Quote Originally Posted by yikess View Post
after reading some of the benefits of using braid by some of the guys on this board who's opinion i respect i decided to give braid a try. What i found was that once you get it wet it tends to stick to the pole making it almost impossible to use 1/4 ounce minnow rigs. The 1/2 ounce weights weren't as bad but if you tried to shake the line loose then it made matters worse by getting tangled on the rod tip. I tried it on a couple outings with the same results so i ended up cutting the whole mess off and going back to my 10# hi-vis vicious.

amen