Anyone Using Braid For Everything?

[Dylanl]

I'm thinking of going to braid for everything and wanted to see how many other people are already doing this. I don't have many rods and reels and have been thinking of putting different lb braid on all of them. I have 2 poles that see most of my action. One is a spinning reel and the other a baitcaster. I use both as "do it all" rods. The spinning reel is a 6' 9" St. Croix Avid and the baitcaster is a 7' MH Dobyns Savvy. I had Seaguar InvizX on both last year and wasn't that happy with it. It had a lot of memory and I had line twist issues. No I didn't treat it with line conditioner. I just want to hear everyone's opinion on if braid would be a good choice.

[A-Rob]

I like braid but I don't use it all the time.

I like having some stretch on reaction baits (cranks, spinnerbait).

With that being said I rather spinnerbait with braid than flip with heavy cove with mono haha

I guess just depends what your typical water is like?

[Chris Wilson]

I have braid on all three baitcasters I have. All green power pro. I run 50 on my quantum accurist pt and my Abu Garcia revo x. On my shimano chronarch I use 30. The revo and chronarch go on almost every trip together so I have the 30 and 50. If not then I bring the quantum depending.

[jkarol24]

I use braid on every reel i own minus my cranking setup (but realy thinking about going to braid or maybe copolymer there too). I use 15 lb Power Pro on my spinning rods, and anything from 20-65 lb on my baitcasters. As well, i will use a short fluoro or mono leader for concealment or action. Simply put, i prefer to cast braid over fluoro or mono, and it is much more managable IMO

[Red]

I used to use braid for everything except my crankin rod. 50lb PP on everything. Last year I won a free 660yrd spool of Sunline Fluoro so I have been using it. I liked it but just didn't feel as confident fishing it around heavy timber like I did with braid. Now, both my flippin sticks and spinnerbait rigs have braid. My squarebill rod, texas rig rod, and football rig rod have the fluoro while my crankin rod and weightless rod have copoly. As I use up the fluoro it will be replaced with braid.

Cliff

[Shane Procell]

I have braid on all but 2 light spinning rods used specifically for wacky rigged senkos. I am a new convert to braid, less than one year. I used to think fish could see it.....now I really don't think it matters all that much.

[Marty]

I use 15# braid for everything. I dislike some things about it, but I'm not going back.

[Darren.]

All braid on my spinning gear. 10 lb PowerPro in Hi-Vis Yellow. Use a smattering of leader material. Never go back to all mono/copoly/fluoro on spinning gear again.

Baitcasting: right now I've got different lb test of P-Line Floroclear. I'd go all braid if my wife didn't know how much line I've got that isn't braid. Until I burn all that out, it's mono, copoly on baitcasters.

[Georgia Jeff]

I fish braid for everything. I use 30 lb suffix 832 braid on all of my rods except for my crank bait rod. For it I use 30 lb suffix stretch braid and a medium light rod with a lot of give in the tip. The downside to using braid for crank baits is that it will bend your treble hooks. Manufacturers have adapted and created superline hooks for worm fishing but I have not seen any crank baits being made with a thicker gauge hook to offset the lack of stretch in braid. The suffix stretch is supposed to have a little give but I can't tell much of a difference to be honest. I have tried to accommodate for this by using a very giving rod, the stretch braid, and loosening the drag on my reel. This setup is working for me. I don't think I could ever go back to mono.

[dodgeguy]

iuse 10 lb sufix 832 on spinning and 50 lb sufix 832 on baitcasters.

[ww2farmer]

I use braid for everything, going on 3 years now. Even...............gasp................crankbaits. Keeping fish hooked on cranks, and/or letting fish "eat" reaction baits before you pull it away from them is all in the rod. The visability thing is questionable at best, especialy for heavy cover dwelling largemouth, I think open water smallmout might ...."might"....get a little line shy, so I use fluoro leaders for dropshotting, and other finesse techniques when targeting smallies. The only time I use a fluoro leader when largemouth fishing is around rock, or when pike are biting.

[Dylanl]

Good to hear there are quite a few other people using braid on most or all of their setups. I think the baitcaster is getting 30 lb braid with no leader and the spinning rod I might put a leader on but 10 lb braid for sure. Not sure yet on the leader. I have some flouro and mono around so I might give it a try. I'm not sold on the fish seeing the line. I think I'll go with Sufix 832 Ghost or Power Pro. They seem to be the popular choices. What's everyone else using for brand?

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Braid on all mine-- 8# on spincasters, underspins,,spinning. 10# on 2 baitcasters and 20# on another baitcaster. Brands Stren Super braid, Power Pro, Sufix Performance.

[SirSnookalot]

Braid on everything except a few saltwater applications.

[James Yalem]

I use braid, no leader, on everything except one rod for soft jerkbaits which has flouro because it sinks. If the Alabama rig catches bass in clear water lakes like Table Rock and LOZ in MO, then how can line visibility be an issue? Line diameter might be since it affects lure action, so I use 20-30 lb braid.

[LgMouthGambler]

65# Spiderwire on all my rigs. Not what you call a finese fisherman. No problems with crankbaits, spooks, or worms. You have to get used to handling braid to know how to set hooks depending on what your using.

[Greed]

I tried to fish Braided line exclusively last year... and quickly switched bad to using the right line for the right application. I pretty much only use braided line for Froggin' and for the larger jerkbaits. <4"

[ChiCityBasser]

I have 30# braid on most of my setups both spinning and baitcast. I keep braid on the main spool for the spinning setups but either a co-poly,mono or flouro on the backup spool for those windy days that make braid kinda hard to cast from the shore. I have 50# braid on the flipping setups and have never used a leader since most waters I fish are stained.

[jkarol24]

I try to stay away from braid under 30 lb on my baitcasters because any smaller diameter will dig into the spool. If you set the hook on a fish and the line digs, i guarantee you will get a nice backlash every time. However, you can get away with ( and shoudl IMO) using 10-15 lb braid on spinning tackle. I primarily use Power Pro from experience. I find that Sufix 832 loses color alot faster and tends to break down quicker. As well, i just dont like the feel of it.

[james 14]

I used to put braid on everything and switched to flouro for most applications to see if my catch ratio went up. I'm catching more fish now but I don't think its because of the line switch. I really like braid and would prefer to use it for everything. I will probably go back to braid slowly over the next year and use a leader if I think its needed.

As for brand I use Power Pro since its always worked for me. I've got PP on one rod that's been on there for 7 years and its still going strong although I have to re-color it with a permanent marker.

I also haven't noticed much of an issue with using crankbaits on braid. It's all in the rod and your wrist as you're reeling in the lure.

[Dylanl]

What color power pro is everyone using? I was thinking the aqua green because I fish mostly around vegetation.

[BASSclary]

No, but I do like it for many techniques. Braid has almost ZERO sensitivity on a slack line, which happens when fishing plastics, as well as other techniques. Fluorocarbon lines are going to be the most sensitive there. I like Yo-Zuri Hybrid for reaction type techniques, because it has some strecth, and properties of mono which I like, yet it is more sensitive than mono. I like braid for jigs, frogs, flipping, pitching, and certain applications in which I will be fishing in heavy cover, or ripping baits from vegitation. Its all about using the right tool for your jobs, and only you can decide whats right for you.

[SirSnookalot]

You can get as technical as you want, people catch fish with braid, mono, copoly, leaders, no leaders using more brands than hair left on my head and each angler thinks they have the solution. Put the lure near the fish and you'll catch them, providing they want to be caught, some days they get stubborn. The fish are doing 90% of the work.

[Diggy]

Id like to hear more thoughts

[roadwarrior]

Okay, I hate braid!

However, braided line has significantly improved my jig fishing.

I also use braid to fish The Rig.