+1

I agree with 65# braid. All my braid is still currently Lynch line, which you can no longer get. I still have 3 300 yards spools of the white and it is GREAT, unless the wind blows, then it sucks because it catches the wind very badly. Hope this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.

Thad Rains

man just go to walmart and buy the 20lb test power pro line

its all you need like $12

your not going to bust braid lol

20# braid is easy to break.

I only use 20# test on spinning equipment and light baits.

65

I like 20 for spinning, 40 for most of my bait casters, 50-65 for frog and umbrella rigs.

Good point, I would have, but I didn't have any mono in the boat. I've been fishing what I think are shell beds and they are shreading my floro, that's why I switched to braid that day on the water, just didn't have any reels rigged up with mono to use as leaders.

Either not swing as hard with braid & a fluoro leader or drop down one power on your rod. My guess is that you had a heavy action rod. Try going to MH for this application. The advantage is that when you get a bite in 25' of water at the end of a long cast you can still get the hook in the fish.

Braid, as you mentioned has very little stretch so the leader takes all the shock. The first time I tried braid to mono for C-rigging, I broke off the first three fish that bit. It frustrated me and I told myself I would never do that again. Braid to mono or fluoro can work very well if you make a couple simple adjustments.

40 lb for all that

Only thing i move up for is punching rod. I even throw frog on 40 a lot

Please IGNORE anybody telling you to not swing hard. Fish it exactly like you normally would. Either he is using too small a leader or has bad knots.

Crig should be a sweeping HARD hookset, not a snap like a jig or a t-rig.

I am 80% or more braid and the rest flouro. I fish with guys who are 100% braid, even on cranks.