Thinking about going to braid?

[Bchadwick1990]

I switched about 6 months ago to Spider Wire 15lbs Hi Viz for vertical
jigging and it’s the only route I’ll go! I have found if you start trying to minnow rig fish with a weight above a hook it doesn’t work very well, it all gets tangled up.

[DockShootinJack]

Been using braid casting and dock shooting for about 7 years now. I don't have any mono on the boat

[Techno2000]

I switched about 6 months ago to Spider Wire 15lbs Hi Viz for vertical
jigging and it’s the only route I’ll go! I have found if you start trying to minnow rig fish with a weight above a hook it doesn’t work very well, it all gets tangled up.

Yeah, the only good thing about mono is to make leaders with, use that and you wont get as many tangles.

[220cst]

24 lb gliss line here

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[Loop Knot]

I'm vertical jigging about 98.763947% of the time. I tried braid for a while and didn't like it. The sensitivity was fantastic. However tying knots was complicated. Every time I would cut it to start tying a knot the line was so frayed it was difficult to thread it through eyelets. Also difficult to cut the tag ends off my knots. I think I'm committed to flouro.

[CrappiePappy]

I'm vertical jigging about 98.763947% of the time. I tried braid for a while and didn't like it. The sensitivity was fantastic. However tying knots was complicated. Every time I would cut it to start tying a knot the line was so frayed it was difficult to thread it through eyelets. Also difficult to cut the tag ends off my knots. I think I'm committed to flouro.

Get yourself a pair of Childsize Fiskar Scissors ... it will cut braid "blunt" (no frayed strands). Braid is, however, very limp and can be a bit difficult to poke thru the eyelets of small jigs ... but, less difficult when cut blunt by the Fiskar Scissors.

I tie an Improved Clinch in my braid .... slowly & steadily .... and haven't had the knot pull loose. If the braid is brand new &/or the slick version, I tie the Improved Clinch with a several inch tag ... then tie a double granny knot in the tag as close to the Improved Clinch as I can ... then pull on the main line, cinching down the Improved Clinch and letting the tag line slip thru it until the double granny knot snugs up to the Improved Clinch. Then I take my Fiskar Scissors and cut the rest of the tag line off.

(Note: double granny knot is simply a double overhand knot)

[Shoemoo]

I use Nanofil in either 12 or 14 pound test. I tie it to a fluorocarbon leader. I use 4 pound if using a single jig, 6 if tying on two. That way the leader will break before the main so it I have to break off I'm not losing expensive line. Bottom jig gets a fast snap. Very happy with this setup for vertical jigging and casting.

[Ketchn]

pros ….sensitive and strong ……
cons ….sails like a kite in the wind ….knots up easily ….wraps rod tips and snaps them off like a dry twig …..will cut a hand or finger like a knife ….freezes rock hard at around 25 degrees ….eats rod guides like a chainsaw .....will ruin a brushpile in a new York second …..bends hooks out like wet noodles and the list goes on ….
pros 2 …. cons 27 ….
my 2 cents
p.s. I do kinda like the light sawing sound it makes on the rod guides when you set the hook I must admit

[GreenLine]

One more question- is the camo Suffix braid a mix of hi vis or just a mix the regular colors ?


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[silverside]

One more question- is the camo Suffix braid a mix of hi vis or just a mix the regular colors ?


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Mix of green, tan and browns
look here Sufix 832 Advanced Superline Camo 150 yds | TackleDirect