Power Pro Braid Line Question

[lowprofile]

Originally Posted by Yakin

If I can fit 30# mono on a reel what is an advised weight for braid to spool on it?

doesnt matter. if your running 30lb top shot or leaders then use 30lb or heavier braid. 50lb+ has better body and can usually fill a reel with a 300yrds filler spool. its key to run lighter mono or floro leader. once braid snaps the integrity of all the line that was out on that fish is gone.

[William Novotny]

No stretch means more sensitivity and better hooksets when long amounts of line are in the water. More line capacity. less drag in the water means you line drifts less. Also easier to tie once you get the hang of it imho. Cons, can be a drag if you nest up really good, you need to make sure you have braid friendly guides on your rods so it doesn't eat into them, and if you think your gonna grab braid and manhandle it your gonna cut your hand off. Its happened to me twice. Now I fish with my feet.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by lowprofile

doesnt matter. if your running 30lb top shot or leaders then use 30lb or heavier braid. 50lb+ has better body and can usually fill a reel with a 300yrds filler spool. its key to run lighter mono or floro leader. once braid snaps the integrity of all the line that was out on that fish is gone.

Did not know that, thanks for the info

[smithers]

Originally Posted by lowprofile

doesnt matter. if your running 30lb top shot or leaders then use 30lb or heavier braid. 50lb+ has better body and can usually fill a reel with a 300yrds filler spool. its key to run lighter mono or floro leader. once braid snaps the integrity of all the line that was out on that fish is gone.

I can understand wanting to trim a few feet near the break for this reason, but I'm having trouble believing that line say 50 yards from a breakoff has been weakened.

Is there data or any other evidence to back this claim?

Thanks.


Also, for the OP:

Somewhere I've got a link on real vs. rated braid strength; some Swede I think has an ongoing project to test them. Good brands like Jerry Brown and PP Hollow Ace (not regular Power Pro) consistently break higher than their rated strength.
This is why it should be OK to fish 30lb topshot on top of 30lb braid, but the other thing to keep in mind is how poorly braid deals with abrasion.
Sure, your brand new 30lb line might break at 45lbs, but once you've fished it a few times and scraped agaisnt a boat or some rocks you might lose half that without even knowing.
I think this is why good brands underrate breaking strength; your line is only new once, and even if you inspect your line you are going to miss some of the damage that slowly occurs over time. (For this reason I'd rather spool with 50 if planning to fish 30)

[MarkT]

While I use 30# spectra with 20# mono I prefer to use 50/65/80 spectra. If nothing else it's easier to tie knots in the 50+ spectra than the really thin stuff. Decide how much line you want on the reel (~300yds?) together with the size/length of mono and use the biggest spectra that will give you that capacity.

[kayakhunter]

Dacron.

[bigbarrels]

Just loaded some Power Pro 65 on this bad boy Cant wait to hook into a yellowtail or yellowfin with this set up on a Shimano Terez Waxwing (heavy). Test running it manana

http://abugarcia.com/products/reels/...evo-toro-winch

[seriola_killer]

Offshore I prefer JB or Izor. Inshore I prefer Power Pro. It's flatter and IMHO it's design lends itself to cutting kelp better. 50# will do the trick but 65# does better. It will get chewed up while cutting so that's why I like the 65#.

[roadx]

mono/fluoro sucks i use as little as possible. braid rules and that's that