To those that pull crankbaits and use braided line, what color, size

and if you have a favorite brand and of course the line that has the best price for the performance. I have been reading on here while searching, and it appears that Sufix Orange and Power Pro seem to be the most talked about of the braided lines. I am going to convert over a couple (at least) to the braided and just wandering what is the best bang for the buck. I looked around and some of this stuff can get pretty pricey, so just want to make a good informed decision when purchasing and it sure would be nice to maybe pull the crank loose from the snag versus leaving a 5 or 6 dollar bait and even sometimes higher priced bait stuck in a snag in the water :(



thanks

Larry

looks like cabelas has the power pro on sale PowerPro Hi Vis Yellow Line – 500 Yards, Super Lines, Fishing Line, Fishing : Cabela's

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Originally Posted by mississippi

looks like cabelas has the power pro on sale PowerPro Hi Vis Yellow Line – 500 Yards, Super Lines, Fishing Line, Fishing : Cabela's

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Thanks mississippi, looks like a pretty good deal

I use Power Pro and usually find deals on 1500 yd spools on Ebay. Mainly use 15/4 high vis yellow.

Maybe I am missing something but I havent seen any need for braid, may be speaking too soon but I havent had any trouble with mono. 5 hang-ups yesterday and all 5 retreived without any prob, only lost 2 baits this summer. May loose 10 next time out, hope not.

Fishermans factory outlet will run some deals

Power Pro 30/8 Hi-vis Yellow.

I use both. I try and put Orange on one pole, then the yellow, then orange. Helps me when I'm turning to see what lines are on which pole.

Larry, checkcabelas daily and weeklyspecials. I found some red Cajun braid in 300 yard spools for less than 5.00 a spool a few weeks ago. I have some on spider rig rods along with suffix orange a power pro yellow. No difference in catch ratio but a little harder to see.

I use the Chinese stuff off of eBay and have not had a problem Larry. New 6 strands dyneema braided fishing line 300M 20LB Y.
I tried to place a link but it didn't work. It is $12.50 with free shipping.

power pro 30/8 moss green

You can get the Tufline on Amazon for 78.00 for 1200 yards. Green, Red, or HiVis Yellow.

That Cajun for 5 bucks sounds like a real deal to me!!!! That is 25 bucks for 1500 yards. I don't give a danged what color it is for that!!!!

Thanks all :)

how about some opinions & comments on the Canjun red line. Some reviews I read were not all that favorable, lots of memory, hard to cast (doesn't apply when pulling cranks), some reviews were glowing, others were just so-so. Basically, all over the place.

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how about some opinions & comments on the Canjun red line. Some reviews I read were not all that favorable, lots of memory, hard to cast (doesn't apply when pulling cranks), some reviews were glowing, others were just so-so. Basically, all over the place.

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Got it on a couple of rods. Very limp, don't seem to have any memory to me. Will tangle pretty easy. Spider rig and have pulled a little with it. Find it seems to be smaller than Suffix in diameter and really slick. I would buy it again especially the price I paid on sale a Cabellas.

Maachuu : braid gets better with age to some extent. you dont change it nearly as often as mono. until it frays. but usually it lasts at least a couple years imo. so it makes the price better. plus being able to straighten out hooks so u dont lose cranks saves some.

what size of the Fast Lock Snaps should I get to use with the braided line ? here is the ones Maj suggested from BassPro. Found some of the snaps at Cabelas also, would like to order the snaps from Cabelas as I am goin to order some of the Red Cajun line cray pointed out to me. that seems like the best deal I can find other than the ebay stuff that Scott pointed out.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabel...h-All+Products

Bass Pro Shops Fast-Lock Bass Snap

The best snap IMO is the Berkley Cross Lock snap or snap swivel. Cabelas has them. 30lb size. Make sure it says Berkley Cross Lock. I use them for trolling walleye, crappie, etc. They will NOT come apart.

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The best snap IMO is the Berkley Cross Lock snap or snap swivel. Cabelas has them. 30lb size. Make sure it says Berkley Cross Lock. I use them for trolling walleye, crappie, etc. They will NOT come apart.

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Thanks BRM, will go find them now, I did see them earlier when I was on the site


thanks

The Cajun red braid I found at Cabelas was only 125 yards for 5 bucks.

I order a couple of the Cajun line 9.99 which was for 300yds

That's still a great deal @ 50 bucks for 1500 yards. Let me know how you like it.

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That's still a great deal @ 50 bucks for 1500 yards. Let me know how you like it.

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BRM, here is the link to the Cajun line


Cabela's: Cajun Line Cajun Braid Fishing Line