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![]() I see a lot of people using Power Braid. I have always wonder what is the difference between power braid and regular braid?! What are the advantages and dis advantages to this? Are they good on spinner gear or what are they used best for? as in live/dead, iron, plastic, or what?
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You're going to get a million and one answers about the good and the bad of braid, best answer I can give it to give it a try and see it you like it. I've caught everything from yellowfin to trout on my spectra and have been using it for well over 6 years now. I have it on all my reels, the only thing I use mono for is as backing or as a topshot.
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power pro is waxed, it sticks to its self, JB or Izor is better.
straight braid on all my reels form 20#-65#. cuts thru kelp, and mono on the cattle boats like butter. it might even cut through those new fangled knot-less hooks I keep hearing about. ![]()
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But is Izor really better because people always tell me I'm stupid for going with 20# Izor on my spinners Also I put 30# Izor on my penn jigmaster
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if i'm not mistaken, bus kid isn't talking about izor mono. izor braid or jb braid/hollow core. |
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see what I mean I don't know sh** about braid haha!
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here you go, hope it helps: http://www.stripersonline.com/t/3875...-pros-and-cons
btw, that discussion is from 2005. there have been a lot of improvements since then, but it's a good starting point. |
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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?
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but that's just me. you ever go rock fishing? when you're dropping in 200+ ft deep, it's tough to feel the fish with mono. when you have braid + 3' of mono or flouro leader, you can feel when a fish brushes up against the line. |
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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.
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doesnt matter. if your running 30lb top shot or leaders then use 30lb or heavier braid. 50lb+ has better body and can usually fill a reel with a 300yrds filler spool. its key to run lighter mono or floro leader. once braid snaps the integrity of all the line that was out on that fish is gone.
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No stretch means more sensitivity and better hooksets when long amounts of line are in the water. More line capacity. less drag in the water means you line drifts less. Also easier to tie once you get the hang of it imho. Cons, can be a drag if you nest up really good, you need to make sure you have braid friendly guides on your rods so it doesn't eat into them, and if you think your gonna grab braid and manhandle it your gonna cut your hand off. Its happened to me twice. Now I fish with my feet.
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Is there data or any other evidence to back this claim? Thanks. Also, for the OP: Somewhere I've got a link on real vs. rated braid strength; some Swede I think has an ongoing project to test them. Good brands like Jerry Brown and PP Hollow Ace (not regular Power Pro) consistently break higher than their rated strength. This is why it should be OK to fish 30lb topshot on top of 30lb braid, but the other thing to keep in mind is how poorly braid deals with abrasion. Sure, your brand new 30lb line might break at 45lbs, but once you've fished it a few times and scraped agaisnt a boat or some rocks you might lose half that without even knowing. I think this is why good brands underrate breaking strength; your line is only new once, and even if you inspect your line you are going to miss some of the damage that slowly occurs over time. (For this reason I'd rather spool with 50 if planning to fish 30) |
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While I use 30# spectra with 20# mono I prefer to use 50/65/80 spectra. If nothing else it's easier to tie knots in the 50+ spectra than the really thin stuff. Decide how much line you want on the reel (~300yds?) together with the size/length of mono and use the biggest spectra that will give you that capacity.
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Just loaded some Power Pro 65 on this bad boy
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Offshore I prefer JB or Izor. Inshore I prefer Power Pro. It's flatter and IMHO it's design lends itself to cutting kelp better. 50# will do the trick but 65# does better. It will get chewed up while cutting so that's why I like the 65#.
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mono/fluoro sucks i use as little as possible. braid rules and that's that
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