need braid suggestions

[kbnrs 0]

hey all, i bought a new diawa aird reel 2000 size and a pflueger trion 1-3kg 7' rod to match, i'm planing to use it for bream, salmon trout and maybe schoolies on plastics and hardbodies. i have a budget of about $40. either 4lb or 6lb is the weight i want to fish, is it's not too much to ask, i'd like reasoning for recommendations, cheers

[Tinker 1,645]

Go to your local tackle shop and get them to spool up some 4 or 6lb Fins braid.I recommend getting them to do it because they can lay backing and ensure the line goes on at the right tension needed. This will stop air knots and birds nests, and other headaches.Getting backing put on means you won't have to fill the spool with braid, which will save you money.$40 should be enough.

[southie THE BANGA 2,304]

I use Berkley fire line or Berkley Sensai braid good line and good price...

[NickD 0]

Sunline super PE,casts awesome and is only 30 bucks a spool, It is also really supple/silky and doesn't twist as much as other braids.NickD

[Kelvin 2,200]

Sunline Super PE or power pro. If you can stretch the budget Sunline Castaway is good.

[Piranha 76]

Stretch that budget to $60 and get some sunline castaway .6pe , you won't be disappointed like you will be with finns

[Damo67 6]

Power pro. Go to your tackle store like Tinker said and get them to do it . reasoning is that they can do the backing and there is no wastage.

[Piranha 76]

Using mono backing is wastage, fill the spool with braid which is not much for a 2000 size reel and after 2 years of use you can then turn the spool around and have new/unused line again

[trihull 177]

There is plenty of Braid out there. Just go with what quality you can afford, go visit your local tackle shop, talk to them, it's like buying shoes, 1000's of brands and styles, basically comes down to Fit, Form,Function, and most of all COST $$$$$$.Just get the best you can afford......

[kbnrs 0]

Thanks for the suggestions, i'll give powerpro a go just quickly is there a specific colour that i should get?

[Knackers 696]

Daiwa tournament is probably the best. I use tuf line but in the higher breaking strains. I have had had bad experience with Fins. Others may not have. And I fill the spool up and reverse it when required like the pirahna.

[ShoreJigger 171]

If it's your first time using braid, I'd go with 10lb sunline super PE. It's thinner than or equal to 4 or 6lb power pro.I have been using 10lb in the white colour for a couple of years now and I can't recall a single wind knot.10lb super PE will break at around 10lb where as power pro, fireline etc. 4 and 6lb could break anywhere between 10-20lb.

[kbnrs 0]

If it's your first time using braid' date=' I'd go with 10lb sunline super PE. It's thinner than or equal to 4 or 6lb power pro.I have been using 10lb in the white colour for a couple of years now and I can't recall a single wind knot.10lb super PE will break at around 10lb where as power pro, fireline etc. 4 and 6lb could break anywhere between 10-20lb.[/quote']yeah, i use 6lb super pe on my 1000 sienna, it's a great braid but i do get wind knots and knots

[Scissors 308]

Using mono backing is not wastage, it protects the spool

[plankton 725]

Using mono backing is wastage' date=' fill the spool with braid which is not much for a 2000 size reel and after 2 years of use you can then turn the spool around and have new/unused line again [/quote']I agree, but make sure you use some electrical tape to keep the braid from spinning on the spool.

[plankton 725]

Using mono backing is not wastage' date=' it protects the spool [/quote']Not sure what you mean, how does it protect the spool and why does the spool need protection from braid?

[Dylbaa 174]

My understanding is that backing is used 1) to fill the rest of the spool when there isn't enough braid to fill it and 2) to stop slippage of braid on the spool under heavy load, but if its only for bream/salmon trout/ whiting etc. then it probably wont slip regardless, if I want to completely fill a spool for say snapper/kings/ tuna, ill use a strip of tape around it so the braid has something to grip under a heavy load. Otherwise backing is used when a spool cant be fully filled with braid.Now days reels are coming out with a rubber type strip around the base of the spool so there is no need for backing, check out the new Penn spinfishers closely, they have it on their spools, so do the Pfleuger Crank models I think :)It doesn't so much protect it, just helps the braid hold tight under heavier drag settings, hope this helps?

[plankton 725]

but if its only for bream/salmon trout/ whiting etc. then it probably wont slip regardless

Braid won't grip the spool at all, you either need mono backing or tape or one of the newer spools with rubber grip stuff, even when you're only fishing for small species.

[Piranha 76]

Using mono backing is wastage' date=' fill the spool with braid which is not much for a 2000 size reel and after 2 years of use you can then turn the spool around and have new/unused line again [/quote']I agree' date=' but make sure you use some electrical tape to keep the braid from spinning on the spool.[/quote']

Iv'e been using braid straight through for 15 years on different reeels for different species and can't say that braid has ever slipped/spun on the spool once! have never used tape or backing, just spool the braid firmly and theres no problems cheers

[plankton 725]

Iv'e been using braid straight through for 15 years on different reeels for different species and can't say that braid has ever slipped/spun on the spool once! have never used tape or backing' date=' just spool the braid firmly and theres no problems cheers[/quote']That's very interesting, only once did I forget to use some tape and even though I packed the braid on very tightly it spun on the spool with very little pressure.What knot do you use to tie the braid to the spool arbor?

[Piranha 76]

What knot do you use to tie the braid to the spool arbor?

Just a doubble blood knot, the trick is, after you have tied it on do the first half dozen wraps around the spool by hand firmly before using the reel handle to wind on the rest cheers

[Crusher 18]

for what it is worth, when spooling with braid I place a little masking tape on the spool. This provides something for the line to cut and grip in to.I do this with mono as well..