Best Braid?

[Blackhawk19]

I use PP Hi-Vis 8-1 on my Ultra lights and jig poles
PowerPro Braided Spectra Fiber Fishing Line Hi-Vis Yellow 8LB 100 Yds

[huntinslabs]

I can tell you that Fins windtamer is the most forgiving of all the braids I have used. Will be changing to it next time I respool. Used it last week on the guided trip in Sanibel. And there was many times things happened that I expected a huge mess of knots and nothing happened. If it had been the Power Pro I use would have been a complete mess, cut and retie and loose 15 more yards of line. Not this stuff. Great stuff.
https://www.finsfishing.com/wind.aspx

[deathb4disco]

I can tell you that Fins windtamer is the most forgiving of all the braids I have used.

One of the saltwater shows I watch is always bragging about Fins. I think it's Blair Wiggins.

[Ketchn]

i have used a few different braids ....they will all saw right thru eyelets ceramic or not ....that is if you ketch lots a fish ....LOL
they will all get tangled in a knot so small you cant possibly untangle it .......
they will all break a right fine rod right quickly as well ....
and it will cut fire out of you as well ...
i use braid on 2 rods regularly ....both are way past durable rods and i have learned to watch out for this stuff ...
i am minus at least 3 rods because of braid and might kill yet another before its all said and done ....
and you best know your knots or they will break or pull out if you dont tie the right knot on braid ....
as far as whats best i have no clue ...it all seems like just braid to me ...

[huntinslabs]

One of the saltwater shows I watch is always bragging about Fins. I think it's Blair Wiggins.

Yes he does, cant stand the guy so I never would have tried it. But the guide had it spooled up and the stuff was amazing.

[INTIMIDATOR]

i have used a few different braids ....they will all saw right thru eyelets ceramic or not ....that is if you ketch lots a fish ....LOL
they will all get tangled in a knot so small you cant possibly untangle it .......
they will all break a right fine rod right quickly as well ....
and it will cut fire out of you as well ...
i use braid on 2 rods regularly ....both are way past durable rods and i have learned to watch out for this stuff ...
i am minus at least 3 rods because of braid and might kill yet another before its all said and done ....
and you best know your knots or they will break or pull out if you dont tie the right knot on braid ....
as far as whats best i have no clue ...it all seems like just braid to me ...

I'm sorry Ketchn, but none of that is true unless you are using cheap 3 strand braid and low cost eyelets, or just have no clue about how to use braid.
I have had the same 3 rods for the past 10 years, and have used braid since it came out (original Spiderwire) (which was wire)....and my eyelets are just fine. And I catch thousands of fish a year...from Crappie, to Bass, Walleye, and Cats.
The new braids are very manageable, and do not wind knot if you know what you're doing.
If you are breaking rods, then that is "Operator Error", not a braid issue.
If you cut yourself with braid, that is also your fault....how many times has it been posted about not pulling on braid.
A Palomar or Double Palomar knot works just fine...and is what is recommended.
Not all braid is the same....research is your friend.

This is my "Cheap" rods...you can research to see how old they are....they are 2pc, to fit in my Camaro trunk.
That is 17lb Smackdown, in Hi Vis on the spinner, and 17lb low vis on the coffee grinders.
I use 17lb because of the varied toothy critters in our lake...and It's the size of 4lb mono.

[Slab]

I guess I don't know what I am doing then cause I get wind knots, and I cut myself on the line too. The cuts is one reason I refuse to use the super thin braided line (12lb test and below), that'll cut my hand just when I look at it! I'd rather use heavier test, heavier braid to prevent exactly that, the cuts. I can't help it, if I got a big fish close to the boat, I may just grab the line to sling it in. It just all depends. And I'm not exactly using the cheap stuff now. I'd rather not mention the brands because they are actually OK, but with time they seem to turn limp and then I get wind knots galore. And because I'd rather not badmouth potential sponsors! lol

Anyway, I don't mind the little wind knots cause I can use them as a line counter kinda! lol I remember I caught that last one when I have the line just so far back behind the boat where that knot touched the water! lol

Anyway, everyone has different experiences, and everyone has different preferences. And that's what we are on here to share, thank you all for your opinions. I ordered a couple varieties based on the suggestions here and so I'll see and share what I find. My opinion. Thanks for listening.

[CrappiePappy]

Some things I've found out over the years while using spinning reels & braid and mono:

Braid will twist, just like mono, and the same un-twisting techniques used on mono can & should be used to counter that.

"Wind knots" & "tip wrap" can and will happen with mono. Most of the time it's due to wrist snap casting, same as with braid. It's mostly happened to me (using braid or mono) when casting a very light bait on a rod that doesn't have a fast action tip, or one that has a stiffer action than the line size indicates.

None of this is "written in stone", and it may not happen to everyone, but it has for me.

[Erin Brewer]

I use spider wire steath and power pro. The only other braid I have ever tried was fire line and I was not crazy about it. I tried the regular and the crystal just was not crazy about it.

[deltabound]

I use braid on my casting and dock shooting rods and have been through several kinds. So far I like the new Berkeley nano the best.


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