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I have been looking into using braided line on my baitcast reels. I have been using mono, any suggestions on what i should be using for different lures?

Bassin NJ,To me it is all about what you like,I'm not a big fan of braided line but I do use it as the main line on my carolina rig.On a long cast you can feel the fish alot more.And on my spinning reels I sometimes use fireline,it comes off the reel nice without all the loops.Other then that I like mono.JOE D.WWW>RETRIEVERLURES.COM-NJ-PROSTAFF

Braided line is some nasty stuff.
It will rip the jaw right off of a bass.
It's VERY expensive also, and takes more line to fill a spool. You may spend 30 bucks on a single spool.
Coincidentally, my friend used braided line for almost 2 years, and it ripped up his rod too =/

On the other hand, if you got flourocarbon, it's almost invisible (but not quite) to the fish.

I personally use a flouro-mono hybrid by yozuri. Never breaks on me.

thanks for the responses, does the hybrid lines come off your reel loopy?

The braided lines work pretty good. Sensitivity is excellent, but if you are not careful you will cut your fingers. So you don't spend alot of money, try using PowerPro 150yd spool. Put about 50yds of mono backing and connect the lines using a back to back uni knot.

Bassin NJ,
There are a lot of horror stories about braided lines. Most of the problems with braided lines is there is no foregiveness, no stretch, so if you make a mistake it can cause problems. Don't be afraid to try these lines, tons of big fish are landed every year on braided line. Just don't over-set the hook, use a sweeping motion, no rod snapping, bone jarring hooksets. You also need special knots for braided lines, a clinch not just won't hold, the line is too slippery. Berkley Goriila Braid is good, Fireline is super and PowerPro is also good. Just remember, you're using a different line than mono, keep that in your mind when fishing any braided line. You will learn the -to do's- and not to do's soon enough.

NJ-I'm a big fan of Yo Zuri Hybrid and P-Line. I use both on spinning and baitcast gear. This line has more memory than traditional mono. With spinning gear you really have to be careful. I rarely will go above 8lb test. On baitcasting gear, I have no problems.

As far a ssuperline.....let me recommend Sea King ultra. It is a twisted nylon line with very little stretch. It is limp and strong. It really isn't a braid though. It won't unravel like a braid can. I really like the stuff. http://www.fnt-victory.net/SeaKingUltraFeature.html

thanks MMT for backing me up on the Yozuri Hybrid =D

bassin nj:
Yes, it does to a certain extent. It's not too bad though.

To fix it I just cut my lure off and trail the line about 30 feet behind the boat, sticking my rod tip in the water.

my partner and I found a way to cut down on the memory. As strange as it seems before we get on the water we stretch the line out. That seems to do the trick. Hook it up to a fence post and simply pull it. Hard.

Id like to thank everyone for there respones. I got some great advice i think i will try those hybrid lines out...
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