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When should you not use braided fishing line?
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While braid lines’ taut pressure is useful for wearing out smaller game, their lack of stretch makes them far less ideal for fighting bigger game like tuna or swordfish. If you’re trying to catch a bite that’s upward of 600-1,000 pounds, their strength can easily rip the line in two, damaging both the rig and the fish.
Braids are good when fishing heavy water vegetation like lily pads, hydrilla, water hyacinths, and cattails. The braid will cut through the stems of most of these plants, keeping the fish from tangling you up, so you will land fish that you would lose with other lines.
When should I use braid?
Can you fish with just braided line?
A braided line is rarely used without a leader. Despite its high breaking strength and low diameter (two features that make it ideal for targeting large species and fishing strong currents), it is very unlikely to find a fisherman using a straight braided line without adding a leader at the end of it.
When should you not use braided fishing line? – Related Questions
What lures should you use braided line with?
Best Lures with Braided Line
Lures
Pound-Test
Swim Jigs
30 – 40 lbs
Vibrating Jigs
30 – 40 lbs
Shallow Crankbaits
40 – 50 lbs
Deep Diving Crankbaits
40 – 50 lbs
Should you soak braided line before spooling?
Braid does not need soaking like you do with mono prior to spooling up. Thread your braid through the eye on the but section of the rod. Double check that your spool is as far forward as possible. Tie a slip loop knot in your braid.
Do you need backing with braided line?
When you’re putting braided line on your spinning reel, you always want to add some mono backing to the reel first. Mono grips into the arbor (the center of the spool) much better than braid does and pretty much guarantees you won’t have issues with the line free spinning when you get a fish on.
Is braided line good for bait fishing?
The stronger braid allows anglers to pull fish from structure quickly where mono might give the fish time and distance to wrap a few roots. Braid’s sensitivity makes it a great line for working plugs and lures, particularly crank baits or spinner baits that have movement, and for bottom fishing.
Is braided line OK on a spinning reel?
Yes, you can use braided fishing line on a spinning reel.
What color braided line is best?
Does braided line spook bass?
Every fishing line has the potential to be seen by bass underwater. Generally speaking, the thinner the diameter, the less visible it will be. Monofilament and braided lines are the most visible. Monofilament is thicker in diameter than fluorocarbon and braid so it will be easier for bass to see it.
Good question, and here’s my explanation for why: Braid is of a very thin diameter and because of this there’s a danger of its misuse as a mainline. Irresponsible anglers can be tempted to use it in very high breaking strains and to fish in very snaggy / heavily weeded areas.
Does the color of braided line matter?
The TRUTH is…braided line color does not really matter! It is more of a visual reference for anglers to locate their baits and know where their lines are.
What color braid is best for bass fishing?
A natural color braided, such as a green moss, would be a great option as it’s less visible because it blends in more with the color of the water.
Is braided line good for topwater?
Braid is the best around heavy cover because it cuts through vegetation, while monofilament and fluorocarbon can get hung up. The zero stretch will help to pull the fish out of the vegetation and get it to the boat. Like Monofilament, braid floats so it is good for fishing topwater baits.
What color fishing line is hardest for fish?
The science says a multi-colored line that blends into the background should be harder for fish to see and track. While red and green blend well in many situations, blue blends best in offshore waters.
What pound braid line should I use for bass?
Most bass anglers outfit their bait casting reels with 15-25 pound test mono/fluoro or 30-65 pound test braid. Avoid using braid below 30 pound test on a baitcasting reel.
What is the best fishing line for largemouth bass?
Fluorocarbon lines are much less stretchy than monofilaments, tend to sink slowly in the water column, and are impervious to damaging UV rays. For many of the most popular bass presentations, fluorocarbon line (or a fluoro leader) is an excellent choice.
Is braid or mono better for bass?
Braid combats line twist better than mono or fluoro, and if used in lighter pound tests, it will outcast them as well. That’s why you see so many Elite Series pros using braid as their main line, even when drop-shotting finesse baits.
What line do pro bass fishermen use?
Most professional anglers today use very little monofilament line. About the only time I’ll choose monofilament to fish for bass is if I’m fishing a spinner bait or a bladed jig or cranking very heavy wood with a square-billed crankbait and making short casts.