Anyone use braid in fresh water??

[go fish]

I mostly bass fish (LM) and have always used mono. I mostly use rubber worms. I was thinking of trying power pro this year, but never really see/hear of people using it for fresh water. Any input?

[JOHN D]

when im bass fishing, i always have a rod set up with braid its a must when your fishing around weeds to cut them, i use 50 lb because it cuts the best.

its pretty common for people to use braid, i always hear of bassmasters using it.

[Matt L]

like it for soft plastics and lgm bass. no stretch, solid hook sets

[BottomBouncer13]

It's good for bass fishing in none finesse situations..when tossing plastics or cranks/spinner baits it's fine...I would avoid it in super clear situations...

[HerringKing]

I use braid when I use jigs or jerkbaits. I use mono with bait or in moving water.

[dfish28]

love it but in clear water i always tie a topshot of 12 or so # test

[DDDman]

I use it alone for cast and reel baits. For slower presentations I use a 4' to 6' leader of flouro when tossing soft plastics and pitching jigs.

[Moz]

As others have said it won't help in very clear water but in murky waters I started using it last year on one of my baitcasters and I'm very happy with it. I generally use it for heavier stuff like tubes, spinnerbaits, and lipless crankbaits and it works well with 36" of fluro leader (I generally use 8 LBS but will use 20 LBS for tubes to prevent pickerel shredding it).

I put some braid on the spare spool for one of my spinning-reels for this season and am interested how that works out as I've never tried it before.

[kurtisb]

I have been using 8# PP on my ultra-lite trout rod for the past four years. I fish mostly spinners and have used 2# mono in the past. PP has saved me numerous spinners that I put in a tree on the other side of the creek, but that is the only thing good about it.
I miss many more fish, haven't been able to slow my reactions to how fast PP reacts. I can't cast as far, even though 8# PP is the same diameter as 1/2# mono. Knots are much more complicated and still don't hold.
I re-spooled with mono for opening day.

[Wilson]

I have been using 8# PP on my ultra-lite trout rod for the past four years. I fish mostly spinners and have used 2# mono in the past. PP has saved me numerous spinners that I put in a tree on the other side of the creek, but that is the only thing good about it.
I miss many more fish, haven't been able to slow my reactions to how fast PP reacts. I can't cast as far, even though 8# PP is the same diameter as 1/2# mono. Knots are much more complicated and still don't hold.
I re-spooled with mono for opening day.
Do you use it in the brine?
Also does braid twist up like monowhen fished with spinners with no barrel swivel?

[Lard Almighty]

Also does braid twist up like monowhen fished with spinners with no barrel swivel?It does twist, but since it is not as stiff as mono it doesn't loop up.

I like braid for bass fishing, especially around weeds and wood. I primarily use it with spinnerbaits and weighted soft plastics. I typically use 30# Spiderwire on my bass outfits, and that can handle almost everything Jersey can throw at you. Using braid in super-clear water (such as RV) is a no-no, unless you use a mono or fluoro leader.

I've tried lighter braid on spinning rods for trout, and I don't like it; I miss a lot of strikes from fish, likely because the no-stretch braid does not absorb the shock of the strike and the hook tears from the fish's mouth. The only time I will use it for trout is if I'm drifting light jigs in streams on a semi-slack line, so I can feel the bite better.

[go fish]

Thanks for all the info/ideas guys. I have permission to fish a few small, muddy farm ponds, so I think I will give the braid a try. Thanks.