Mono vs Braid?

[Mike P]

Today's new braids are more abrasion resistant than first generation braids like Power Pro, Rip Cord, Spiderwire and Whiplash. Cortland Miracle Braid is amazingly tough. We tested it at the TFCTFN. That and Berkely Big Game tested out highest for abrasion resistance.

Take the old Cortland Spectron, make it rounder, and add a smoother finish to make it more thumb friendly, and you have Miracle Braid.

I fish 50# for jigging in the Canal, but 30# should be strong enough for most any other application. The plug guys run 30 on their Emblem Pros and love it. Nelson Field at Red Top highly recommends it, and Red Top sells almost every braid out there.

[SeaWolf]

first off, all braids will dig into themself on a spool, more specifically on casting or conventional-type reels. the larger the capacity and the more line let out and retrieved back in, the bigger the issue. you need to have braid packed on by a line machine initially and packed on tight! also, criss-crossing the line on non-level wind casting reels helps. a tight drag w/ a hard pulling fish can equal a burried and broken line. loose line is one of the number one reasons for braid loops/knots.

i've fished braid on boat reels for a long, long time. i have to - fast and deep tide rips in some areas. that's the main purpose. sensitivity is second to that. however, with fluking braid sensitivity is more important, but there are times thinner braid and lighter jigs were key. in either case mono is useless.

in the surf i've been fishing braid for about 5 years now on a vs250. last year i made the switch to sufix braid. it's a tough, abrasion resistant braid. one trip in particular i was pulling fish out of holes in rocky areas w/o a problem and only changing my leader, which i did maybe 5 times that night. finally, after about 2 hours of fishing a set the hook and the line popped. i should have checked the braid, but i got lazy. i figured if i was fishing power pro, whch i used to fish w/o much of a problem, it would have broke a lot sooner. i would have to say that my breakoffs with braid compared to when i used to use mono are a lot less. again, that's my experience. others have said the opposite. i know of one writer that only uses mono now and has good luck with it. i know of another shop owner i was talking to just the other day and he asked if i was using sufix. he said he was fishing next to someone that was using pp and they were catching fish that ran behind this underwater abutment. he was pulling fish out of there w/o a problem. the other guy popped off a couple times. that tells me something right there.

i have seen the edge's test and i admit i was surprised, however my experiences lead to braid being the better option. braid has worked well for me and i have yet to feel the need to change.

[MeanStreak]

I only use braid , always with a 70#spro swivel and 50#mono leader

I switch my braid from spring to fall , i am a brute on all my equpment . so braid works for me !!~!!!

[plankton]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Take the old Cortland Spectron, make it rounder, and add a smoother finish to make it more thumb friendly, and you have Miracle Braid.

Mike P, did a search for miracle braid and came up empty. Are you possibly talking about Cortland's new master braid? I'm a big fan of spectron but would love a rounder, smoother version.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by plankton

Mike P, did a search for miracle braid and came up empty. Are you possibly talking about Cortland's new master braid? I'm a big fan of spectron but would love a rounder, smoother version.

ditto on that, I couldn't find anything either.