Where do you guys buy braid from?

[Raskal311]

look for coupons I just picked up two 300 years 50lb and a 300yard of 65lb from sportsauthority.com for like $45 shipped. I also just got 200 years of seaguar floro leader from jiggyworld for $48 shipped.

[Raskal311]

There is a 20% coupon out for big5

[Cadillyak]

I get my reels spooled at SquidCo. I like Power Pro due to its abrasiveness when fishing around kelp.

[boxturtle]

in the beginning I use to find deals on braids but the problem is you have to put it on yourself. Which is really hard to do right. Save yourself the grief and go to a tackle shop and do it right the first time.

[food4less562]

http://www.turners.com/info/7ethacre-3#.VR3cM-Hr_m4

[Cadillyak]

Originally Posted by boxturtle

in the beginning I use to find deals on braids but the problem is you have to put it on yourself. Which is really hard to do right. Save yourself the grief and go to a tackle shop and do it right the first time.

x2. The last thing you want is to have your braid "digging" into itself.

[FlyFishinYakr]

I know someone.
Otherwise I check eBay from time to time, you can sometimes find good prices w/free ship. I just bought a 1500 yard spool of 30# Power Pro Slick 8 for $135 shipped.
As for spooling your own reel...do you really need 300 yards of line? A trick I learned while working in a tackle shop is to cross load (criss-cross) the line when spooling up at the base and slowly minimize the angle of load. The trick is not to lay the line right next to each other. Ever notice that baitcasters don't lay the line right next to each other? I usually can get about 250 yards on my reels which has always been enough.
I started to do this with my long range gear especially on my Wide Internationals decades ago (otherwise I have loaded my 50SW with 600 yards of 100# Izor when I worked at the shop!). I figure if a fish could strip that much line off my reel he could have the line...point the rod and wait until I get to the knot! The heck with attaching another rod and tossing my rod over the side! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
Just my .02!
FFY

[CardShark]

Originally Posted by FlyFishinYakr

Otherwise I check eBay from time to time, you can sometimes find good prices w/free ship. I just bought a 1500 yard spool of 30# Power Pro Slick 8 for $135 shipped.

You have to be careful about buying Power Pro on Ebay, the vast majority of it is fake.

[tanners]

Originally Posted by Cadillyak

x2. The last thing you want is to have your braid "digging" into itself.

What good is packing the braid on machine tight if you are going to lay it back on hand tight after the first cast? Just curious.

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[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by tanners

What good is packing the braid on machine tight if you are going to lay it back on hand tight after the first cast? Just curious.

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All of my reels have braid and I loaded all of them without the use of a machine. I've fought everything from bass to sharks to black seabass and yellows on those reels, the braid has NEVER dug into itself.

Also, I don't see how the braid can dig into itself, when its loaded (by hand or machine) onto the reels its loaded it somewhat of a criss-cross pattern; left to right, right to left.....right? Am I wrong?