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Hi Canalratt1, I have tried several different braided lines, Fireline, Whiplash, Power pro, Spiderwire, and one other one but can't remember the name of it. I have tried these lines on spinning reels only, so this info may not help you all that much. But after trying these lines I have gone to strickly Fireline. They all have ther pro's and con's.
I liked the Whiplash because it doesn't seem to have a coating on it so after you fish it for a while you don't have to worry about the line wearing a whole lot, but the bad part is that this line is very light in the air when you cast and none of these lines retains any water at all. So wind knots came very easily, some were easy to get out and some you ended up loosing half the spool on one cast.
The Power Pro was a line I read about last year, it is very tough, but the wind knots were the same as the whiplash, now I did have someone tell me to try using a heavier pound test, and that might resolve the problem, but never got the chance to try it.
The Fireline is the one I like the best on spinning gear, it holds up longer, is tough, you don't get any wind knots until the coating starts to wear off, which isn't that frequent when you are fishing for bass and blues, Albies is another story!!!! I find that more fish are caught on this line because I do not think it is that visable to the fish perhaps, or more because you can literaly feel everything so well. Even if you pick a tiny piece of grass or weed on your line, you know it. I know these lines are more recommended for Baitcasting reels and you may really like them, but I would not start with anything less than 30lb test on a baitcasting reel, and you always need to use a little mono backing on the reel and connect the lines together using a uni-knot, this knot is the easiest to get the lines to stay strong together.
You also want to keep an eye on your tip guide on your rod as this line if you fish hard and alot will cut thru guides that are not hard- loid guides.
As I said I have fished 3 or 4 different braids and have gone back to the fireline every time, I just can't be bothered messing around when the fish are biting!!!!. When you attach your lure to the line or snap, you also want to use a Palomar knot, it will never come undone and is the only knot I believe which is recommended by the dealers. Hope this helps.
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