pluggin/ braid

[Sweetwater]

I love braid for plugging. In fact I've come to use it for most everything except for bait fishing off the beaches (damned backlashes on my conventional).

I use 80 lb test for live-lining around rocky areas to avoid cut offs (from my boat)....but be careful it can cut right through your fingers. I actually use a leader of only 30 lb test to make sure I can break off if I get a fish pot or get trapped in a rock.

[snake slinger]

i put braid on my wifes rod last year.i cast it about 3 times just to see how it felt.the next day i was putting braid on my rod.i fish eels you cant belive how much more sensetive it is i can feel those bass lookin at my eel.snake

[nightfighter]

Jisher, you should note that the above pro braid posts did not include one mention of the additional cost. I think that is because the perfomance more than offsets the cost, at least for the surfcasting I use it for.

One thing to figure out is how much you want or can put on your spool. I often see it in the 150 yd spools, but search for the 300. I personally hate when the knot to the backing is brought into play with the braid coming off the spool or laying back down. Could be my knot, but would rather that knot be buried at the bitter end, ie. as much braid as possible, as little backing as possible. For my set up, I need to buy 300 yd pack to do that. I should just buy the bulk spool as Bill and Juls told me they do. Only makes sense when you are sold on the weight and manufacturer, which I am.