Thread: How strong is braided line?

I like braid in certain situations. Say my catfish rig. I'm putting 50lb braid on it because I dont want the diameter of 50lb mono. I use zebco omniflex mono and it's always done the job for me.

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Originally Posted by Ms. catfish

I'll doublecheck the line guide. Maybe that's what doing it. Ms. Catfish.

Quick way to check guides is with a Q-tip. Any rough spot will catch on the cotton when you rub the q-tip over the guide and will be obvious.

Originally Posted by Ms. catfish

I always thought that braided line was strong. But I have two pound braid (equal to much stronger mono, I thought) ...

It sounds like you're saying you braid that has 2# diameter -- like the 10/2 PowerPro CP mentions above. Actual 2# braid would be insanely thin.

Regardless, if your braid is breaking easily, something has damaged it.

Originally Posted by Ms. catfish

So … is hybrid -- fluorocarbon polymer alloy -- stronger?

All else being equal, a thicker line is a stronger line. But you have to ask yourself: how strong does your line need to be to land crappie?

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

All else being equal, a thicker line is a stronger line. But you have to ask yourself: how strong does your line need to be to land crappie?

Exactly !! I've landed a 6lb Largemouth and a 12lb Tiger Muskie on 4lb test & UL equipment. If you don't (or can't) trust your spinning reel's drag, learn how to backwind the spinning reel while fighting a big fish. I use 6# test Vicious copolymer line now, but only because I'm using a bigger/stronger hook on my jigs & 4# test mono won't straighten them out when they get hung up. I've yet to have a Crappie break either one of those lines.

another thing with braid is that on cheaper guides it will actually cut a groove into the eye, yet another reason to stick with mono

Thanks, Pete. I've been trying out braid because four pound and six pound mono break on snags when I'm fishing for crappie and hit a largemouth or catfish. So I just thought I'd try braid to see if it was stronger. I don't plan to make it a lifelong commitment. Ms. Catfish

Crappiepappy, you're right that a crappie probably wouldn't break those lines. My thing is not wanting line to break after I've snagged it on something and sometimes additional nicks in the line are not visible. Where I live I'll cast by logs and rocks to hook onto crappie, who of course don't run in straight lines trying to get away but go over, under and around everything in the water. I don't have a boat so I can't just net the fish up out of the water. I like to use 6 and 8 pound mono, too, but after having trouble seeing those lines at night tried braid. And NO, I don't fish braid at night because I'd never see my line! :-) Ms. Catfish.