Braid & Mono/Flouro Line Users->Step Up To The Plate

[ghost]

Who here only uses braid or mono or flouro?

Or do you use all 3 or 1 or 2 of the lines?

What pound test do you use?

Which line(s) do you use for baitcast or spinning reels? And if you use spinning, do you put one spool w/ braid & the other w/ mono? Or the same line on both spools?

Or for that matter what do you use braided line & mono line for? Application/technique

Your reason for not like either braid or mono or flouro?

[ghost]

I so far use both braid & mono. Half my baitcast reels are spooled w/ braid & the other half w/ mono. I like to use 40 lb (10 lb dia) braid instead of 50 lb braid cuz I feel it casts better. I also prefer Sufix braid, but they don't have a 40 lb braid. I don't know what's going on w/ Power Pro lately, but the last couple 300 yd filler spools I bought, it was like the line had dandruff. Wax flaked off the line when I was spooling it on on some of my new b/c reels. So now I use 50 lb Sufix, the line is close to the dia of 40 lb Power Pro. I like the sensitivity that braid offers. But I don't like that the braided line will sometimes snap & I lose a lure when the braided line digs into itself. This has happened a few times & it blows! I guess this doesn't have often w/ mono, since it has some stretch & the line doesn't really dig in itself.

The other half of my baitcasters I have 14 lb Sufix Seige, camo color. A couple b/c reels have 15 lb Yozuri Hybrid.

On my spinning reels, the main spools have either 10 lb(4 lb dia) or 20 lb(6 lb dia) Sufix braid, depending on the size of the reel. And the spare spools, most have 6 lb P-Line & a couple have 8 lb P-Line.

I like most of my gear to be able to do many applications, I don't have a rod & reel for one technique or application. So when I go out on a boat, I'll bring 2 b/c setups w/ 1 w/ braid & the other mono. And a couple spinning setups w/ one setup for drop shotting. The other is a shorter 6'3" spinning rod for dock skipping & can double for worms or light jigs. I may bring a 7' spinning rod to do the worm/jig work.

I like both lines. I just don't like the stretch that mono has. But I find mono to be necessary for topwater applications. It seems to work better for topwater lures like a Spook or popper.

I don't use flouro lines much, I've dabbled w/ some before but don't care for it much. I've tried using it as a leader but don't like how the connection w/ braid sounds going through the top portion of my rod guides. It sounds like it will eventually ruin the guides...will it, I don't know; haven't used that flouro/braid combo too often.

[Wayne P.]

I use them all and each one for it's unique characteristics. Braid for it's limpness, low stretch, sensitivity, and high pound test/diameter. Mono for it's stretch and relative low visibility.  Fluorocarbon for it's low visibility, stretch, sensitivity, and high density.

Braid in 10#, 14#, 20#, 30#, 40#, 50#, 65#, 80#

Mono in 4#, 6#, 8#, 10#, 12#, 16#, 17#, 20#

Fluorocarbon in 6#, 8#, 10#, 14#, 17#, 20#

All types and conbinations on both spinning and baitcasting gear depending on the presentation.