Power Pro Braid Line Question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deefeesha · 04-16-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Yakin

Thanks gupppy for the thread it does help a lot!
But still looking for more opinions from other kayakers on their views on this!
It is something I have been wanting to do and been on the fence about for a while
I have been thinking about putting braid on my shamino baitrunner
and then running a mono leader off of it!
If I can fit 30# mono on a reel what is an advised weight for braid to spool on it?

50-65lb braid with topshot of mono or flouro. I use this combo on all/most of my reels.

lowprofile · 04-16-2012, 10:37 AM

i've always used Suffix Braid for rockfishing and on small baitcasters.

i was looking to set up a decent kelp cutter rig and Kevin explained it the best. 65lb PowerPro has the body and rigidness to cut through kelp with the least amount of effort (powerpro uses the least amount of weaves in its braid, making it very uneven, unlike other who use 8-10 strands to make a round braid). 50lb and lower tends to dig in to itself easier under the pressure of a tight drag and heavy mono leader to boot.

the real advantages to braid are line capacity, and needing less weight to get down to the bottom in 200+ft of water. i use 50lb braid with 20 or 30lb mono leader and 4oz torpedo all day when going after rockfish and never have a problem. i've tried it with straight 20lb mono and sometimes need 6oz and with 30lb 6-8oz.

it might cost a bit more, but it lasts longer and you dont have to carry as many sinkers on board with you. plus only having to change out leader material or topshot is alot better than respooling every month. i run 300yrds of 50lb braid on my surf reel with 130-150yrds of 30lb mono topshot and have to replace it every 3 or 4 trips when the conditions are rough or fishing close to structure. its alot more cost effective and less hassle in the long run.

04-16-2012, 10:37 AM	#2
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	i've always used Suffix Braid for rockfishing and on small baitcasters. i was looking to set up a decent kelp cutter rig and Kevin explained it the best. 65lb PowerPro has the body and rigidness to cut through kelp with the least amount of effort (powerpro uses the least amount of weaves in its braid, making it very uneven, unlike other who use 8-10 strands to make a round braid). 50lb and lower tends to dig in to itself easier under the pressure of a tight drag and heavy mono leader to boot. the real advantages to braid are line capacity, and needing less weight to get down to the bottom in 200+ft of water. i use 50lb braid with 20 or 30lb mono leader and 4oz torpedo all day when going after rockfish and never have a problem. i've tried it with straight 20lb mono and sometimes need 6oz and with 30lb 6-8oz. it might cost a bit more, but it lasts longer and you dont have to carry as many sinkers on board with you. plus only having to change out leader material or topshot is alot better than respooling every month. i run 300yrds of 50lb braid on my surf reel with 130-150yrds of 30lb mono topshot and have to replace it every 3 or 4 trips when the conditions are rough or fishing close to structure. its alot more cost effective and less hassle in the long run. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area