Light Braid Suggestions?

[sunnydays]

I'm looking to try something new!

I've recently bought a new reel and want to do it justice with some nice light braid, 2-8lb. In the past I've tried frog pe, toray radius, castaway, rock fish, sunline and stren, all of which i've been happy with. But I have a strange desire to put 4lb fireline on it!!!

Any suggestions on what I should spool it with?

Thanks

[tomca]

I know some people hate fireline, probably because its too cheap to be cool. But spooling it with 2lb Crystal would not be the worst you could do with it for chasing bream, and 4lb for bay snapper.

[Zim man]

I don't mind fireline in the lighter sizes, however I now have power 4lb and I really like that line, good value for money

[fishingnut]

fireline or power pro, both are awesome!

[sunnydays]

^^ power pro's a good suggestion. Does anyone know if it breaks above it's rating like fireline?

cheers

[Surfingant]

2 or 3 lb fireline crystal.

[johnus]

Frog PE braid or TD Sensor, in the 4lb range.

[fishingnut]

^^ power pro's a good suggestion. Does anyone know if it breaks above it's rating like fireline?

cheers

Well chuck norris uses it for his shoe laces.......

[brandan1034]

I have TD Sensor on all my light spin set ups and love it. I have 4lb on my 2004 Certate and have stopped some decent (40-55cm) snapper in the bay on it.

[Damien2Rad]

I have a PE .6 Toray Seabass (6lb) on my certate and it is a million times thinner, while still being more managable then TD Sensor which came off before it.

The TD Sensor 6lb went to the lip of the spool, the Toray with the same amount of backing line gets to just past the line inside the lip.

And I can't go past Castaway, which I have on my Heartland.

But my next (small) reel will be Toray for sure.

[Keen-as-fisho]

I have the exact same reel and I have it spooled with 2LB crystal fireline....match made in a Breams mouth generally a 3 to 4LB leader is ideal and I use it for hard body lures on a custom Duff rod, needless to say its my fav combo It got a good work out today.

[fishingnut]

I have a PE .6 Toray Seabass (6lb) on my certate and it is a million times thinner, while still being more managable then TD Sensor which came off before it.

The TD Sensor 6lb went to the lip of the spool, the Toray with the same amount of backing line gets to just past the line inside the lip.

And I can't go past Castaway, which I have on my Heartland.

But my next (small) reel will be Toray for sure.

Not a fan of PE at all! Zero abrasion resistance and expensive, have heard good things about toray though worth a look I guess

[sunnydays]

Thanks all for your responses!

Think I'll go 2lb crystal fireline and if I don't like it... it only cost $20!

[Keen-as-fisho]

Thanks all for your responses!

Think I'll go 2lb crystal fireline and if I don't like it... it only cost $20!

Thats the best part lol

[Damien2Rad]

20 bucks!

That's defs a bonus.

I remember one night up at 9 Mile Beach (North of Rocky) it was blowing 20+knots, but me in my enebriated state still decided that fishing would be an awesome idea at night, in the dark, with strong wind while drunk to go fishing.

First cast and it all went wrong. Half a spool of Castaway PE gone

Maybe I'll give fire line a second chance some time....

[sunnydays]

well... had the intention of getting fireline, but I ended up leaving the tackle store with 4lb Nitlon PE. $40

had a cast this afternoon and so far I like it!

cheers!

[Joycey67]

Hey mate,

I just spooled my 2500 stradic with 4lb Nanofil (relatively new product) and absolutely love it. Casts further than braid, its stronger, no memory, dosen't knot up or twist in the wind. Highly recommend it if your keen to try something new. Not that cheap however.

Cheers,

Joycey

[JarrydA]

Ive got a 2500 spooled with 8lb nanofil and i hate it. It will be going as soon as i get a chance. I use Fireline crystal on my other reels and love it.

[Carter]

I've used the crustal fire line, good stuff, nice and cheap

[tikki169]

I have power pro in 8lbs on my Caldia 2000 and I'm very happy with the stuff (got it in red from the US) but I also have some 10x10 Varivas on my 2500 and that stuff is sooooo smooth, soft and silky but it is a bit more expensive (4x the price of Power pro or Fireline)

[shortie]

varivas.

Or try flourocarbon straight through

[sunnydays]

Shortie wrote:

varivas.

Or try flourocarbon straight through

Yeah I'd like to give varivas a go, maybe that bass hard stuff. Only thing with the supple PE's for me is that the leader knot can sometimes slip. Also, if I have to use a heavier leader for any reason (like fishing in areas that light gear normally shouldn't be used!) the leader knot gets caught on the guides and the softness of the braid allows it shoot past the knot causing all kinds of mischief!

I've got a spare spool with 3lb fluoro straight through. Not a huge fan to be honest.

Thanks!