Where do you guys buy braid from?

[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.

[taggermike]

For my lighter braid, 20lb and lower, I've had good success buying Western Filament Tuff Line from either bass pro or cabelas. It's cheaper than most braid, goes on sale frequently, and has worked well. For heavier braid I have squidco fill my reels (power pro). Heavy braid can be pricey so I think in the longer run its better to get the exact length you need rather than having line left over but not enough to use on another reel. Mike

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by CardShark

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

The 1500 yard spool i got on amazon was confirmed fake by Shimano, I got the amazon store shut down and my money refunded.


Never again

[corpsmanusn2001]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

The 1500 yard spool i got on amazon was confirmed fake by Shimano, I got the amazon store shut down and my money refunded.


Never again

But did it work? Cause I'm cheap

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by corpsmanusn2001

But did it work? Cause I'm cheap

Not sure never used it. Wasn't worth loosing a 30lb yellow from what i was told by others the 65lb rating on the fake line would break at around 40lb.

[FlyFishinYakr]

Originally Posted by CardShark

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

I go through Shimano's authorized dealers.
I've heard about the fake stuff () so I had a friend get me a list of their high volume authorized dealers.
FFY