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fishing line.....braided or not??????

for bass fishing i am using a plfuger reel. on my surf and peir saltwater reels i am using braided line, but i have never used braided line on my bass reels. question is would you use braided line on a spinning reel or not. i am going on a fishing trip that has a lot of top water mats and other top water plants and i know that braided cuts through things like that better than mono. does braided line cast light lures as well as mono line. i have heard pros and cons about braided on spinning reels. i also read somewhere that a backing like electrical tape or other things is needed on the spool before spooling braided on a spinner. what do yall think. i know that braided line is a very good line for fighting big fish but like i said i have only used it on my BIG reels. what do yall think about the whole thing. thanks and good fishing

Braid is fine on spinning reels. I use it for float fishing for salmon/steelhead as well as throwing topwater for striper and on my pier setup with a 12000 size shimano thunnus. I love the stuff, but it has it's place, just like everything in the fishing world.

It's important to have some kind of backing on a reel when using braid. Typically, it's a shot of mono, or like you mentioned, electrical tape works just fine. The reason for the backing is so that the braid doesn't slip on the spool. Mono tightens down on itself and since there's some stretch, it will cinch down and grab the spool, and not slip. Braid can't do that - no stretch. So, when it's wound tightly onto a spool, it's not able to "grab" like mono can. That's where the backing comes in. Tape or mono will give the braid something to "dig" into and cinch down on; therefore, keeping it from slipping on the spool.

If you're throwing topwater, braid is a good choice as it doesn't sink and will allow you to have a better control over the location of your line. You can just leave the lure out there, and the line won't start falling like mono would. It's a definite benefit. Also, the fact that you can go up in lb test, and retain a smaller diameter it a major plus.

Fishing around weeds, pads, thick cover is fine with braid. The thing to remember is that once there's a nick in the line, you NEED TO cut and retie. Braid isn't like mono where it retains strength even though there's an imperfection. It's a definite weak point and needs to be addressed. So, if the cover you're fishing around is abrasive, then braid MIGHT not be the optimum choice. With that said, you can eliminate some of that risk by just using a heavy flouro or mono leader.

I've found that some braids are better suited for spinning reels than others.... Suffix performs best, then TufLine, then PowerPro, then Fireline. I'm sure a significant part of the performance is the reel too, not just the line!!

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