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Old 08-14-2008, 10:55 AM   #1
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I am liking the suffix braid, 1st year using it and so far so good.

No wind knots and very supple....not stiff

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Old 08-14-2008, 11:23 AM   #2
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Suffix 65. I'll give up the extra distance. The 65 is TOUGH

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Old 08-14-2008, 11:33 AM   #3
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Also having a positive experience with Sufix 50 on a 706z and a 10' lami. No wind knots and I can see the braid easier to tie knots.
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Old 08-14-2008, 11:38 AM   #4
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Might as well throw mono if you're going to use 50# braid. With 50# braid the diameter is about the same as mono, so you don't get much improved distance, and you don't get the resistance to abrasion that you get with mono or a hybrid mono. Fifty pound braid gives you the worst of both worlds.
I like thirty pound braid when distance is needed and a hybrid mono when toughness is an issue.

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Old 08-14-2008, 11:40 AM   #5
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Berkley Big Game braid - 50#. Good stuff !

I tried it at the suggestion of our resident lawyer/ditch jigger after trying almost every braid out there. Treasure found-search over.
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Old 08-14-2008, 01:05 PM   #6
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Berkley Big Game braid - 50#. Good stuff !

I tried it at the suggestion of our resident lawyer/ditch jigger after trying almost every braid out there. Treasure found-search over.
That Ditch Jigger guy's just an SOL blowhard

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