Braided fishing line is one of the few products that totally revolutionized fishing and how we go about it. We are going to discuss how braided line helps our fishing and how it may hurt us.

I can remember when I first started using heavy braided fishing line and how it really helped me get fish out of cover. As I experimented with it more and more the applications for braided line grew. Even today I stick with good heavy braided line when fishing the thick grass mats of Florida. The hydrilla here can really produce some lunker bass. There are a few attributes that braid has that makes it a must for this style of fishing. The knot strength of braid is awesome because it really sinches down on the hooks eye. This will definitely increase your strength in hooksets. I recommend a Palomar knot when fishing braided line.

Braided fishing line also has no stretch which is important when getting fish out of heavy cover. This can prevent the fish from wrapping you up in structure or getting you further in the grass. Many anglers like to tighten their drag completely down when fishing braided line to be able to muscle fish from cover. If you do this make sure your fishing a quality reel that has a metal gear box. You want your reel “guts” to be very durable and strong.

If you are wondering how braided line is made it is pretty much like it sounds, strands of fiber forming a regular diagonal pattern down the entire length of the spool. It is the same concept as braided hair. If you pull on hair that is not braided it is not nearly as strong but if you pull on hair that is braided you can feel the fibers all working together to make it stronger. That’s how braided line works each of the strands work together to make superior line strength.

I have experimented with a few different braided lines such as Spiderwire, Power Pro, and Suffix. Each work very well for their purpose. I stick with these three for all my braided line fishing. I recommend using a line softener such as Line and Lure line conditioner. This will give it better castability and strength.

Although braided line is very good it has some drawbacks. First your braided line is much more visible than say fluorocarbon line. That’s why I recommend using braid in thick cover unless you are using a fluorocarbon leader. I have put this theory to the test on a few occasions and I always get the same result. I get less bites on braid in open water situations such as fishing a spinnerbait or jerkbait. One other thing braid will do easily is frey. You want to keep a close eye on your line for nicks and cuts. This predominately happens within five to six inches of your bait.

I highly recommend you giving braided line a try If you have not already. It will definitely increase your catch ratio in heavy cover. Remember to fish with confidence and good things will happen!

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