Braided line: Having been a monofilament guy all of my life I am now venturing into braided line. I am loading a reel for some in-shore fishing (and near-off shore) and am going to...

BCKliche Loc: Suffolk, VA

Having been a monofilament guy all of my life I am now venturing into braided line. I am loading a reel for some in-shore fishing (and near-off shore) and am going to load a 3000 series spinning reel with 20# braid. I want to use braid to get more line on the reel, and colored braid might be useful for my ageing eyes to see the line better (I will put a mono leader on the end).
My question to you is: is there a particular brand of braided line that you use or prefer?
Any brand that you do not like and would warn me to stay away from?

TIA for your always helpful suggestions.
Bruce

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

I use powerpro on all my reels....green, yellow, red, have one reel with blue superslick, don't recommend that

Foodfisher Loc: SO. Cal coast

Ditto powerpro. I use red. It will fade but won't loose strength. Extra yardage will allow for trimming frayed ends. Get ready for the extra sensitivity. I was setting the hook on sand ripples till I got used to it.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Bruce: Get ready for a different world when you change over to braid. It is approx. 1/3 the diameter has the same strength as Mono, so you might consider moving up to a stronger test if you choose braid. I happen to believe that if you have too small a diameter line, it can be the cause of more birds' nests. I use a 40 lb. braid but tie on a 6ft leader of 10 lb test Fluro. Just Sayin...RJS

JackM Loc: North East Florida

I've been using braid for about 10 years now. One of the things that is not mentioned often is that it lasts a long time. A trick that I have used is to remove all the line by spooling it onto an empty reel. This reverses the line so that the freshest line is the area where you are tying your knots. I think I have changed line about every 5 years. Also, another trick is to remove about 100 yards of line and replace it with fresh. There are plenty of braid to braid knots on YouTube.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

I've been using braid since late 80's. Use some mono backing. Will keep braid from slipping unless you have a braid ready spool. I run 8lb to 20lb on my spinning reels. I don't have a beating problem with lighter line. Power pro is one of the best. 👍👍

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

BCKliche wrote:

Having been a monofilament guy all of my life I am... (show quote)

all my reels have braid, both fresh and salt. I have some power pro but prefer Suffix 832. it casts farther and is really sensitive.

Chuck56 Loc: Texas

BCKliche wrote:

Having been a monofilament guy all of my life I am... (show quote)

Some good suggestions about braid here. Transferring from 1 reel to another allowing for “ fresh “ braid is a good consideration. I’ve done that same thing for about 9 years......And I use regular power pro, no slick stuff.....My 2cents.

J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio

Power Pro or Suffix

Avoid Spider Wire!!!

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

J in Cleveland wrote:

Power Pro or Suffix

Avoid Spider Wire!!!

Ditto on what J said. Avoid spider wire

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

J in Cleveland wrote:

Power Pro or Suffix

Avoid Spider Wire!!!

I agree the coating on Spider Wire built up on the Bail Roller and I had to use my Dremal with the small wire brush to clean it. Not with Power Pro. Now days I just buy the 4 strand Braid from Wish.com. Much cheaper and seems to work as good. Takes a long time to arrive, so if I need it quick I go to the local stores.

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

BCKliche wrote:

Having been a monofilament guy all of my life I am... (show quote)

Best bang for your buck: PowerPro.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Grizzly 17 wrote:

I've been using braid since late 80's. Use some mono backing. Will keep braid from slipping unless you have a braid ready spool. I run 8lb to 20lb on my spinning reels. I don't have a beating problem with lighter line. Power pro is one of the best. 👍👍

I don't have a problem with bird nesting with lighter line.

johnlmac Loc: Salem OR

I looked online and bought 5000 yds. of Hercules braid for around $20 on Amazon. I have used power pro, it's OK. They all seem to break when hung up. I use Yozuri hybrid for leader it is strong. In Oregon we have a 3' maximum length for leader from the weight under a bobber, or for spinners, for salmon and steelhead and the 30lb Yozuri is sometimes stronger and the 60lb braid breaks before it does. The shorter the leader the stronger it is.

Brownsville Tony Loc: Brownsville - Laguna Madre

JackM wrote:

I've been using braid for about 10 years now. One of the things that is not mentioned often is that it lasts a long time. A trick that I have used is to remove all the line by spooling it onto an empty reel. This reverses the line so that the freshest line is the area where you are tying your knots. I think I have changed line about every 5 years. Also, another trick is to remove about 100 yards of line and replace it with fresh. There are plenty of braid to braid knots on YouTube.

That's a great idea Jack! 83 years old and l'm still learning new stuff. Thanks