04-24-2009, 01:34 AM
I've used braid a few times and went back to mono and flourocarbon. Braid has it's advantages, especially in heavy cover, but I would not use it in open water for cranks. There is no stretch to the line and I found myself losing fish when they hit. That's about all the experience I have with braid. I was using 17# Spiderwire and that stuff WOULD NOT BREAK. I don't understand why people use 60+# braid when a smaller # test is so strong. Maybe somebody can answer that for me. 10# should be plenty strong, make sure you tie a knot that is suitable for braided line, it's been known to slip on conventional mono knots.
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