Braid or mono: I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would...

Bilgebreath Loc: Fairborn, Ohio

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

I know on my spinning reels it makes a big difference on distance. 30 lb braid will cast 1/2 again the distance of 30 lb mono. Because of line diameter. You can add short mono leader to your braid.

DanK58 Loc: Englewood Florida

Switching to braid should give you more distance. I use Power PRO 🤙🏼

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Bilgebreath wrote:

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

Most definitely. If you change over to braid you could even step up to heavier line and still be able to cast further than you can now. Highly recommend changing to braid.
However, there will be a learning curve and the backlashes are more difficult to get out.
Once you get the hang of it though, you'll be glad you switched. 🤠👍

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

I don’t have any reels with mono. My five surf rods have either 10 or 20# braid.have never had a fish break me off.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

ripogenu wrote:

I don’t have any reels with mono. My five surf rods have either 10 or 20# braid.have never had a fish break me off.

I have 10# on one and 20# on another of my Bass rods, but ALL my Striper rods have 30# on them.

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

saw1 wrote:

I have 10# on one and 20# on another of my Bass rods, but ALL my Striper rods have 30# on them.

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

Curious why you’re using 30#. I fish for striped marlin (200+#) with 30#. The two fish in my avatar where caught on 10#.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

ripogenu wrote:

Curious why you’re using 30#. I fish for striped marlin (200+#) with 30#. The two fish in my avatar where caught on 10#.

The Striper fishin we do is usually fast and furious when we're into them. Frequently we just grab the line on anything under 24inches and just lift it in the boat. We tie directly to our lures and it's alot of strain on the line.
Plus if you foul hook a sturgeon or bat rat you have a better chance of getting your lure back by gettin them to the boat.
There's always a chance of hooking a 30#+ Striper too. Not that you can't land a big Striper on lesser # line. We just don't want to take a long time to land 1 fish on lighter line when we can land 3 or 4 fish in the same amount time when they are hitting on almost every cast. Just personal preference I guess. 🤠👍

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Bilgebreath wrote:

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

It is your rod! You said it yourself, you have a "HEAVY" rod. think about fly rods where you match the wt of line to the rod. On a fly line the fly line weighs a specific amount for the first 30 feet for each wt line This is so you load your fly rod on the back cast so as you cast the rod forward at a fixed velocity, the fly rod will unflex to add additional velocity to rod tip to give you added distance. If your rod is "HEAVY" , imagine a broom stick, and does not flex/load up as you start the forward cast then your casting distance is tied only to your casting velocity with no additional velocity added from the unlimbering rod tip. make sense? Of course there are other factors that help a little like the reel and line and sinker weight. You reach a point where the sinker weight becomes too much for your type of fishing like if you were drift fishing on a river. Too much weight will slow/stop the drift as well as snagging up all the time on the rocks and what not as well as creating a lot of noise that will turn off spooky fish. I can't tell you much more.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

ripogenu wrote:

Curious why you’re using 30#. I fish for striped marlin (200+#) with 30#. The two fish in my avatar where caught on 10#.

I use 30# 832 on most of my rods, including my perch rod. It is not about the breaking strength With braid, it is about the same diameter as 6# mono. Any smaller in diameter it is hard to see and near impossible to tie or untangle. If I am going to a mini lure, I put on a light leader using magnifying glasses. For us old guys with failing vision, neon braid is a miracle line.

MuskyHunter Loc: Torrington, CT

Bilgebreath wrote:

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

Which C3 model do you have? The wider the spool the longer the casting distance.

The internal brakes can also substantially reduce casting distance. If you have a six brake block check to see if all the blocks are released. This will really reduce your distance. At most you should have two, and if you are stellar, you can lock all the blocks (or if you have a two block set, remove the two blocks).

Last but probably most important, if you tension the spool the way everyone says you should you are REALLY reducing your casting distance. I set my tension to just enough to remove the free play.

Using bait casting reels is a challenge. If you really work at it, you can fish without using these distance robbing tools.

El Rod Loc: Port A

Bilgebreath wrote:

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

Bilge, I have braid on all of my bay rod an reels, bait casters and spinners. I also have braid on all of my offshore gear from 30# to 130#. They all have a fluorocarbon leader on them of various weight to match the fish I’m targeting. I think the last time I used mono was 15-20 years ago. There will be a learning curve but I think you’ll notice a big difference in the distance you’ll be able to cast. Good luck and good fishing!😎👍

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

MuskyHunter wrote:

Which C3 model do you have? The wider the spool th... (show quote)

MH I'm with you in that subject. I run my bc's as loose as I can. Both brakes n tension knob. Cast farther less effort 👍

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Bilgebreath wrote:

I know this has been beat to death, but I have two abu c3 casting reels mounted on 13 foot heavy rods. I am using 35 pound mono. I cant seem to get the distance I would like. Would a change to braid give me any advantage. I throw 3 oz weight right now. You guys that use braid on casters, what is your experiance???

For heavier casting on salt water if you can find one get an abu 10,000. It is a wider spool and is also a two speed. I already had one and when I wanted to buy another, found they stopped selling in states. Found a refurbished one so then had two, then I contacted a guy who advertised in Sweedon and worked for a sports shop and bought two more.