New spiderwire

[westsam]

has anyone tried the new spiderwire and could tell me how it works? its kinda pricey.
thanks

[skiptomylu]

Just got some and have not yet got it wet, but it is said to be the best and here is what I was told.

Ultracast is simply the highest quality braid ever made. It has the highest pick count in the industry, meaning that the weaves per inch are the highest.

[westsam]

skip i have never used anything but mono. is the solid color ok with fishing for crappie? wont spook them? and will lit work on a dock shooter and good for line watching? or you still better off with the vis mono? i hate spinning reels because of mess you get after a few cast and i understand this might cure it. is that right?

[matt s.]

Spiderwire is good stuff.....very strong.I have the Dark green one and it seems to blend right in with the weeds and pads.Just remember to leave a little mono on the backing of your spinning spool and tie the braid with the mono.Braid tends to slip on the spool(leaving a small amount of mono takes care of that problem).but it does not leave a mess on your spool like mono does.I haven't had one problem yet with backlashes on braids.I can't count the number of times i had backlashes on mono though.I don't care much for using mono.

But the thing about braid is there is no stretch.So i don't know about the line watching on braid....

personally i recommand power pro braid,that's the top choice for alot of people.

I use fireline as well,alot of people hate it,but i seem to never have problems with that one as well.

[Stinkfinger]

Well maybe you guys can clue me in on how to use spiderwire with a light weight jig? I've been a fan of spiderwire for years, but I'm not able to use it with jigs if I'm straight line fishing (which I do most of the time). Any hints?

[matt s.]

Braid tends to float....I use fluorocarbon for jigs...fluoro sinks better than braid.

I stay away from braid when i'm fishing with jigs.

[skiptomylu]

skip i have never used anything but mono. is the solid color ok with fishing for crappie? wont spook them? and will lit work on a dock shooter and good for line watching? or you still better off with the vis mono? i hate spinning reels because of mess you get after a few cast and i understand this might cure it. is that right?

The braids being solid color has not hurt and I even use HI-Vis yellow.

I like using 10# (2# mono size) so I can bend my jig hooks when hung up to get them back most of the time.

Skip

[skiptomylu]

Well maybe you guys can clue me in on how to use spiderwire with a light weight jig? I've been a fan of spiderwire for years, but I'm not able to use it with jigs if I'm straight line fishing (which I do most of the time). Any hints?

I don't know how light you are talking about, but I troll a lot with my troll motor and use 1/32 and 1/16 with no trouble. However when fishing brush piles I use 1/8 and 1/4 for that so they are heavy enough. That is long line trolling BTW in water from 3'-12' or a little more.

I do use mono too.