braid

[Mad Daddy]

Originally Posted by LakersFan

For potholing the kelp for bass, etc, I'd recommend going with 30# braid and then using a fairly short 5' to 6' flouro leader. I don't have an Avet and don't know the capacity, but for this purpose, I would put enough mono backing so you can quickly replace the braid with one of those small 125yd spools--an inexpensive way to stay spooled with fresh line.

That would be my primary use. My question stems from the fact that I have read some posts in the past that mentioned braid with a top shot of xxxyds of mono. That to me looked to defeat the purpose of using the braid. I would like to use this primarily around the kelp but would like to use it as a multi-purpoose rod as well; perhaps targeting halibut ocasionally.