Braid questions

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Originally Posted by Garry2rs

Spectra and Dynamar are the two fibers that super-braid fishing lines are made from. They are similar but many folks think Spectra is a better product. These fibres will not hold dye.

The old fused Fireline had a black paint like substance on it that wore off fast. Powerpro is coloured with wax, which also soon washes off. All braids will get lighter in colour with use.

The new braided Fireline is made from Dynamar and is quite nice to use. I have also tried the new Spiderwire and some Stren. As far as I can tell all of these Pure Fishing braided lines are the same line in different boxes. I suspect they are all made in Asia by Stren.

Tuf-line and Powerpro are both made, from Spectra fibre, in the USA.

Braid is very limp and will loop around tip guides and very occasionally around a line guide. This seems to be a newbie thing, and it isn't much of a problem. The line has no memory, so if you tilt the rod down and shake it, the loop will usually fall off.

I use a lot of braid. I have it on all my spinning rods. However I still use some #20 mono and fluoro on bait casters. I have lots of rods and reels so this isn't a problem for me. I like #20 mono for surface baits and #20 fluoro sometimes for Spinnerbaits, and for deep divers.

For everything else I use braid and if appropriate, a knotless leader.
Garry2R's

Have you found that the heavier rated line (50# plus) tends to dig into itself less than the thinner, lighter line on a baitcasting reel?