Braid for the first time…..

[charlie_the_tuna]

My main reason behind loading up with a good length of fluoro is for when the albies show up. I’m gonna dedicate my life to targeting them.
As far as uni to uni, I always use it for braid to mono for my boy’s gear. I do like the Albright, although I’ve never used one.

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

My main reason behind loading up with a good length of fluoro is for when the albies show up. I’m gonna dedicate my life to targeting them.
As far as uni to uni, I always use it for braid to mono for my boy’s gear. I do like the Albright, although I’ve never used one.

Albright can be tied much faster.

for Albies I tie a 1/4 oz or 3/8 oz jig head(with a 4" Fin-S body) directly to the braid with a palomar. Cast far, Crank fast.
I use the same for stripers at the dock and fluke in shallow water. Caught some dolphin on it too.
You lose some to bluefish.

[scook]

I don’t know anything about the kind of fishing you guys do, but a couple of things: 1) Spare is right about being careful not to wrap the braid around your hand or finger to yank a snag - I almost got a bad cut all the way around a finger that way. Braid (if we’re using the same stuff) doesn’t stretch, so setting the hook is different - no softening of the set like with nylon.

[phatdaddy]

Best knot to tie is the one you can tie

Skunks right on the diameter difference being an issue. When that happens, I use a spider hitch to double the braid. This is primarily on trolling rigs when going from 80 lb braid to 60 lb mono.

As far as mono vs flouro, probably not any difference. Lotta fish been pulled over the rail on plain old Ande

[Giorgio]

Hey Charlie, you asked a question, I gave my response, so what does how much money I don't have, have to do with what you asked?

[steplift20]

I did use braid but changed back to mono, a lot of world records were broke using mono ,braid yo me is dangerous and really no need for it. To me you have yo give the fish a chance, sharpton your fishing skills mono for me. My friend ( yeah I have one) used it for black fish but he switched back to mono too. He found out the the noise it creates by the water and wind transfers down the line and affects the bite . Mono is my only choice.
Braid is duper strong and has no memory. But I'm old school.

[Blue_Runner]

Bottom fishing in 80 - 100+ feet its braid all the way. I've never really used it much inshore. Most of my inshore rods and reels are pretty much crap to begin with! lol