Braid for spinning gear

[logger]

Looking for some advice on what brand of braid you guys throw on your spinning gear. Any tips I should know about putting braid on spinning gear? I was told to back with mono.

[FisinCrazee]

Logger.  I have three Shimano S/reels; 1000, 1500, and 2500.  As these reels come with two spools, I spool one up with braid and one with mono or flour.  I have 10#, 15# and 20# Powerpro in both green and yellow at the moment.  There are a couple of other good brands out there.  Always start spooling with a few feet of mono and then join braid to mono with a couple of uni knots.  If you do not, the braid will slip on the spool and you will have less drag.  Folks not in the know would think their drags were slipping when in fact the braid is slipping around the spool.  I think you would like braid.  Kind of eliminates a lot of the twisting problems and the size is so much smaller than the mono for equal poundage.  I think my 10# braid is equal to 2# mono diameter wise.

I do use a F/carbon leader in a lot of cases.  I love finesse and ultra-light fishing.  

Hope this helps in your decision.      Bob

[JT Bagwell]

I am another member of the PowerPro Posse.

I also use the 8#, 10#, 15# and 20# test PowerPro on my spinning reels. As mentioned eariler, put monofilament on first and then connect the PowerPro to the monofilament by using a Uni-Knot. There are instructions for this in every box of PowerPro.

The new EZ Spool from PowerPro makes it even easier to put line on your reels.

JT Bagwell

[Todd]

My fishing parter uses spiderwire stealth (I think 20 lb) and loves it. He uses it on a fenwiwck spinning rod and quantum reel.  The lack of memory makes fluke fishing and skipping under docks a breeze.  Also, we tend to get into a few stripers, and the braid gives a lot of confidence.   I will probably put braid on a spinning setup this summer.    

[logger]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. I just didn't know which way to go and I don't have the time or $$ to be experimenting with all of them.

I'll be getting some power pro tomorrow

[Marty]

I have 15# Power Pro on three Daiwa 2500-size reels. I use enough backing so that I just put on ~50 yards of the braid.

[FisinCrazee]

Logger.  REf Marty's #5 reply above.  (Good Show Marty) I am redfaced.   :-[  I had intended to put comments in concerning that but was in a hurry for an appointment.  As Marty states, use only 50 yards of braid; that stuff is way too expensive to fill a whole spool with it and it sure won't wear out any time soon to where you have to cut back.  I do the old 1, 2. 3 bit.\\

I walk off 50 yards of braid, cut at braid spool, loosely connect braid to spool with a piece of tape and wind onto spool.  Connect whatever backing you are using (good place for old line) with Uni knots and continue winding until you hit that majical 1/8 inch from spool lip and then cut the backing.  (Braid is not memory prone so you can go a little closer to spool lip; I do.)  Now the walk starts to take this backing/braid off for the reversal.  Walk it off around some posts (car antennas work excellent) until you are able to remove from spool.  Now use the standard knot (can't remember the name of it) and connect backing to spool and wind on backing/braid.  (Wind back thru a rag moistened by some of that line conditioner-you know the one.  Yes,  the braid too.  This also cleans from the reversal.)   You now have a perfectly filled spool with backing underneath connected to spool and the braid on top with the proper clearance from lip.  Saves a lot of guess work and snipping.    

This is a little windy but there is only one way to say it.    lol

Tight Lines.       Bob

[bocabasser]

i know a lot of guys are telling you to put some mono backing on your spool before loading it with power pro. i disagree. i load all 150 yards on my spool using electrical tape to hold it down and when it starts to fade and get frayed i will load that same line onto another spool, only this time i will put the faded and frayed end at the bottom of the spool and the "fresh" power pro will be on top. hope that makes sense.

[Wayne P.]

bocabasser, for bass fishing applications, 50 yards of line is more than enough. Getting three reels done with a 150 yard spool is more economical and less wasteful. Doing it your way, there is a middle section of 50+ yards that never gets used other than to take up reel spool space. As you suggest, swapping ends as the line wears decreases cost and waste also. I also do the "50 yard rule" for fluorocarbon and regular monos.

[Marty]

i know a lot of guys are telling you to put some mono backing on your spool before loading it with power pro. i disagree. i load all 150 yards on my spool using electrical tape to hold it down and when it starts to fade and get frayed i will load that same line onto another spool, only this time i will put the faded and frayed end at the bottom of the spool and the "fresh" power pro will be on top. hope that makes sense.

To each his own. I have no quarrel with what anyone does, but I'm curious about the advantages that this provides.

[Laurentino]

I like to put about 15-20 feet of flurocarbon "leader" on top of my 20 pound braid. This is a suggestion from Gary Yamamoto. It's a really good way to add a little more power than you you have with straight flurocarbon or mono and still have the small diameter line. Putting on a long leader allows you to have the line to leader knot on the reel when you are trying to land a nice fish. A uni-to-uni or a slim beauty knot goes through standard spinning rod guides on the cast or retrieve without any problems.