[tailchaser16]

What braid are you using on your bait caster for inshore?

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Sufix832 and Diawa J-Braid 8 both in 20#
I’ve tried it all and these work best for me and I primarily fish my baitcaster while wading and sight casting unless I’m using my fly rod.

 

[Les_Lammers]

Sufix832 and Diawa J-Braid 8 both in 20#
I’ve tried it all and these work best for me and I primarily fish my baitcaster while wading and sight casting unless I’m using my fly rod.

Diawa J-Braid 8 is great line.

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Diawa J-Braid 8 is great line.

Absolutely the best braid I have used and I have used it since it was released. It’s a little cheaper than Sufix832 and the only braid that could get me to recommend it since I started using Sufix832. I think it is actually a little better.

 

[Dustin1]

Regular old Power Pro 30lb in high vis yellow. Been using it for many years with no complaints. Suffix 832 is good too but I’m not sure worth the additional $.

 

[hipshot]

I prefer monofilament on a levelwind, but I use the braid on spinning reels. I have used several, and I prefer the 832, Power Pro, and FINS Windtamer. But I fly fish 99% of the time, so I'm certainly not an authority. I have learned that some levelwinds have problems with braid that has very narrow diameters; all of my spinning reels use 10# braid, but the levelwinds I used braid on all used 30# or 40# braid. Many of the newer levelwinds are manufactured to utilize braid, and can use the lighter lines reliably. Just some food for thought.....

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Regular old Power Pro 30lb in high vis yellow. Been using it for many years with no complaints. Suffix 832 is good too but I’m not sure worth the additional $.

$5

 

[TX_Brad]

$5

Lol right? The line is the least of the worries in my cost of fishing gear.

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Lol right? The line is the least of the worries in my cost of fishing gear.

Gahdam if $5 was a deal breaker we’d be soaking dead shrimp on surf rods off the bank with the methicans.

 

[Zika]

10-pound Power Pro Super 8 Slick for me in timber tint for our tannin-stained waters.

 

[jpipes]

30lb SS8 is big enough diameter to allow me to pick out my professional overruns easier, but still cast with distance. I rarely use them. I might be the only Texan that prefers spinning gear.

 

[el9surf]

My bass rods are loaded with 65lb suffix 832. Big enough diameter to easily pick a birds nest. Distance isn't really an issue, can still cast a mile. If I was fishing inshore I would probably drop down to around 30-40 to gain some capacity. 10 lb seems like torture when you get a birds nest.

 

[RunningOnEmpty]

Gahdam if $5 was a deal breaker we’d be soaking dead shrimp on surf rods off the bank with the methicans.

Methicans LMAO

 

[BudT]

Used Sufix 832, Fins Windtamer, PP Superslick, but have never tried the Diawa, may check it out based on above recommendations. I am not at all impressed with the coated lines I just listed, the coating simply wears off and then you are left with something worse than good ole Powerpro, Which is what I recently went back to.

I use 30# on bc and 20# on spinning. I put some mono backing down on the spool then load with braid to the top of the spool. If you are a new user of braid, pack your patience and commit to staying with it. When I first switched to it I struggled, went back and forth, but eventually made the switch and committed and haven't looked back, only way to go. Find the one you like and buy a 1500 yd spool off the interweb.

 

[MatthewAbbott]

10 or 15lbs suffix 832. Only time I break fish off is when I use my super awesome Bill Dance Bass Masters Classic hookset on fish close to the boat.

 

[Zika]

Line companies use wax with color tints to stick to the slick naturally white fiber. So it takes a few times casting the reels before the wax loosens up and casting distance increases.

I've found cranking braided line through a wet rag while maintaining serious pressure as it spools on to the reel really helps. The line packs tightly and I rarely have issues with it digging into the underlying wraps or wind knots. I'm using 10-pound test on Shimano Chronarchs.

 

[Smackdaddy53]

I cast 1/32oz jigheads 60-70 feet no problem with 20# braid, it’s got a lot to do with the reel and even more to do with the rod length, power, action and tip speed when casting. Longer rods don’t necessarily mean longer casts, it’s a myth. More guides equals more friction, longer rods take more energy to cast and can’t get the tip speed fast enough to cast a light lure far. Just my experience.

 

[prinjm6]

What braid are you using on your bait caster for inshore?

Personally I like to use 30-50lb braid on my baitcasters, anyless dia line seem to want to sink down into the spool. During tournaments having that 30lb+ line and running a heavier leader gives me that extra confidence that once I drill a fish I can put a good amount of pressure on him and get the fish in the boat/livewell quickly.

 

[topnative2]

"professional overruns"

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love it

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Personally I like to use 30-50lb braid on my baitcasters, anyless dia line seem to want to sink down into the spool. During tournaments having that 30lb+ line and running a heavier leader gives me that extra confidence that once I drill a fish I can put a good amount of pressure on him and get the fish in the boat/livewell quickly.

Gotta spool it real tight and even 10# braid won’t dig in.