Braid(s) - Page 2

DaHorns · 12-15-07, 05:19 PM

I just recently bought my first package of braid (Power Pro 50#) after missing fish after fish while fishing a frog. It made all the difference in the world when I changed over, after landing 1 out of 20 fish, I stuck the next 15 fish in a row. I didn't change anything except my line. I have always vowed that I would not EVER use a braid, but now Im wondering what I have been missing with that kind of stubborn thinking.

Good stuff, I can't wait til the frog bite comes back hard and heavy!

dodgeguy · 12-15-07, 06:20 PM

i get plenty of casting distance using 65/17 sufix.here in yankeeville we have really thick weeds in some of our ny city water supply reservoirs.we use 1 0z jigs and flip them up in the air and snap them down to smack through the weeds to get to where the fish are.65 braid is excellent for this.i know guys who use 80 lb.since sufix is rounder and i'm using thicker line i have very little digging in issues when yanking bass through this stuff.we don't really use it for it's strength.we us it because the thicker it is the less it digs and you have more abrasion protection also.also like i pointed out it's great for keeping traps and spinnerbaits above weedbeds when you want to burn lures over them.anybody who has not tried sufix braid yet should give it a whirl.

pig n jig · 12-15-07, 08:35 PM

I also recommed 50 lb braid , or heavier.It handles alot better and it will take wicked abuse , where 30 lb test and under will snap lures off on a pitch if the line has not been unbound from the previous hookset.

P N J

lunker-lander · 12-15-07, 09:39 PM

Right now, I'm stuck between 40/50LB, and McCoy, Power Pro, and Suffix. What do you Guy's think?

Brands, tests?

-LL-

senko · 12-16-07, 05:12 PM

50 lb PP.............

BigBassin144 · 12-17-07, 11:02 AM

30 or 40lb PP

BB

Bob Smith · 12-17-07, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunker-lander

Right now, I'm stuck between 40/50LB, and McCoy, Power Pro, and Suffix. What do you Guy's think?

Brands, tests?

-LL-

All three are excellent choices. Choose one and try it!

basskicker · 01-28-08, 09:27 PM

i would go with 50 lb power pro from those choices but i throw 65 lb power pro.

bassinbob · 01-28-08, 10:49 PM

I tried the Suffix last year. I use 50lb for froggin. A lot of the pads in the lakes I fis are pretty dense and I like to cast pretty far back into them. I've used Suffix, Power Pro and the original Spiderwire. Maybe one other brand I can't think of right now. As stated above I am leaning towards the Suffix also. Less line wip is one reason. I feel more secure knowing I have the heavier line and I can cast it pretty far as opposed to a lighter weight line. Also sometimes the weeds are so thick it seems like you are dragging 20 lbs of them with the fish.

BassAddict · 01-29-08, 12:52 PM

I use 50# Suffix Braid for my Bronze Eye Frogs as well!

Lilmoosecountry · 01-29-08, 02:21 PM

I know you kids like that braid. But i love my berkley big game. Knots don't slipp out so easy using mono. I know braid is stronger. But i'm an old school kind of guy. Besides stronger to me means a line that won't slipp out of the lure that i'm a using. Mono allows you to use a wider varity of knots that you can't use using braid

Nitro911 · 01-29-08, 05:09 PM

I have been using Big Game since my saltwater days, but I have added braid into the mix, also. I am a Power Pro guy, but I have bought some Suffix that I have yet to spool up. I have never...EVER...had one of my lures slip out of braid. And I don't need a wide variety of knots. The Palomar works fine, with both braid and mono.

And I left kid stage long, long ago...and I feel it most mornings getting out of bed. It sucks being old.

Hef · 01-30-08, 11:26 AM

As an avid Froggy man, I guess I'm the only "odd ball" here. I like 50lb Superbriad for my Kermits. I started on Power Pro, but the first stuff they came out with was flat and it dug in too much for my liking and now after being w/ Stren Superbraid for so long, I can't change....if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just try different brands and # test and see what suits you. Different strokes for different folks!

barkelypup · 01-30-08, 11:51 AM

Speaking of braids. Tried the stuff when it first came out and had horrible time getting the knot to hold. How do you guys tie knots on jigs, spinners, and cranks? All help is greatly appriciated.

bP

Lilmoosecountry · 01-30-08, 06:16 PM

I use a jenson knot my self. It's one of the tuffest you can use on mono. Every braid made will slip out using it.

12-15-07, 06:20 PM	#27
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	i get plenty of casting distance using 65/17 sufix.here in yankeeville we have really thick weeds in some of our ny city water supply reservoirs.we use 1 0z jigs and flip them up in the air and snap them down to smack through the weeds to get to where the fish are.65 braid is excellent for this.i know guys who use 80 lb.since sufix is rounder and i'm using thicker line i have very little digging in issues when yanking bass through this stuff.we don't really use it for it's strength.we us it because the thicker it is the less it digs and you have more abrasion protection also.also like i pointed out it's great for keeping traps and spinnerbaits above weedbeds when you want to burn lures over them.anybody who has not tried sufix braid yet should give it a whirl. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

12-15-07, 09:39 PM	#29
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Right now, I'm stuck between 40/50LB, and McCoy, Power Pro, and Suffix. What do you Guy's think? Brands, tests? -LL- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

12-16-07, 05:12 PM	#30
senko BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manteca,Ca. Posts: 826	50 lb PP............. __________________ Manteca High Freshman Football V.O.L. Champions 2007 "Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever."

12-17-07, 11:02 AM	#31
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	30 or 40lb PP BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-28-08, 09:27 PM	#33
basskicker BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashland City, TN Posts: 111	i would go with 50 lb power pro from those choices but i throw 65 lb power pro. __________________ other anglers are hard to beat, but the fish are the real competition.

12-15-07, 05:19 PM	#26
DaHorns BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedar Park, Tx Posts: 60	I just recently bought my first package of braid (Power Pro 50#) after missing fish after fish while fishing a frog. It made all the difference in the world when I changed over, after landing 1 out of 20 fish, I stuck the next 15 fish in a row. I didn't change anything except my line. I have always vowed that I would not EVER use a braid, but now Im wondering what I have been missing with that kind of stubborn thinking. Good stuff, I can't wait til the frog bite comes back hard and heavy!

12-15-07, 08:35 PM	#28
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	I also recommed 50 lb braid , or heavier.It handles alot better and it will take wicked abuse , where 30 lb test and under will snap lures off on a pitch if the line has not been unbound from the previous hookset. P N J

01-28-08, 10:49 PM	#34
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I tried the Suffix last year. I use 50lb for froggin. A lot of the pads in the lakes I fis are pretty dense and I like to cast pretty far back into them. I've used Suffix, Power Pro and the original Spiderwire. Maybe one other brand I can't think of right now. As stated above I am leaning towards the Suffix also. Less line wip is one reason. I feel more secure knowing I have the heavier line and I can cast it pretty far as opposed to a lighter weight line. Also sometimes the weeds are so thick it seems like you are dragging 20 lbs of them with the fish. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-29-08, 12:52 PM	#35
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	I use 50# Suffix Braid for my Bronze Eye Frogs as well!

01-29-08, 02:21 PM	#36
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	I know you kids like that braid. But i love my berkley big game. Knots don't slipp out so easy using mono. I know braid is stronger. But i'm an old school kind of guy. Besides stronger to me means a line that won't slipp out of the lure that i'm a using. Mono allows you to use a wider varity of knots that you can't use using braid

01-29-08, 05:09 PM	#37
Nitro911 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 535	I have been using Big Game since my saltwater days, but I have added braid into the mix, also. I am a Power Pro guy, but I have bought some Suffix that I have yet to spool up. I have never...EVER...had one of my lures slip out of braid. And I don't need a wide variety of knots. The Palomar works fine, with both braid and mono. And I left kid stage long, long ago...and I feel it most mornings getting out of bed. It sucks being old. __________________ San Antonio, Texas STFH

01-30-08, 11:26 AM	#38
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	As an avid Froggy man, I guess I'm the only "odd ball" here. I like 50lb Superbriad for my Kermits. I started on Power Pro, but the first stuff they came out with was flat and it dug in too much for my liking and now after being w/ Stren Superbraid for so long, I can't change....if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just try different brands and # test and see what suits you. Different strokes for different folks! __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

01-30-08, 11:51 AM	#39
barkelypup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: I'm a Hillbilly in Kentucky Posts: 223	Speaking of braids. Tried the stuff when it first came out and had horrible time getting the knot to hold. How do you guys tie knots on jigs, spinners, and cranks? All help is greatly appriciated. bP

01-30-08, 06:16 PM	#40
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	I use a jenson knot my self. It's one of the tuffest you can use on mono. Every braid made will slip out using it.

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