Light braided line on baitcasters?

[MMan16]

I've never really put anything lighter than 25lb test on a bait caster. I bought a spool of 10lb Spiderwire very cheap and was wondering if I would have a problem with it digging into the spool. I've heard a lot of people having this problem but, I figured it was due to cheap braid or improper spooling etc. Anyone know of any potential problems? Thanks

[OkobojiEagle]

Yes it will dig.  Having said that, I spool 15lb Spiderwire UltraCast on four of my baitcasters that I use in moderately open water.  I play the bass more with the rod than the reel and experience only a little digging.

steve

[baluga]

spiderwire braid is flat and known to dig in the spool.  Use a more rounded braid like Sufix performance, 832 or power pro.

Most of my baitcasters are spooled with 20# Sufix performance braid and never had a problem with it casting and retrieving.

[lightsout]

Make a long cast, then pull out an additional 30' or so. Then wrap it with electrical tape....No more digging in! And you still have a full spool so casting distance/ IPT isnt affected. It will also save you from wasting an entire spool of braid should you get a monumental birdsnest.

[WanderLust]

Make a long cast, then pull out an additional 30' or so. Then wrap it with electrical tape....No more digging in! And you still have a full spool so casting distance/ IPT isnt affected. It will also save you from wasting an entire spool of braid should you get a monumental birdsnest.

^^^

That is solid advice!

Light braid on baitcasting can be an issue. Especially with cheaper light.

[OkobojiEagle]

spiderwire braid is flat and known to dig in the spool.

Ultra-Cast braid is an eight strand tightly woven braid that is one of the rounder braids on the market.

steve

[Wayne P.]

If you purchase superlines based on their diameter rather than their strength, you won't have any problems. Even 6# mono equivelent diameters are problematic.

[J Francho]

Its not worth the hassle.  Small diameter line on spinning, large diameter on casting.  Its really that simple.

[ww2farmer]

I use 20, 30, and 50 on casting gear, 30,20,and 10 on Spinning. The 20 is iffy on the casting. I use alot of backing AND the electrical tape trick. It does get cranks to there max depth though and the feel is unmatched so I put up with it. 

[Alpster]

50 and 65 lb braid on baitcasters, small as you want on spinning reels. JMHO

Ronnie

[andamtoft]

I use 20#powerpro with my sols and my prolite. haven't noticed a problem yet, and hopefully I wont, I do use a mono backing though. 

[central.PA.bass]

if you back it with mono you shouldnt have any problems with your line digging into the spool..

[ww2farmer]

if you back it with mono you shouldnt have any problems with your line digging into the spool..

Thinner braids will dig in no matter what you use for backing, the backing, for me, keeps me from having to fill the spool with expensive braid, and having the braid slip on the spool. That's where I use the tape trick. Guys would let a little more line out than a long cast and put a few wraps of tape around the spool, that way if they backlash, it would be contained to just the line (plus a little extra) your casting, and not explode the whole spool. It works as an anti dig in measure with braid too. Line can't dig in further than the tape, and usually a good long cast, few arm length strips of line, wind up tight, and your back in business.

[dulouz]

I put some 15#PP on one of my baitcasters at the end of last season.  I only caught a couple of medium size smallmouths, and had not problems.  I talked to a few of my friends who use 20#PP with no problem.  I am going to give both of them a try this season. 

[BossHoss]

When I first ventured into braid I put 20# PP on my reels without really knowing anything about what I was doing.  I might have dug in occasionally, but I really don't remember it being a problem with mono backing.  I use a little bigger now, but I only started doing that because I was flipping and pitching more with braid and using floro for most other stuff. I think it depends a lot on what you doing with the reel and how much tension you putting on the line with the retrieve...For instance a deep crank would dig in more often than a light finesse jig.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Ive used 10/2 PP on my 2 baitcasters for years without issues. I throw down to 1/8oz jigs. I dont catch big big fish so that might make the difference. My avg size is only 15-16 inch bass