40# braid and froggin'

[shutupnfish]

With all the talk about Samurai braid, I was planning to get a spool and try it.  Is the 40# test a little light for frog fishing the slop or should I at least go with the 55#?  I'm using Power Pro 65# now.  Thanks.

Steve

[slonezp]

I use 55# never tried the 40#

[Pantera61]

I used 50# Berkley Fireline braid.  I've tried a lot of braid, Japanese and American.  Samurai isn't that great, I gave half a spool away for shipping costs.

[Wayne P.]

Yes, get the higher pound test Samurai. The Samurai is rated close to it's actual breaking strength unlike the other superlines that have an underated strength on the label.

[Hammer 4]

55# is about the same diameter as 10-12 lb mono..Why use the 40..? 

[Micro]

With all the talk about Samurai braid, I was planning to get a spool and try it. Is the 40# test a little light for frog fishing the slop or should I at least go with the 55#? I'm using Power Pro 65# now. Thanks.

Steve

If you had to fish with mono, would you choose 65lb test? Or even 40lb test? You aren't fishing with braid because you need 65lb test line for frog fishing. You fish with braid because it is very low to no stretch line. You pick 65lb test because it approximates the diameter of 15 lb test mono and it is less likely to dig into itself on the spool under load.

If you can fish 40lb test braid (10# equivalent) without any dig, tangles or backlash, why not choose it over 65lb? If anything, it will be less visible due to smaller diameter. If they perform on your reel the same, and since you are never going to put a 40 or 65 lb load on you rig, why not go with the smaller diameter line.

40lb test braid is ENTIRELY sufficient for fishing frogs in the heaviest cover you would ever fish them. So is 30lb, for that matter. The issue is how it performs on your reel.  I've fished with 30, 50 and 65, and have settled on 50.  But 30 wasn't that problematic. 

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

WOW Ive been using 10# powerpro with my frog on slop.  I havent had any issues with it on my BC or Spinning reels. I did just get 20# PP but havent put it on yet. Will be for lily pads area. Im thinking its quite enough but I guess it depends on the size fish you are most likely to catch. I see all these posts about 50,65# test and just think why :-?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I use 40 without any real problems.  I recently pulled some fish out of some ridiculously heavy slop on Okeechobee with it.  No issues with worrying about the line breaking.  I was more concerned with a rod breaking.  Once I get a good heavy powered frog rod I may contemplate on putting some heavier braid on that one.

[shutupnfish]

Yes, get the higher pound test Samurai. The Samurai is rated close to it's actual breaking strength unlike the other superlines that have an underated strength on the label.

55# is about the same diameter as 10-12 lb mono..Why use the 40..? Smiley

I believe I'll go with the 55#. Thanks ya'll!

Steve

[Dan:]

With all the talk about Samurai braid, I was planning to get a spool and try it. Is the 40# test a little light for frog fishing the slop or should I at least go with the 55#? I'm using Power Pro 65# now. Thanks.

Steve

If you had to fish with mono, would you choose 65lb test? Or even 40lb test? You aren't fishing with braid because you need 65lb test line for frog fishing. You fish with braid because it is very low to no stretch line. You pick 65lb test because it approximates the diameter of 15 lb test mono and it is less likely to dig into itself on the spool under load.

If you can fish 40lb test braid (10# equivalent) without any dig, tangles or backlash, why not choose it over 65lb? If anything, it will be less visible due to smaller diameter. If they perform on your reel the same, and since you are never going to put a 40 or 65 lb load on you rig, why not go with the smaller diameter line.

40lb test braid is ENTIRELY sufficient for fishing frogs in the heaviest cover you would ever fish them. So is 30lb, for that matter. The issue is how it performs on your reel. I've fished with 30, 50 and 65, and have settled on 50. But 30 wasn't that problematic.

Precisely why I just spooled my frog rod with 40lb Sufix instead of the usual 55-65lb braid. Well...that and the fact that the store was out of anything heavier but the point is to determine if the 10lb mono diameter will perform as well as the thicker braid.

[iceintheveins]

I use 50# power pro. Fourty will probably do it but might dig in on your spool more.

[jignfule]

I use 50# power pro. Fourty will probably do it but might dig in on your spool more.

That's been my experience