Is Braid a must????? 2024
Loomis24 reply :
I have never used braid but bought some over the winter cause it was on sale. Thought I might give it a try. Was wondering how many people out there actually use braid and is it a must have in your tackle???
Raul reply :
Is Braid a must?????
No.
BassThumb reply :
Braid is only a must for frog fishing in heavy weeds.
Many people, myself included, use braid for bottom contact baits like jigs and worms.
SirSnookalot reply :
Is Braid a must?????
It is for me !
Chaz Hickcox reply :
QuoteIs Braid a must?????It is for me !
X2
I use braid for all kinds of things. Bottom contact, rip baits, grass, and my most used application is for spinnerbaits in heavy wooded cover. Better feel and with the strength of the braid I can get their heads pointed towards me quicker.
J Francho reply :
Braid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.
MMan16 reply :
QuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.
Agreed. I always have at least one rod with it tied on. And its usually my heavy cover/frog rod.
SoFlaBassAddict reply :
Is Braid a must? No.
I do use it for most applications though.
MNGeorge reply :
For all intents and purposes, braid is all I fished with last year. I might go back to mono on my soft jerk bait rig, but that would likely be the only rig I'd consider not using braid on.
Grey Wolf reply :
QuoteI have never used braid but bought some over the winter cause it was on sale. Thought I might give it a try. Was wondering how many people out there actually use braid and is it a must have in your tackle???
It depends , what kind did you buy ?
Texasfishingtips reply :
Not a MUST.
But I use it for frogs and jigs.
Clancy W
Fat-G reply :
It is for me. I fish ponds from the bank 90% of the time, and really only throw jigs, plastics, frogs, and swimbaits. I use braid on all my rods. A lot of people worry abot it "scaring" the fish, I personally couldn't care less. If a fish is gonna bite, it'll bite. I'm not fishing for money, and I've caught enough big fish without a leader to erase any doubt in my head.
On the other hand if I was fishing on a big lake and "had" to throw say a spinnerbait or (GASP!) a crank, I would throw copoly.
Alpster reply :
A Must?? No, but I buy it by the pound. 8-)
Ronnie
Fat-G reply :
QuoteA Must?? No, but I buy it by the pound. 8-)Ronnie
Ahhh, you lucky b*****d. I wish I could haha!
0119 reply :
It aint a must for topwater fishing. Not even a must for frog fishing. I throw frogs successfully with 25lb mono on a Curado 300. Its personal preference. I use it on spinning gear but for nothing else. Too many disadvantages for me, not for most. But do and use what you want.
Hot Rod reply :
QuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.
X2
I like it in and around heavy veg. But elsewhere I prefer FC mostly 
RandySBreth reply :
Braid (and fused lines) are not a 'must".
But you could only use a cane pole if you want, too. ;D
Loomis24 reply :
QuoteQuoteI have never used braid but bought some over the winter cause it was on sale. Thought I might give it a try. Was wondering how many people out there actually use braid and is it a must have in your tackle???It depends , what kind did you buy ?
I bought some Stren Microfuse. 30lb 125 yrds for $4. I couldn't pass up the offer. If that's not worth a hoot then I can always buy some good braid, I just wanted to know if it(braid) was necessary or not
Texasfishingtips reply :
I also use braid on my dock rod which doubles as a shakey head rod, I use 20lb spider wire on that combo. I have a cabelas MH rod with a pinnicale reel that has 30lb spider wire that I use as one of my everything rods. For my flipping/frog rod I got 65lb power pro on a quantum burst.
Clancy W
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
My underspins, spincasts, spinning, baitcasters and catfish reels all braid.
scattergun2570 reply :
QuoteI have never used braid but bought some over the winter cause it was on sale. Thought I might give it a try. Was wondering how many people out there actually use braid and is it a must have in your tackle???
It is for me. I use it for absolutely everything. When I need to,I tie a copoly leader on it,but thats it. Other than that,it's straight braid.
jdw174 reply :
This past year I put braid on all 3 of my spinning rods with a copoly leader and really like it for those applications. I also use it on my c-rig setup. Other than that, it's plain copoly all the way.
dodgeguy reply :
braid all the way.
I.rar reply :
braid with a leader for all my fishing.
Mike L reply :
Braid on my spinning gear [which is all I use] with a Floro leader for everything but cranks which I use co poly on.
I have will have Floro or braid on my only baitcaster that I'm learning to use that will be on my fipping stick when I get it, [haven't decieded yet what to get]
I got pretty good pitching a spinning rod but I need the mussel.
Mike
Stasher1 reply :
It's not a must, but I prefer it over mono and fluoro on spinning reels.
I only use baitcast reels for spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and lipless cranks and typically use mono or fluoro...for now. I'm seriously considering picking up a spool of 65lb braid before spring, though. I really like the visibility of yellow PowerPro.
steezy reply :
Braid - frogs, heavy cover, jigs and my spinning reel.
.dsaavedra. reply :
i use it for everything
kLuo reply :
QuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.
what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Hamby reply :
I went from all mono, to all braid, and now i only have braid on 1 rod. I fish with 5 rods. With the braid rod i throw frogs, buzzbaits, and other heavier lures. I have one with 15lb fluoro for jigs and heavier plastics. Another that i'm putting 12lb yo zuri hybrid on for lighter plastics, spinners, and cranks. Then two spinning rods. One getting the 12lb yo zuri for skipping docks and the other getting whatever mono i have leftover for really light stuff.
For the one rod i have it on, i feel it is a MUST. For everything else, i prefer something else.
0119 reply :
Probably depends on the angler but...braid sucks for topwater. If you react too quickly combined with braids no stretch. Buzzbaits too. If your the excitable type and react too fast...like me. Braid sucks for your teeth too. Cant cut braid with your teeth. Sucks for your wallet too, makes you need more tools to cut it.
Fish Chris reply :
Yep. Braid is a must.
About as important as oxygen
Kinky, coily, stretchy arse monofilament needs to retire.
Fluorocarbon is fine for leaders.
Fused lines in the lighter lb tests makes good dental floss.... In fact, I think Johnson & Johnson is the main producer 
LOL
Fish
Ima Bass Ninja reply :
Nope not a must..Plenty of fish have be caught throughout history without the benefits if braided line. Its just another tool in fishing.
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Freezing air temps
Concrete and or steel structure
Zebra/quagga mussels
Coontail on certain lakes - has zebes growing on it
Deep smallie fishing. You simply get more bites on fluoro.
Pretty much any treble hooked bait.
Nice_Bass reply :
Braid is only on my frog rod, and musky setups.
No need for braid on everything.
ww2farmer reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Freezing air tempsAgree
Concrete and or steel structureDisagree, I skip docks with braid..........no problems, check my line and re-tie often. Many big fish out from under some nasty steel everywhich way docks with out a problem
Zebra/quagga musselsAgree, and add rocks in there as well
Coontail on certain lakes - has zebes growing on it disagree same as docks, for some reason I haven't had too much trouble with braid and zebes on cover like wood/weeds, but those same mussles on rock............not good
Deep smallie fishing. You simply get more bites on fluoro. 100% agree
Pretty much any treble hooked bait.Disagree, In fact I couldn't disagree more on this one. It's more about the rod for me than the line. In certain situations braid is BETTER for treble hooked baits.
That's all IMHO of coarse. One thing I have learned about braid and line in general is you could ask 10 guys what they like, and why and get 10 different answers, and reasons why they like what they like. And for the most parts, most of them are valid sound reasons. And I also learned you really don't change peoples minds on the what and why too often.
J Francho reply :
All valid, ww2farmer.
BTW, the zebe encrusted coontail is on Cayuga. When you're punching through it 12' down to get to the bottom at 15', and you are seeing frayed braid, its ugly, LOL.
zero limit reply :
Only braid I use is for Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout
#20 on my stratic 4000
00 mod reply :
QuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
It sucks for dragging a jig over a limb and thinking it was a bass and setting the hook without removing your index finger from the line! It REALLY sucks for that! HAHA
Jeff
I have the sliced finger to prove it!
Pa Angler reply :
It's all that I use, Yes it's a must for me.
Tight Lines
Pa Angler
Lucky Craft Man reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Freezing air temps
Concrete and or steel structure
Zebra/quagga mussels
Coontail on certain lakes - has zebes growing on it
Deep smallie fishing. You simply get more bites on fluoro.Pretty much any treble hooked bait.
I find this one interesting. I use braid with about a 10' Fluoro Leader for Drop Shot fishing for deep water (and shallow water) smallmouth. Since switching to braid, I feel that my set-up is more sensitive. Do you surmise that the braid 10' up the line could turn off Smallmouth?
Tuckman reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Freezing air temps
Concrete and or steel structure
Zebra/quagga mussels
Coontail on certain lakes - has zebes growing on it
Deep smallie fishing. You simply get more bites on fluoro.Pretty much any treble hooked bait.
I find this one interesting. I use braid with about a 10' Fluoro Leader for Drop Shot fishing for deep water (and shallow water) smallmouth. Since switching to braid, I feel that my set-up is more sensitive. Do you surmise that the braid 10' up the line could turn off Smallmouth?
I'm sure hes talking about going straight braid down to the hook, which will def cost you bites.
I dropshot with 20lb Power pro to an 8'-10' leader of 8lb P line flouro. The braid 10' up will not effect your bites at all. I love this set up. I had the same braid on all my spinning reels all year last tourny season, and I still have more than half a spool of my p-line left over as well
I know this works at least as well as J Francho's straight 6lb invisix setup B/C I have went fish for fish with him on dropshot smallies.
J Francho reply :
Yep, I'll use both, 15# power pro + leader or straight fluoro. I prefer straight fluoro, though - especially when dragging.
bigbassctchr101 reply :
QuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
WINTER FISHING below 32 degrees! You'll know the meaning of suck if fishing braid in them conditions
Alpster reply :
QuoteWINTER FISHING below 32 degrees! You'll know the meaning of suck if fishing braid in them conditions
Fishing below 32 degrees just sucks. It doesn't matter what line you are using. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Ronnie
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteWINTER FISHING below 32 degrees! You'll know the meaning of suck if fishing braid in them conditionsFishing below 32 degrees just sucks. It doesn't matter what line you are using. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Ronnie
Beats doing nothing....
http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1296403687/0#0
South FLA reply :
Braid is not a must, but its on most of my rods for techniques I use in Florida. As with anything new, there is a learning curve and once you get past it, braid will improve you fishing. Basically, its a tool that can help you be a more successful angler at times and as with any tool, you must know when and how to use it.
Its like asking if pitching is a must, the answer is no, but without it you are limiting yourself.
Loomis24 reply :
Thanks for the information guys. I'm going to pick up some braid before spring
Loomis24 reply :
I'm probably going to buy some flouro leaders to go with the braid, what's the difference between the leader material than the actual flouro line itself, or is there any difference, just curious.
South FLA reply :
QuoteI'm probably going to buy some flouro leaders to go with the braid, what's the difference between the leader material than the actual flouro line itself, or is there any difference, just curious.
Usually a bit stiffer for abrasion resistant. I like Seagur for strict leader material and 100% Flouro for mainline.
kms399 reply :
I love braid for crank baits. I use an avid 7' med/hvy moderate and 20 lb braid and love the set up. when I use mono all i feel is pressure when I use braid I feel every wobble of the bait and it is easy to tell if I have even the smallest bit of grass on the lure and can either shake it off or just crank it in.
kadas reply :
QuoteQuoteWINTER FISHING below 32 degrees! You'll know the meaning of suck if fishing braid in them conditionsFishing below 32 degrees just sucks. It doesn't matter what line you are using. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Ronnie
AGREE X2
J_Pearson reply :
Absolutely recommend braid for frogs. I personally enjoy ripping lipless cranks with it as well.
JP
Darren. reply :
QuoteThanks for the information guys. I'm going to pick up some braid before spring
I think you'll enjoy braid... I use 10 lb yellow power pro along with either a 6 or 8 lb p-line floroclear leader between 6 and 8 feet in length.
I have landed quite a number of bass on this combo. The yellow is for easier visibility...
Been thinking of trying a pure floro leader, but in the waters I fish, the mist green p-line has been good.
And FWIW, I have been fishing my spinning setup (6'3" shimano compre with a stradic 1000FI). Also have braid on my baitcaster setups, but hardly use those any more....
SKTprodigy reply :
Ponds with all the mucky muck with 40 pound powerpro and a bronzeye frog is my favorite thing to do
Loomis24 reply :
what's the avg leader length to use for braid???
bilgerat reply :
Quotewhat's the avg leader length to use for braid???
That's personal preference. I like a minimum of 6' so I can tie on several different baits throughout the day and still have a decent amount to work with. Some use as little as 3'.
Grey Wolf reply :
Quotewhat's the avg leader length to use for braid???
Are you fishing gin clear water ?
Loomis24 reply :
QuoteQuotewhat's the avg leader length to use for braid???Are you fishing gin clear water ?
The waters i usually fish are pretty clear, i don't know if i'd say gin clear but clear yes
rubba bubba reply :
QuoteQuotewhat's the avg leader length to use for braid???That's personal preference. I like a minimum of 6' so I can tie on several different baits throughout the day and still have a decent amount to work with. Some use as little as 3'.
Agree. I personally use 2 rod lengths and work my way shorter due to re-tying.
JF - question for you: when you deep water Smallie fish, do you fizz them like deep water LB fishing?
RandySBreth reply :
I fish "clearer than air" waters (Ozarks) and I use a leader maybe just a touch longer than the rod it's on. So a 7' rod will get about a 7' to 8' leader. Long enough where you don't have to worry about it getting too short after tying and re-tying lures on it during a trip.
Oh- one more thing -about the fishing when the air temp is below freezing - fused supelines (like FireLine or Sufix Fuse) pick up less water than braided lines do. Better for cold weather, especially with a little Loon Ice-Off or even just plain chapstick on the guides.
Fat-G reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteBraid is great for some things, and flat sucks for others.what does it flat out suck for? No doubt I would use fluoro over braid in certain situations, but I have yet to find a set up that braid "sucks" at.
Freezing air temps
Concrete and or steel structure
Zebra/quagga mussels
Coontail on certain lakes - has zebes growing on it
Deep smallie fishing. You simply get more bites on fluoro.
Pretty much any treble hooked bait.
And catfishing in a rocky river. Never do that. That's where P-Line CXX is put to use.
paangler3117 reply :
I use power pro on a spinning rig for walleye jigging, but I don't really like the stuff. I love the sensitivity, but I don't really care for how it handles(noise, wrapping around the tip and guides). I can cast farther on the same rig with mono. To me, it is just a tool. Even if it's a tool I don't like using, when it works it's great.
Jim
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