I'd like to give my thoughts on braided lines or the two I've used,power pro 10/2 and spiderwire EZ 10/3.
I've only been useing braid for about 3 months and as it stands I'll never go back to the cat gut lines.I NO longer have to watch the line for the bite b/c I can feel the thump when they inhale the bait.On cat gut lines all I could feel was a tick at the jig or twitch of the line when they inhale.To me the hook up with braid on the thump is unreal,instant hook up and they haven't time to spit it out.Most times when crappie inhale their food they do it with a little force as to suck it in and spit it out if its not to their liken.With cat gut lines the force will strength the line at the jig head a few inches up the line before you feel the tick or see line movement.That small strenght in cat gut will give them time to spit it out.No so with braid,it seems like they hook them selfs on the inhale force.I love to feel that THUMP you get with braid when the bait is inhaled.Its hard to go to sleep some nights b/c you can still feel that hard hit THUMP lol.Not only that but I don't haveta retie like I did with cat gut lines,seems the knot will last forever lol.
If you have never used braid like me give it a try,I'm a THUMPER now and not a ticker.
MY Q'tion is do they make other braids other then power pro and spiderwire?