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Braided fishing line has it's good points and it's bad points. The good points are (and they are VERY good points): 1) it is much stronger than monofiliment. 2) it has no stretch, so you feel bites better. 3) it has a much smaller diameter than monofiliment. The bad points are (and they are VERY bad points): 1) the line is so slick that knots have a tendancy to slide loose. 2) if you wrap it around your finger, or hand and pull, IT WILL CUT THROUGH YOUR SKIN. 3) as you noted, it is much more expensive. The bottom line is that if you are cautious when pulling knots tight, and know which knots to tie, you will definately feel more bites, which usually translates to catching more fish. Braided lines are primarily used for (but not limited to) worm/jig fishing. I would not use anything else for worm/jig fishing. Personally, I use Spiderwire, but there are other brands that are good. Hope this helps. GregH57
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I am willing to put up with the minor difficulties of braided line, because the advantages over monofiliment are significant. Others may see it differently. I have been using braided line for about 6-8 years with no regrets. GregH57
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Absolutley not... unless you are horrible at casting and always cast into the brush...
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Try powerpro, works great
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Try powerpro, works great
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Braide line is definetly a better choice, especially if you are salt water fishing. The reason for that is, when you are salt water fishing you tend to catrch dog fish (in the shallower areas. Dog fish are small sharks with extremely sharp teeth, and if you use monofiliment, they will bite through it. But, if you are fishing in an open lake or pond, just use the monofiliment.
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braid is not the best it is the strongest but has the worst action of any lines try trilene xl or xt smooth cast for trouble free fishing
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inshore yes... powerpro.. offshore not really a good andies is finw
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YES, YES and YES - Braided doesn't stretch but if you get a knot in it - you'll have to cut where the knot is and go from there (most of the time). There isn't any reason to "play" with the fish when you have 40 or 50 pound spider wire or Power Pro you can just yank em out. I'm not in it for the sport I'm all about the fillets. I wouldn't go back to monofiliment for anything. I love to fish and I spend alot of money on tackle - with braided line your more likely to bend a hook than you are to lose it. Braided line is like cable it doesn't give.
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judging by the answers i see that braided line is used very differently over in your countries. over here (south africa) we only use braided line for non-ed fishing (sharks). mainly because it's stronger and also because you could spool almost double the amount on the reel than with mono line. sharks normally take the bait and just speed off. in some areas over here sharks very often take you for anything from 200 - 800 metres before letting up.
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What are you fishing for?
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Yes!! Most definitely! I used braided line in the Potomac River and in other rivers inheavy cover to pull out huge largemouth bass. Without braid I would have lost numerous fish and tournaments. it is an absolute necessity in many situations. I can answer more questions in greater detail at my website in the forums if you like?? http://bassfishingstories.webs.com
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