What lb braid?

[Techno2000]

You'll have peace in the Mideast before you'll ever get consensus on any tackle question.

So, the consensus is...there is no consensus.

[Ketchn]

I don't like braid , my 3 cents

[ezgoing]

I use 20 # braid. I buy it direct from China, my last spool of 3000 yards cost me $20, which included shipping. I had to wait a month to receive it but I can't tell any difference between it and the more expensive name brands. 3000 yards last a very long time. I fish most days.

[ezgoing]

I don't like braid , my 3 cents

braid has it's problems, the biggest one for me is remembering to tighten the eye of the jig or hook when I tie a new one on. The braid I use is so thin that it will sometimes slip through the space in the eye when fighting a fish if you forget to tighten the eye with pliers to remove the gap. I've lost some nice fish through that memory lapse.

And usually the hook will straighten or break before the braid will break when you hang up.

[Barnacle Bill]

Speaking of hang-ups and if you are new to braid be sure to have a piece of wood or something to wrap around the line to pull it out of hang-ups. Do not use your hand!! You will regret it.

[SeaRay]

Most of my rods now carry a braid/fluro combo.
For Striper and bass I use 20# braid and 12# fluro.
For crappie and perch i use 14# braid and 8# f!uro.
A couple of my lighter panfish ones have 6# braid and 4# plain mono.
After dozens of combinations I've found thus the simplest and easiest

[Jman5626]

I personally don’t see the appeal to braid... yes it’s stronger, and smaller, and you can get more on a spool.... but if the main reason for using it is to save an inexpensive jighead by having a strong enough line to pull the whole brush pile up and disrupt the habitat... idk... I think I’ll stick with my mono. Leave the brush alone, break off the jig and keep fishing the pile. I suppose I can see using it for pulling cranks, because those are more expensive and hurt more to lose, but on jigging and casting poles I’ll stick with mono. To each his own.


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[trypman1]

I use Kast King 12# braid for all my Crappie needs.

[J.M.]

10/2 power pro

[Bricks]

I like 10#-4# Berkely Crystal as I do lot of line watching and the white is very easy to see. Feels a little stiff when first put on but once used a bit it gets limp like sewing thread.