09-22-2009, 12:04 PM
10 pound suffix braid.
Really, the braid should outcast the mono every time, comparing apples to apples that is. (same pound test) It's thinner, lighter, more limber, there's no memory to contend with, it passes more smooth through the eyes, etc....
The only advantage to mono, IMHO, is that it has stretch and it's more abrasion resistant. Let me clariy......In many cases, the stretch is a di
vantage. However, if you're targeting fish, like for instance, King Mackerel in the ocean, you can't use braid as a main line. The stretch in the mono is what keeps you from loosing the fish. Second................I don't are what anyone says, mono is far more abrasion resistant than braid. Once braid gets a little frey, it's over with. A perfect example is alligator hunting. We use a snatch hook attached to 80 line initially to get them close to the bank/boat. We tried a buddies spinning reel that was spooled with 80 pound power pro one time. The second that line crossed that gators back, PING!! All over. The reels he usually uses are Penn 309's spooled with 80 pound mono. The same line is on there that has been for a year. Dozen of alligators later, and frayed to pieces, it's still hausing gators to the hill.
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Really, the braid should outcast the mono every time, comparing apples to apples that is. (same pound test) It's thinner, lighter, more limber, there's no memory to contend with, it passes more smooth through the eyes, etc....
The only advantage to mono, IMHO, is that it has stretch and it's more abrasion resistant. Let me clariy......In many cases, the stretch is a di
vantage. However, if you're targeting fish, like for instance, King Mackerel in the ocean, you can't use braid as a main line. The stretch in the mono is what keeps you from loosing the fish. Second................I don't are what anyone says, mono is far more abrasion resistant than braid. Once braid gets a little frey, it's over with. A perfect example is alligator hunting. We use a snatch hook attached to 80 line initially to get them close to the bank/boat. We tried a buddies spinning reel that was spooled with 80 pound power pro one time. The second that line crossed that gators back, PING!! All over. The reels he usually uses are Penn 309's spooled with 80 pound mono. The same line is on there that has been for a year. Dozen of alligators later, and frayed to pieces, it's still hausing gators to the hill.[signature]