What lb braid?

[Slab Slayen]

Appreciate the responses, I’ll go with my original plan of 10# for my casting rods and spider rigging rods. I’ll go a little heavier on my trolling rods mostly because I also use them for walleye.


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[220cst]

Appreciate the responses, I’ll go with my original plan of 10# for my casting rods and spider rigging rods. I’ll go a little heavier on my trolling rods mostly because I also use them for walleye.


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[SeaRay]

I use the flurocarbon leader because it wears better. I broke off 2 nice Stripers with braid tied directly to spoon.
Also fluro is stiffer and your lures don't tend to wrap or foul like they do on the braid tied direct to lute. This is especially true on small lures nd jigs.
I tie the braid directly to the fluro using back to back uniknots. I've yet to have one break and it's super easy to tie.

[Techno2000]

your lures don't tend to wrap or foul like they do on the braid tied direct to lute. This is especially true on small lures nd jigs.

Yes. that's true... the thread like braid is a pain to get undone then it wraps around small crankbait or beetle spin, I alway use a 18in mono leader to prevent that.

[Techno2000]

I use the flurocarbon leader because it wears better.

Mono wears better than fluorocarbon.

[SeaRay]

Mono wears better than fluorocarbon.

According to the fluro folks, theirs is more abrasive resistant. Frankly I think we splitting hairs at that point. I use 4# mono on my lightest rig mainly because i have 10 miles of the stuff.

[Techno2000]

According to the fluro folks, theirs is more abrasive resistant. Frankly I think we splitting hairs at that point. I use 4# mono on my lightest rig mainly because i have 10 miles of the stuff.

[Cap GP Cobb]

I use the flurocarbon leader because it wears better. I broke off 2 nice Stripers with braid tied directly to spoon.
Also fluro is stiffer and your lures don't tend to wrap or foul like they do on the braid tied direct to lute. This is especially true on small lures nd jigs.
I tie the braid directly to the fluro using back to back uniknots. I've yet to have one break and it's super easy to tie.

I used to start my Uni's with a square knot to hold the mess still esp. in the wind. I am learning the Albright is much slicker through the guides, YMMV

[pab1981]

Fluorocarbon is denser and much more sensitive than mono. Has good abrasion resistance also. Not much point in using braid for increased sensitivity and then tying a piece of stretchy mono on the end. I actually think fluorocarbon is close to as sensitive as braid, maybe more so with jigs lighter than 1/8.

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[INTIMIDATOR]

Daiwa "MoreThan12" Braid pretty much did away with all the downfalls of previous braid....it is a small 12 strand tight braid with a silicon coating that doesn't wear off.
I am using 13lb for Crappie, and 22lb for Walleye and Bass!
I've always kept up with braid technology and this one is Perfect!