Best Brand Of Braided Line 2024

Inglorious Basser reply :

So what do you all consider to be the best brand for braided line?

thanks.

Lewi reply :

In no particular order:

Power Pro Slick 8

Suffix 832 / Performance

Seaguar Smackdown

Really don't know that there is a "best."

Hogsticker reply :

If I had to pick one I would say Sufix. Lucky for us, there are several good options available

Inglorious Basser reply :

Power Pro Slick 8 is it as "durable" as original power pro? and how long does that coating last on the line?

Tywithay reply :

Daiwa Samurai

Garret88 reply :

Ive only used original PowerPro. Never had a reason to use anything else.

RoLo reply :

I've tried more brands of braided line than I care to admit..LOL

I used PowerPro for a couple years until ending up with a faulty spool. I must say,

Shimano was aboveboard and admitted that there was a bad batch in their 30-lb bulk spools

and they offered me a free bulk spool (which I declined). Sufix 832 is excellent line but

my current favorite is Berkley Trilene Tracer Braid. It has same round cross-section

and 8-member construction as Sufix 832.

Roger

OkeechobeeAngler reply :

Power Pro...from bluegills to sharks.

SirSnookalot reply :

Don't really have a favorite but I do buy more PP than anything else. I use Fins every now and then, works as well as anything else.

Jrob78 reply :

I prefer the Sufix braids.

CJV reply :

I have tried them all and keep going back to either Sunline SX1 for more "finesse" tactics or Sunline FX2 for the "heavier" approach mostly froggin and flipping. I think this is hands down the best braid on the market it's super round, supple, and to me most importantly it HOLDS it's color I cannot stand having my reel,rods, and hands all green after fishing for 1 hour. I tried Suffix 832 one time and will never do that again that stuff bleeds green like no other line I have ever fished I stripped it all off on my boat that day with my hands trashed full of green dye. If you have the funds to do it the right way buy Sunline FX2 or SX1 if you don't then just get Power Pro.

tkite16 reply :

Toray love the stuff

ww2farmer reply :

I like original Power Pro. Is it the best? Probably not, but it's far from the worst.

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

POWER PRO

thehooligan reply :

I regularly rotate power pro, super slick, and sufix performance, whatevers on sale. I just tried izorline spectra which i really liked as well. Regular power pro tends to be on sale alot and works great for me.

patbfishing123 reply :

Power Pro! Not only is it one of the cheapest on the market, but I have not had one issue with it.

5dollarsplash reply :

I do the same as hooligan. If I see PowerPro or Suffix on sale I'll probably pick it up, even if I don't need it immediately, I know I'll need it down the road.

Felix77 reply :

Another vote for PowerPro. Tried others and always end up right back.

Teal reply :

Spiderwire Ultimate

Suffix 832

Power pro slick 8

Spiderwire Stealth

Power pro

I use Spiderwire Ultimate mostly but if I find the other two brands on clear out or on sale when I need some ill pick them up. They are all good brands. I just really like the spiderwire, not gonna say its any bettter than the others. They are all good. I use the cheaper PP and SW on striper, catfish, and flounder rigs.

The list above is in no particular order. Except for Spiderwire on top is what I have on all of my bass rods right now.

Jon G reply :

I like Power Pro, Suffix 832, and Sunline FX2, Most of my rods have Power Pro because it is affordable and really strong. But I really do like Sunline FX2 it is a dollar cheaper than 832 and i think just as strong. I think the color on FX2 last longer than most braids as well IMO

Catt reply :

Rip Cord!

JCiurej34 reply :

My favorite has to be Sunline FX2 for heavy lb test and FX1 for light lb test. Sunline makes the best braid in my opinion, but if I had to choose another brand it would be Power Pro.

Lip 'em! reply :

Power Pro works fine for me! 50lb on my jig and frog rods and 65lb for the rig.

plumworm reply :

Power pro

IowaHusker28 reply :

Add another Power Pro down but I also like the suffix 832. I've tried many others but PP will always be the go to. IMO it has the best all-round qualities such as casting, strength, and I also found it doesn't fray as easy.

War Eagle 44 reply :

Like the majority here if I were forced to pick just one I'd go with regular Power Pro. I was a huge fan of Super 8 Slick but had an unfortunate breakoff/cutoff that left me with very little confidence fishing this line using any technique without a leader. I was fishing a Spro Bronzeye Shad when it happened so I of course had the braid tied directly to the bait. I fished S8S for over a year and never had a single issue with it until that one but it was enough to cause me to switch.

You asked earlier if S8S was as abrasion resistant as Power Pro and in my opinion no it isn't. No braid is really abrasion resistant, just the nature of the line, but S8S cuts very easily.

I'm currently using P-Line Spectrex Braid and love it. I'd used it in the past but it became difficult for me to find locally so I switched to Power Pro. I decided to just break down and order some.

I also like Spiderwire Stealth and Ultimate braids. I've got one reel spooled with the InvisiBraid that I'm liking as well but it feels really similar to S8S after it gets broken in so it may be another braid that cuts easily. I've tried Sufix 832 on a limited time basis and didn't like it due to one minor thing, it sinks. I frog fish a lot and it was affecting the action of my baits so it had to go. Otherwise it seemed like a great line. Sufix Performance Braid has been trouble free for me as well the times I've fished it.

As I said Power Pro is a very good "all around" line, it may not be the best in any single category but all totaled it's pretty good.

southernfryedyankee reply :

While I cannot say it is the best I LOVE my Sufix 832 and will be putting it on my new setup.

ZB85 reply :

I would also have to say Sunline FX2 but if I was on a tight budget and had to pick another brand I would go with power pro.

olegs reply :

Power Pro

Sufix 832 Camo

Berkley Fireline Tracer - love it on my spinning set up for Senko.

MacP reply :

Suffix and Power Pro.

SirSnookalot reply :

The one on sale.

RoLo reply :

On 4/26/2014 at 11:28 PM, SirSnookalot said:
The one on sale.

True enough, as long as they're not pawning off some old braided Kevlar!

The young fellows today believe that "braid" is synonymous to polyethylene (it is not).

Roger

robster80 reply :

picked up some stren sonic braid 50lb for my frog rod. gonna spool it up this weekend. ive heard its a little smoother than powerpro and holds its color very good. we shall see. if i end up not liking it im gonna try the sunline

aavery2 reply :

Sunline

The Fisher reply :

Power pro

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