Thread: Braid on jig pole?

Do yall use braid in clear water? I've had 10lb braid on my jig pole for years but last week I was fishing a spring-fed lake with much better visibility than the lakes I usually fish so I switched out the reel with one that had been on one of my spider rigging poles that had mono on it.

I ended up fishing my ultralite spinning rod most of that day, we didnt get any bites around the timber we were jiging and ended up finding some shallow in a cove. I have a 6'9 St Croix ultralite crappie series spinning rod, I had it spooled with 4lb mono and was casting a 1/16th oz roadrunner with a curly tail body and flat wore them out. About half of them were blacknose and fought like crazy. Most fun I've had crappie fishing in a long time.

The water is not very clear in the where I fish. But braid sure lasts a long time!

I hate the stuff. Spend all day trying to unwrap it from your rod tips.

What ever you like but i I tried the stuff one time and don't want it on anything I got.

Originally Posted by feelay

I hate the stuff. Spend all day trying to unwrap it from your rod tips.

I with you. You couldnt pay me to use it.

I don't like it on my jigging poles . 10 lb hi vis mono . Just what i use .

8# Hi-Vis gold never have liked braided line