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OldSalty · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:32 pm Post subject: Monofilament or braid

My old reels are still full of mono. My wife and I are retired and are moving back to Corpus soon from the hill country so it's time to get busy fishing again. Watching fishing shows on tv they all talk about braid for everything. What is the concensus on this forum about that. Is braid really better? Doesn't it get frayed in the rocks at the jetties or on oyster reefs?

ziacatcher · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:57 pm Post subject:

I use braid on all my reels now. You can feel the fish burp on your bait it is so much more sensitive than mono. And I found it lasts a long time. I do tip the braid off with fluorocarbon

OldSalty · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 5:18 am Post subject: Monofilament or braid

Thanks, braid and flourocarbon it is then.

awesum · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 7:29 am Post subject:

Prof. Salt · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 7:39 am Post subject:

I fish the shallows and oyster areas a lot, and braid is the better answer for the main line. You can pack more line onto a small reel, and with a 2-2.5' leader of flouro you can resist oysters and other potential cutoffs pretty well.

OldSalty · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:06 am Post subject: Monofilament or braid

Thanks for the info. One more question. Is there a particular brand of braid line and flourocarbon leader you guys use?

ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:28 am Post subject:

I tried a number of different ones and I'm partial to FINS windtamer. I think it has a little more flexibility than the power pro or some of the others. Although those are good too. Another thing I like about braid is that is doesn't stretch like mono does and once you feel a little bite the hook set is almost immediate. So much so that you can wind up catching little guys like this.

Mudflap · Horse Mullet Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 127

Depends what I am doing and the braid. Will not use powerpro or suffix 832 for trolling or surf fishing due to the knots up issue. Will use fireline for both and have been using the Yo-Zuri braid since its cheaper. Have had no issues, other than fading. Use it both in the surf or trolling. If you are fishing for trout/reds, all are good. There are a bunch at Amazon never tried.