What lb braid?

[moskeeter56]

I use 8# Gloss with an8# flouro leader. I use it because it is super small diameter. An older man commented to me before I switched to braid that my line looked like well rope. He had his limit, I didn't. His experience won out.

Sent from my XT1710-02 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

[Crappie Buster]

10lb test 2 lb diameter power pro is what I have on my jig poles. I use a 4-6 lb test fluoro leader on these poles too.

[Ranger690]

Good question. Anyone use 8# Gliss? Is it as thin as the webpage says? It is stiff?

[SeaRay]

I personally don’t see the appeal to braid... yes it’s stronger, and smaller, and you can get more on a spool.... but if the main reason for using it is to save an inexpensive jighead by having a strong enough line to pull the whole brush pile up and disrupt the habitat... idk... I think I’ll stick with my mono. Leave the brush alone, break off the jig and keep fishing the pile. I suppose I can see using it for pulling cranks, because those are more expensive and hurt more to lose, but on jigging and casting poles I’ll stick with mono. To each his own.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com

for me, one big factor using 6# braid/ 4# mono is I can cast a small beetle spin or jig at least 30-50% futher than plain 6# mono

[Techno2000]

I personally don’t see the appeal to braid... yes it’s stronger, and smaller, and you can get more on a spool.... but if the main reason for using it is to save an inexpensive jighead by having a strong enough line to pull the whole brush pile up and disrupt the habitat... idk... I think I’ll stick with my mono. Leave the brush alone, break off the jig and keep fishing the pile. I suppose I can see using it for pulling cranks, because those are more expensive and hurt more to lose, but on jigging and casting poles I’ll stick with mono. To each his own.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com

Braid is much thinner, stronger and more sensitive than mono. So you can cast further,detect bites better,and don't have worry as much about a fish breaking your line.

[Cray]

Good question. Anyone use 8# Gliss? Is it as thin as the webpage says? It is stiff?

I bought 2 spools of it. Broke real easy. Threw both spools in trash. Might be good in true ultra lite application but not for me.

[Techno2000]

I bought 2 spools of it. Broke real easy. Threw both spools in trash. Might be good in true ultra lite application but not for me.

Yeah, they need to go back to the drawing board with this gliss stuff, I have heard nothing but bad things about its durability.

[220cst]

Good question. Anyone use 8# Gliss? Is it as thin as the webpage says? It is stiff?

The 8 was to small for me. I've been using the 24 lb for 4 years.


Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

[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.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

[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.