no way, the line would frayed out super easy.

I have daiwa j-braid on my frog rod, so I don’t get bother by the sound of PP running thru guides.

[newyorktoiowa57]

Anyone use the Phoenix hydra 8? 

[scaleface]

22 minutes ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

I don’t get bother by the sound of PP running thru guides.

Its not that . I had a spool of spectra braid when it first came on the market .It was pretty rough and sliced my index finger deep , several times . Havent used any since . I missed a lot of fish this year with toads so I'm going to give braid a go again , just have to get in the habit of holding the rod differently . I  think smooth would be less likely to slice flesh .

[WRB]

FINS original PRT is polyuerathane coated and smooth quite casting braid.

Tom

[JustJames]

I got cut with braid so many times. Most of the time when try to free the lures from snag, even with this J-braid or 832 (arrow method). I think I only got cut once when set hook with my index finger touching the line. 

Bring some 1” dowel with you anytime fishing with braid.

[JediAmoeba]

Fireline is very smooth.

 

When you go with the bigger size braids you use for frogs(50-65# test) it usually isn't a problem in regards to slicing your finger under normal applications.  I usually use suffix 832, Power Pro Super Slick or Daiwa J Braid. 

[Dwight Hottle]

Daiwa Samurai is the smoothest I have found.

 

[Yumeya]

Gliss and nonofil are the smoothest I've ever seen, but I don't use them because tying a FG knot with these lines

is a pain in the ass.

 

Pline TCB8, PP SSV2, Sunline Xplasma and Seaguar smackdown are the braids I use most with excellent success.

 

 

[FrankN209]

5 hours ago, Todd2 said:

Gliss was a hot topic on this site a couple of years back. I liked it but it seemed to fray bad after some use so I only bought one spool. Has it improved any in regards to the fraying? The casting was very good and smooth.

I haven't had any problems, so far, with fraying. 

[MickD]

My favorite braid is Hitena Pure Line, very small diameter for its pound test, never any problems of any kind.  A little pricey but lasts and lasts (also can have its life extended by reversing it).  I use 21 pound test, which casts like other 15's I've tried.  I first bought it for a fool-proof bonefish line that would be strong enough yet small enough to allow a lot on the reel.  Perfect.  I use Hitena fly tippet for the leader, seems to have fine knot strength.  Smooth is not a priority of mine, but I don't remember noise from it.

[Judecca]

I like Seaguar Smackdown Stealth Grey

-Ryan W.

[Hammer 4]

I used Diawa Samurai for years a long time ago. When I got back into fishing I spooled up with Seaguar Smackdown stealth grey. Pretty happy with it so far.

[swhit140]

I've been using Stren Braid or Daiwa.

[Crestliner2008]

Another vote for Fireline. I like the Crystal version myself.

[FishTank]

Smackdown is the smoothest I have used but Power Pro is still my favorite.