beastieboy Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 I want to experiment with braid this year. But with so many braids out there, its a very tuff decide on which its the best. What braid do you guys feel is the best? TY Quote
Super User Alpster Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 I like Power pro, but you will get several opinions pretty soon. From older threads the most popular are, in no particular order.... Power Pro Suffix Braid Stren Super braid Tuff line braid Braided line is very subjective and will behave differently on different equipment. I would suggest doing a search on this site for braid and read. At the end of the day you will have to choose one and try it. You will either love it or hate it. It's not just about what brand, but size (line diameter), the size of your reel spool. Baitcaster or spinning reel, a lot is going on with how braid performs. Stick with it, if you find the one that suits your fishing style, you will be glad you did. JMHO Ronnie Quote
HUNTER19 Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Power pro or suffix!!! I really like to use the suffix on my bait casters it tends to have a more round shape and i cast amazing!!! My friend uses prower pro and loves it!!! Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 Sufix and Samurai braid. Quote
surfer Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Suffix. Samuria is suposed to be the best, but I can't justify the price... yet. Quote
Popeye Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 After reading a lot of posts on BR about which braid is best, I opted for SUFFIX. Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 what redline said!!! Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 what redline said!!! X2 on Redline's statement. Sufix is the braid for me. On a side note, has anyone tried the Stren Sinking braid? Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 I like the Spiderwire Stealth as well as the Stren braid. Both have performed for me. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted January 28, 2008 Super User Posted January 28, 2008 I like Power pro, but you will get several opinions pretty soon. From older threads the most popular are, in no particular order....Power Pro Suffix Braid Stren Super braid Tuff line braid Braided line is very subjective and will behave differently on different equipment. I would suggest doing a search on this site for braid and read. At the end of the day you will have to choose one and try it. You will either love it or hate it. It's not just about what brand, but size (line diameter), the size of your reel spool. Baitcaster or spinning reel, a lot is going on with how braid performs. Stick with it, if you find the one that suits your fishing style, you will be glad you did. JMHO Ronnie Ronnie offered very good advice. I'm currently using PowerPro braid and am very pleased with its performance. I might switch to sufix braid next month, but right now I have no motivation to change, because I really couldn't ask more from any fishing line (If ain't broke, don't fix it) The difference between braided polyethylene and monofilament copolymer is "enormous", but the difference between brands of braid may be mostly illusory. Roger Quote
smallfry Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 On spinning reels: Fireline On baitcast reels: Stren Microfuse Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted January 29, 2008 Super User Posted January 29, 2008 Sufix and then Power Pro! 8-) Quote
JayB Posted February 1, 2008 Posted February 1, 2008 I am kind of torn between, Suffix and Power Pro. I have tired about everyone out there and the only one I didn't like was Tuff Line XP. It was definitely the most limp of any of them, but it just cut and nicked way to easy for my liking. Quote
SimonSays Posted February 1, 2008 Posted February 1, 2008 I've tried Suffix once, Stren and PowerPro many times. I personally like Stren and PowerPro, but I haven't given suffix enough tries. From when I was using it, it was prety decent... I guess I'm saying I like them all, they each have their own little quirks...PowerPro has a waxier feel than Stren but the wax seems to just rub off and make your finger green. Besides that I think they're all pretty good =P Quote
low_pro Posted February 1, 2008 Posted February 1, 2008 Spiderwire Stealth for spinning rods. Although I only like the 6-20. I tried 8-30 and swore I would never use it again. My buddy talked me into trying the 6-20 and I will never use another line on my spinning rods. (I like the smaller spinning rods though). 8-30 is fine for a baitcaster however. Quote
Boett43 Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 Try a brand called Western Filament, i love it its super strong and has a very think diameter Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted February 2, 2008 Super User Posted February 2, 2008 dont know which is flat out "best" because i havent tried all of them, but my fav. is power pro. i have heard many good things about suffix and stren though. Quote
Branuss04 Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 This is another question that comes down to preference. I've only used two types of braid. Spider Wire and suffix. Hands down suffix is way better. I used it on a reel for a year and a half until I didn't have enough to function. Yea it lost the green tint, but that is all it lost. I probably will never use another braid. I tried some spiderwire and it was so stiff i could make design's with it. just wasn't the same. Quote
ghost Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Sufix braid is very good, much better than Power Pro. I must have gotten a bad batch of Power Pro, cuz the color is flaking off the line & dusting up my reels. The Sufix braid seems to be a tad thinner than PP also. I checked both the 30 lb of Sufix & PP & I can tell that the Sufix is slightly thinner. Only thing I wish Sufix would come out w/ that PP has is 40 lb (10 lb dia). Most of my fishing w/ a baitcast reel I like this size line, it casts a bit farther than 50 lb braid. Now I think of it, since Sufix is slightly thinner, than the 50 lb Sufix braid might be closer to the line dia of 40 PP. I may have to look into that. I have 65 lb Spider Wire Stealth on my musky reel. The color is a much darker green than on PP. I may not mind the stiffer Stealth since I'll be casting heavy lures w/ it. Quote
Irrelevant Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 I use PowerPro and it's been good to me. Spidewire, however, might as well just come already backlashed and knotted on the spool you buy it on for me because I've had the worst of luck with it. Quote
WIII-60 Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Does anyone have any experience with the BPS excel brand? It's going to be stupid cheap when the classic starts........ Alpster, that was the single best response to an often asked question that I've ever seen on the forum. Quote
alger319 Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 50 lb suffix is the only option for me unless im salt water fishin. then its power pro Quote
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