Braid? Mono? For Trout? 

Always find it entertaining to watch experienced anglers acting like children when they hook a good one. Thanks for all the videos, Cal!

Have you had any problems with braid sawing grooves in you guides or tips? Thanks.

Great video. Recently I scored on eBay getting an Alvey 550 reel. I was thinking of getting 10lb braided line for it and your video convinced me that is the way to go. I’m looking forward to that set up with an 7-8 foot rod and it will really cast a long ways.

For trout I still use braid to flourocarbon. 10lb braid with a 6lb flourocarbon leader.

Thanks for your tip about dark lures in one of your previous vids. I had a recent trip where all they would hit were black spoons, I couldn't get a whiff on any of the normal silver/gold etc.

Fins braid is the smoothest braid I’ve ever felt. Great stuff.

Seems like a few years ago I tried braid. Kept getting wind knots, also sticking on the spool as I cast. Could be too small braid line? Or cheep brand? Or? Reading reviews on amazon on different braid lines it’s all confusing. Can you recommend a few brands that are better than the rest? The smoother the better also… thanks!!

Hell yeah I dig this I'm goin with braid I've never tried it

I agree! I do both on my rods too!! when it comes to leader length of flouro coming off your braid, how long does the leader need to be to serve its purpose? Thanks for the vids! On the hard days your tips always help out!

kokanee jiggingbut using the technique for trout? I'm a real jig guy, so if you have any thoughts on jigging, I'd be honored to hear them! thanks for all of your awesome videos by the way!

I use braid on my stream spinning rod. It drifts better then mono. Way more sensitive. Still use a 4 to 6 foot flouro leader with it

I prefer to troll with level winds but on occasion use a spinning rod. I have six holes in the kayak for rods and always like to carry at least two spinning reels while I’m resting or setting up other rigs. Is there any reason except maybe cost for not using a trolling swivel on all my spinning rods? I wish I had seen this before last weekend when I went to Samoa North Jetty. The mono doesn’t cast as far for surf fishing and EVERY cast off the jetty rocks got stuck. I’ll have to try the braid for both scenarios and hope to come back with a little bit of gear and a few keepers.

If your have issues with your downrigger release when using braid, try switching to a Chamberlain release. I was skeptical and now I swear by it!

I bought a reel off a buddy that put 100yards of braid and 50y of 4lb fluorocarbon.. debating if I should pull all this off and go full braid? Any advice guys? (This is mainly for trout in the mountains)

How often are you changing out mono? I at least change mine once a year sometimes more.

Love the info Cal. Do you use the florocarbon leader with the wiggle disc? They say not to because the action of the disc wears on the line?

I only use braid on spinning rods. No mono.. way more sensitive and lasts for 1000’s of fish. Mono is curly after 15.

good stuff, thx for the information

Can you fill a whole spool with fluorocarbon? Or is mono better for trout?

Could I use 10lb braid with 4lb fleurocarbon leader for a crytal clear shallow river for trout

You will have a harder time landing fish in cover with lighter line but lighter line for trout fishing is the way to go. There is nothing like landing a 9lbs trout on 4lbs test!! Which is the better brand of P-line, Cal? I'm trying floroclear but after about 2 weeks its memory is really kicking in.👎

I only use braid for jigging, the extra sensitivity helps. Everything else, go with mono.

There are a lot of trout In the amercan I got about 50 of them to day (didn't keep any of them)

look at Izorline in Golden green .You will be impressed!!!

I’m looking forward to your vertical jigging under the kayak video. 🙂

Yes. I use braid for the main line and the set up one of two ways. 1st is tie on a a swivel then to either a mono or flourocarbon line or the 2nd is to tie mono or flourocarbon line directly to braid with a Uni-Knot and then go from there. I NEVER go straight braid as it's much harder to break off braid than mono when, not if, I get hung up on the rocks.

Trolling with a 50' fluoro leader has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH TROUT FISHING. This may be the dumbest mono-fluoro debate video I have ever forced myself to watch.