braid line

[beachcaster]

hi all i am going to get a fixed spool reel and use braid on it for fishing,i am looking for some advice on what braid is the best for this job and what breaking strain to use??any help would be much appreciated as i have never used braid or a fixed spool reel before???john

[nicki d]

Hi, i have bought 40lb braid for my daughters fixed spools before she uses her multipliers and it does the job. i also use 20lb braid for spinning and it is so much better that line, you feel everything. only problem i have is it gets into knots a few times. they say this is because of filling the spool to much, but it does it anyway.

[beachcaster]

nick which braid what type???

[Belfast Bill]

Hi I've been using Berkley Fireline for years and no problems I also use it game fishing in Florida and its great. For casting i would only use it on fixed spool reels ie spinning reels as on multiplyiers it tends to dig in on itself and can lead to prob's.

Cheers Bill.

[dillontherabbit]

I have always used Power Pro braid, and it has been fantastic, although this has been for freshwater fishing for pike. I usually go for 40-60lb for deadbaiting and up to 100lb when chucking really big jerk baits. Wet knot strength is great, and low stretch means you can feel everything, even at long range.

One thing, make sure you bulk out deep spools with cheap mono or you will be spending a small fortune on filling them. You will only need a max of about 150 yards of braid for most situations, unless you are a power caster

Cheers
Matt

[gerryl]

Power Pro here as well...80lb braid has the same dia as 20lb mono 'approx' ...options are colour (+ multi colour on the same spool-used for depth counting) , floating and sinking braid...use floating for spinning, beach and rock keeps the line well up in the water...but can be a pain when there is a lot of weed about...best luck

[arightlad]

don't stint on cost, the rewards from braid more than make up for it

[Davy Murdoch]

Alright John I use Berkley Fireline 4lb,8lb and 15lb.I`ve never had any trouble with it,very nice to use
I`ve also got 50lb dynon 3000 on a big pit fixed spool and on my slosh 20.Never had any problems with that either....

[richie198]

i use mustad braid 30pound
low diamater great bite detection

[roger de dodger]

spiderwire code red 20 lb youll cast miles

[lodore]

Watch out when you're striking at bites with braid, especially if you're used to mono. Because there's no stretch, it's easy to rip the hook out of the fish's mouth. Lost one or two that way

[wilky83]

Power Pro Phantom Red in 20lb is good and its not so expensive just really underfill the spool

[beachcaster]

thanks for the replys,they have really helped.would you recommend using a mono shock leader with the braid ?????john

[Drew]

I'm a Spiderwire Code Red user myself, Personally use a Shocky John, if u don't you could really do damage to your fingers if u mess up a big thump.

and remember, if a sandeel so much as farts near your bait it'll look like a bite.