Anybody use it? If so how does it work and what is your setup.
TIA

All we use on my charters. 2500 sized reel with 20lb fins windtammer.

Its the only set-up I've used for years now. I use Suffix 832 or Powerpro in 20 lb test.

Most of the time I tie on a fluro leader-8, 10 or 12 lb.

Throw it on a 6'6" to 7'spinning rod and a Shimano reel. Works great.

I wouldn't go over 30 lb on the braid unless you have a large spool spinning reel.

I have braid on a Spirex reel right now. Put it on recently. I've got a jig tied on and it casts and reels fine. I tried Fireline on the same reel a couple years ago and got wind knots so I took it off. This is the first time I have tried braid since then so I am still not convinced.

I was looking for a setup to use heavier LB test and be able to cast a very light jig (pork rind and treble hook, split shot and small cork). I can't cast a bait caster reel for diddly squat with braid and light jig.
I hooked a big blue last Sunday and it broke 25lb mono on my 808 Zebco on an ugly stick Catfish like it was sewing thread.
Yeah, I jig for catfish under the bird roosts.
I'm thinking about something in the 50-65lb test range that I can control my cast with and not be getting bird nests all the time.

It seems almost all of the fishing charters down in Florida who fish those flats sight fishing think like Capt. Andrew: they prefer spinning tackle and usually throw braid with a leader. One is Chris Meyers and if you go to YouTube, he has several comments covering several videos regarding how to use the spinning tackle to almost eliminate wind knots and other ideas. Here is one on wind knots:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyDUkMM-kY

He also has a good introductory video on why they use spinning tackle over bait casters. He has another on the merits of braid and why he'd never go back to mono after using this for the past many years.

Worth a look, I think!

Brad

Purchase superline by its diameter not its rated breaking strength.

I use 30# or 40# superline (both are 8# mono equivelent diameter) on about a dozen spinning rigs in the 1000 to 2500 size reels.
My light rig has 30# which is 6# mono equivelent diameter (Daiwa Samurai).

I fish for big bass in heavy timber/vegetation with weightless presentations.

good evening,

i got nanofil on mine, 2 12#, 1 17#.....love it....

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

Thanks. this is the sort of info I needed.

I ran Fireline off and on for a few years with mixed results, mostly lighter stuff like 8-10lb. Switched to Power Pro last year and like it much better. My Penn Battle and Diawa Laguna are both strung 15lb, and I have a Sienna running 15lb Power Pro too. I don't see any reason I'll be changing any of them soon. I have a few rigs with mono, but seem to grab the braid rigs first.

Been running braid and fluro leader for a very long time now. Has little or no memory at all. Very sensitive that you can "feel" the bottom etc. She float lol thats a good thing for my style of fishing.

When using braid pay special attention to avoid overfilling the spool. I usually leave 1/4 from the lip. Sometimes when giving it very hard throws the lines hits the guides abdly and that can cause winds knots too.

I'm from Florida, and spinning gear and braid is the way to go for many applications.

I use braid a lot in salt water. It has its advantages and disadvantages. But the advantages outweigh the disadvantages IMO.

It has helped me use lighter reels with stronger LB tests, which helps a lot when casting a lot, like lure work.

Some tips are:
Spool it on as tightly as you can possibly get. IF you start having any problems with the line, then tie it off to a tree or something, walk the line out, tighten the drag down and reel yourself back in, keeping a good bend on the rod.

ALWAYS close the bail by hand and check for loops or looseness, use some finger pressure when reeling in slackline.

A lighter than what you normally use drag is important, it will help keep the line from digging into the spool.

I use 20lb 832 and the line from Bullbuster.net, amongst others and haven't had the problems people talk about. The stuff is strong and has helped me to bring in many a bull red, Black Drum and huge sting ray. I had a couple of heavy rods with 100lb PP on it and it works great.

If you are going to be someplace where there is a good chance of being cutting off, a Fluorocarbon or Mono top shot of up to 50 feet will help keep the cut offs down. I use a Slim Beauty Knot to join the two together, but an Alberto knot works well also.

Braid is all I will spool on my spinning gear for 5+ years now. It is just infinitely better not having to worry about it at all. I've even had great success on days when I don't care about a leader depending on conditions.

I don't use braid on any of my casting gear though oddly...

I didn't use it on casting gear until recently either, when it first came out in the Dacron / early flatter braid days, it didn't work well on casting gear at all. The original Fireline still isn't one of my choices for "winch" style reels but I like it on spinning gear.

On thing I forgot to mention is that braid is tough on reels, probably not as noticeable on smaller fish, but when you start talking about the bigger guys, all those jerks and shocks you are feeling being transmitted to your hands are cushioned impacts going to the workings of the reel, adding some kind of shock absorption through either a more flexible rod or a leader of some kind with a little amount of stretch helps prolong the agony, so to speak.

Best analogy I can give is the way a trailer moves and slams around in the coupling, over time there will be wear and eventual catastrophic failure, although it does take time to happen.