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Good morning fellow crappie fishermen.
I am switching to hi vis braid this year for crappie jigging brush and casting roadrunners. Can y'all let me know from your experience what is the best hi vis braid to go with? Right now the plan is going with a 10lb braid using a 8lb fluro leader. Any help is appreciated. I fish Kansas lakes. Thank you
Check out Varivas braid...best on the market.
Regards
Braided PE Fishing Line – VARIVAS
Been using Power Pro for years.
my go to is Suffix 832 hi vis
Mo
Berkley fireline has been good for me
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Sniping Braid is good also.
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I've had good luck with Power Pro, but recently spooled up some K-9 5# for casting and really like it. When I inquired about it, I was told it has a 13# break strength.
How is the color fade with that stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by mozingo1952
I use 8lb hig vis Power Pro braid. I back it with 50yards of mono and then 50 yards of braid and then a fluro leader. The spools come in 150yards and this way I can spool three reels with braid and save money. To even save more money you can flip the braid after a season and your good to go. No need to fill the entire spool with braid
Power Pro Slick 8 for me in moonshine color of course
X 2. Great lineQuote:
Originally Posted by mozingo1952
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Power Pro hi vis yellow 15lb braid. Half spool with cheap mono then fill rest with the braid. No leader.
I like diawa j braid x4 in 15lb. flourescent hi viz yellow with a 10lb clear mono leader. The x4 being a little courser shows up on livescope great.
I’ve used braid for a long time. You’re going to have to be good at retying leaders cuz when you hang up that’s what will give. I’ve used Varivas and Power Pro with good success. The power pro gets my salt adventures and the Varivas is on about 8 of my fresh water rods. Don’t be concerned about color fade. It hasn’t affected the performance of any of mine. If it starts to show signs of wear, lay it out on the yard and turn it around. Good for two more years. The stuff lasts forever compared to mono and casting is rediculous.
As Skeetbum said. Colors can fade fast. I swap ends as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
THIS >>>> it is trash in under 32 degrees outside temps. never seen anything so terribly bad in my life ....
it absorbs water and trashes a trip if the temps are below 32 degrees.....
best wait till we thaw is my advice .....
or carry line warmers if they make such a thing .... :Rofl
Thanks boys!!! Good advice
My advice is don’t buy too much until you see how you like it…
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Since I use a leader I went from 10lb braid to 30lb and I seem to have less problems (especially when you get twists in line with a spinning reel and grand kids using them) and it is bigger so it is easier to untangle when you have problems. It seems to show up better on livescope to me.
Been using braid 10 years for crappie fishing and have tried just about every brand there is. My favorite is K9 white braid.
[COLOR=#0F1111 !important]KastKing 8# test/ no leader needed 327yds for $13 Amazon/ free s/h[/COLOR]
Braid is the most sensitive strike-detector there is and with zero stretch hooksets are guarenteed with little rod tip action (fish panic and hook themselves deeper).
8# test = 4# diameter mono - very strong
Far more abrasion resitant than mono or fl/c.
Many colors to choose from.
Kastking braid
327 yds at $13.49 from Amazon
Braid is the most sensitive strike-detector there is and with zero stretch hooksets are guarenteed with little rod tip action (fish panic and hook themselves deeper).
No leader needed - ever!
8# test = 4# diameter mono - very strong
Far more abrasion resitant than mono or fl/c.
Many colors to choose from.
I also use cheap mono backing to save on braid; only 20-40 yds braid used per fill up