Why You Should ONLY Use Braid on Your Spinning Reels! 

Thanks dude. I love the lack of overdramatic presentation. It’s like listening to a buddy helping a first timer as I am.

This is my go to line setup for all my spinning gear. Love it.

Love how you present topics. Learned alot from your content.

Great presentation... You were well organized with a constant flow of useful information. Plus, you have an engaging manner without being flashy. You just need to get your notes in front of the camera. (You probably know this.) Those teleprompter rigs are expensive but it would take you to the next level. Be that as it may, you have convinced me to go with braided line. Thanks!

Yes. Switched over to braided lines years ago. Just attached a section of fluoro leaders.

I couldn’t agree more Nathan. I’m a huge convert to braid to leader. All your points are spot on. I also do this on my baitcasters as well.

Thanks, good advise

i just switched over to braid and it was the best decision ive done in a while the way u can literally feel every bite and with minimal delay when setting ur hook setting hooks goes more smoothly only thing that can be a little hard would be having to use different knots than what i am used to but with practice it becomes easy

Thanks Nathan !! Was looking at all my reels last night. I was thinking because I have high visibility line . Fish would see me ,then not touch my baits. I'm so using braid on all my spinning rods with Floro leader Thanks for keeping it simple !! Instant Sub !!

Also, I'm so glad your channel is growing. When I found you you just had over 1k. Great growth bud!

Excellent video thank you

Nathan those are some great tips thanks keep up the awesome videos !!

Great info

Great information!! I have braid on most my spinning reels (besides my UL setup for trout). Alot of spinning reels now have braid ready spools so why not use it. Braid works really well for carp and catfishing on hair rigs as well because it sets the hook easier and doesn't require me to have the drag on the reels set super strong.

I switched to braid right before a vacation. I would not have been able to land a huge catfish on my light action spinning rod without it. I was fishing for panfish but happened to hook a big cat. Also braid cast great.

Thanks for all the information great video

iFish braids on both casting and spinning and absolutely love it on both

Haha. That's me. I'm going to try these tips.

Great video & tips!!! I use braid to leader and do not have any problems as well. Stay Safe & God Bless!!

Thanks for the tips

Good stuff Nathan, thanks

At times surf casting in lake michigan waves can churn up a lot of moss. Braid will be coated in green goo but mono doesn't pick up much. Also trolling with braid is impossible at times because of the darn spiny fleas that stick to it.

OK first off good video and thank you for posting it. But I gotta say i'm in the other camp of not using braid (I know very unpopular opinion). Here's why for me. A. Wind Knots B. Spool knots. C. frays D. Knot Strength. I lost more lures in the 3 years i ran nothing but braid whether it was a slight knick I didn't see in the braid and I sent the lure sailing into the depths of the lake. The rock or metal (I fish alot of rock quarries) I didn't see the braid rub up against and all of a sudden there's nothing there (lures gone) I lost a couple rod tips to the braid wrapping around the top eye and me snapping the tip off (in 57 years I had never done that til braid) 99% of the time I am fishing shoreline and the heaviest line I use spinning rod wise is 12lb (State record bass is 10lbs our average fish is 2-3 lbs on a good day) I can work every bit of shoreline using various line weights and never need to "Bomb" a cast out there and if I do I drop down in line size to 6-8. My costs have completely nose dived since I am not going through so much braid. I get 1000 yd spools of Sufix as an example for 9.99 each. My braid averaged $15.00 per 150 yards. in the last 2 plus years of no braid I have lost 1 lure and that was because I tied to an eye on a lure that I saw that was knicked and went against my better judgement and tied on anyways. I do think braid has it's good points and uses but for me and my setups it's an uneeded cost. Also alot of the old wives tales about mono stretch and coils is recycled from 20+ years ago from when mono was pretty bad i'd have to admit. Mono and flouro have evolved as well with the years. Also you soak your mono before using it and closing the bail with your hand eliminates 90% of the issues people complain about in mono. and no lead for leader tying most of the time. Thanks again and sorry for the long reply keep the videos coming!

good stuff.👍👍👍👍👍

Braid does get line twist that can cause problems as well. In order to minimize twist I set the rod down and pull out 30-40 yards of line across my yard. Then I reel the line back in between my fingers. I do this before every trip and it really helps. I have no issues and sometimes my fishing partners are swearing up a storm about line tangles. Try it, you’ll like it.

Thanks Nate Im a big fan of braid as well .Being from up north I can't believe you didn't mention the ONE thing braid is not good for and that is using it in cold weather braid absorbs water and freezes making it impossible to fish with.Thats when I go to mono or fluro.👍

Hi Nathan, I agree on the pros. IMO the key in clearer water of >3-4’ is long leader. This is still wayyy cheaper than using all flouro. I start with a 15’ leader. Once down to 10’, I retie. Just a confidence thing. On spybait I keep the longest for obvious reasons.

Good video, I too have made the switch completely over to braid on my spinning reels 2 years ago and I've already saved a bunch of money because of it, I was using #15 but have found I can get farther casts with #10 and the knot is smaller so it comes through the guides cleaner , now I have found a drawback and that is when it gets below freezing the braid freezes up and feels like a sawblade coming through the guides, going to rig a few of my backup spinning setups with flouro to fish freezing temps

I've been using the Camo braid. You just convinced me to switch to a brighter color.

I started using braid decades ago on my spinning/dropshot combo with a tiny swivel and a fluoro leader. Now I use braid on most of my reels, including my casting reels. I have no apprehension about leader knots anymore.

That is all I’ll use I learned the hard way growing up fishing Lanier.

Boy u got a winner with this one this my next buy asap

Heck I fish more stained water with a fairy wand and I’ll use 20 lb Camo braid without a leader. I’ll tie the bait to the darker green section, and the brighter sections of the braid help with line visibility. Deadly for skipping knarly cover. Almost never break off when hooked up in the jungle. IMO I get plenty of bites not worrying about the line visibility.

Thanks

I agree, although I use power pro. I fish spinning gear exclusively, I just have heavy spinning rods for baits most guys throw with casting gear... I just use a lot of mono leaders, sometimes fluoro.

Yep, I switched to braid around 15 years ago, and have not looked back.

I talked to guy told me I need to start mono first tie braid to it when using on spinning reel

Just got a new pack of 15lb Hi vis yellow braid. Can’t wait to fish a wacky or floating worm. Good points on why braid is better than mono. My only issue is managing when braid gets wrapped around the rod tip or eyes.

do we have 2023 spinning reel combo pls? Thanks Nath. big shoutout!!!! here from Philippines

I just had my reel spooled with some new braid, I’m getting some coiling hand casting. What could be the issue?

Im a Sedona braid set uo too! Just fire for cheap.

832 is a great line. Got a question on a new rod reel combo wanna build for lipless crank baits for walleye and possibly live bait jigging. just started fishing for them this year. I prefer a spinning combo and tend to fish small lakes in the fingerlakes. Got any suggestions?

Thanks Nathan. Do you go braid to leader on baitcasters? Seems the benefit would also be good for a pitching set-up. I do use braid to leader on my spinning reels but hate the weakness of connection knots and the knot banging the guides. All connection knots weaken the line test by 30%or more. That's alot when your talking 6 and 8lb test. I guess until someone comes up with something better that's the set-up. I had a good year with swim jigs, any tips to improve on my favorite technique would be appreciated. I cannot get bit on shad colored swim jigs only bluegill.

I was using 30 lb hi-viz yellow braid to 20 lb fluro leader until a giant bass broke a palomar knot at the hook. I like the hi-viz because I can see it. Anyway, I planned to switch to straight moss green braid until someone told me use a black sharpie on the last six feet or so before the bait. So far so good. I still may go back fluro leader.

I use a fused line, basically a braid. Fireline, I wish they made it in more hyvis colors

Personally I can get nearly 100 yard casts with a spinning reel using braid and my trick to achieving this is simple I use a very thin diameter braid no bigger than 30 lb braid ( 8 lb mono equivalent ). And large spinning reels along with very long rods of at least 8 ft long. And my formula for this is 3,000 size reels for 15 lb braid, 4000 size reels for 20 lb braid, and 6,000 size reels for 30 lb braid and a ton of backing. And the reason for these bigger reels and thinner braid is that the bigger reel will create less friction as the thinner braid comes off the spool allowing you to cast farther. And the longer rod will give you more leverage to whip your line out farther as well.

Thanks for helping make the decision to go with braid! How long of a leader do you use?

Dude this is a channel like I have been looking for !! Actual tips and information most Chanel’s are just lots of talk and never say anything or a promo for their sponsors and lots of talk about needing a different combo every time the wind changes directions! Thanks!! New subscriber here!

It would be great if you did a review on what tackle you will be taking to Florida. I live in upstate NY and enjoy your video’s. It’s nice to see someone from the same area and the baits you use. I also use braid to fluorocarbon leader on all my spinning reels as well. Great video’s!!

Never liked Braided line. I was not "familiar" with it. I restrung to Braided during my last fishing trip after I lost 6 $12 lures. After switching, I felt every rock, stump, hit....etc. plus I was able to work free all stuck lures. I will only use Braided on Spinning Reels moving forward. I am sold!!!

Would this line i mean braid be good for small brookies

I agree with the points in this video and I do a similar thing I use 30 lb test braid on all my spinning reels and just use different lb test leader lines. I see a lot of people advocate for 65 lb test braid all the way up 100 lb test braid for monster sized fish. But the reality is even for monster-sized fish you'll never need more than 30 lb test braid if you set your drag right. I know guys that have used 30 lb test braid to catch 200 lb sharks deep sea fishing just by adjusting their drag to 15 lb test. So anything over 30 lb test is overkill for any fish you'll ever catch ever but to each their own. Also I personally like to use reaction tackle 4 strand high vis green braided fishing line.

Braid to leader is the way to go. How about trying some big swimbait fishing down in Florida?

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Gets you less bites when fishing anything under water, big fish dont get big by being dumb or grtting caught, i fish braid on my frog rod and i just put braid on one of my spinning reels, i feel like if you can see it well they can see it well. And with braid i grt lures stuck on hsrd cover much more, and i cant them thrk unstuck nearly as often.. i havent done a lot of fishing with braid on spinning reel and havent had nearly as many fish on the line, guess ill have to do some more fishing with the setup.

Are you building your own rods now? I've been waiting since August on a north fork c602 x ray blank to start building my own. Supposedly its coming soon...supposedly. I need to pick up a couple mhx elite blanks to fill in the voids in my spinning gear.

I have 2 2500 reels. Sedona and Vanford. I put 150yrd of only 10lb neon lime braid on both. I have about 1/16th of an inch to go before i get to the slope which is perfect right?

What knot do you use to join the fluorocarbon leader to the braid?

That's your opinion. I'll stick with mono/ fluorocarbon mix.

When I first read the title and it sounded like you were advocating for all braid, and only braid all the time, I thought you opened Pandora's Box! I thought you were opening yourself up for a lot of discussion. But, when you mentioned Fluorocarbon leaders, that made more sense. Having said that, when I first started using braid, it was without a leader of any sort. Something really crazy happened one Winter while I was jerk bait fishing. I had just bought my first Megabass jerk bait and told myself I wasn't losing it so, I used straight braid. For some reason, I've caught the majority of jerk bait fish on straight braid. Can you explain this? I think the action with no stretch makes for more prominent twitches.

I have a question on what knot do you tie fluorocarbon to braid I've tried the double uni-knot, it does hold up while fishing but say I snag it when I have to break it off it always breaks at the knot, I'm using med light rod with 6lb braid & fluorocarbon fishing for crappie! Thanks

What kind of braid do you use in the winter. I was steelhead fishing and my braid kept freezing?

15 lb braid low viz green. No leader it’s not needed.

How lng of a leader fo you use? Also what color braid is the least visible under water? White? Thanks

What is your go to connector knot braid to Fluro?

I see mono line moving when a bass eats it. I use mostly weightless zooms

What brand and test do you recommend? Fishing canada. Smallies, walleye , northern

That Suffix 832 is definitely a decent braid for a spinning setup, what do you use on your baitcasting reel?

Mono and braid both get line twist. Harder to see with braid. Let line out (nothing tied on) while motoring. 5min. Takes all the twist right out.

I have gone back and forth between mono and braid. I switched out my rods for bass/pond fishing to white braid and failed to get anything to bite.

Awesome video! ESPECIALLY since I only use spinning reels (I'm 70 and gave up trying to master the baitcaster reel!), I LOVE braid, and I just bought a bulk reel of the 15-pound test Suffix 832! What knot do you like to use to connect the fluoro to braid? Thanks! Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Does braid tangle up less than mono? How you like that Shimano-Sedona reel?

I use braid to leader on every one of my 12 rods and reels.. baitcaster and spinning... it works better for me.

No memory in the line is a great advantage. Convinced me. I tried braid years ago and didn't like it. I've always used mono but, latest few times I've put mono on, the line just doen't seem to perform as well as I remember a lot of years ago. More coiling up, doesn't cast as far. But, back then I only used 6 pound line. I've been using 10 and 12 pound lately. Bigger line diameter makes a difference, I guess.

to save money, you can put simple mono halfway, then connect to braid.

What knot are you using for your leaders...

You mentioned a 10 foot leader. Is that you standard length? I’ve been 5-7ft. Maybe not enough to trick the fish? Or do you just choose 10 because you frequently change baits?

Does anyone know if braid is good for bait

I have a 2000 size reel should I put 20 or 10 pound braid

Color braid line for California fishing saltwater?

wind knots if slack line is spooled on spinning reel- - terrible waste of time and wastes braid when you have no alternative but cut the 'nest'. Hook a fish, next cast the braid has dug into the spool of 'slacker' line......birds nest! Windy day=slack line= birds nest. The 'feel' is much better than mono i agree.

Is 50lb suffix 832 braid too big to use for spinning reel?

I switched to braid about 2 years ago and never looked back. It's the best switch I've ever made. I use the 15 lb hi-vis yellow with an 8-12 lb fluorocarbon leader. It's a game changer in terms of visibility and feel.

Do bass shy away from any colors of line or shy about line connected to bait??

Sorry mate mono for me and don't have any issues. Also saves me money for other stuff.

I have 0 braid experience, always scared of what thread does in the wind

You should always lay on mono first, then braid. Braid will slide on the spool.

The only gripe I have with this reel is the weight, but that goes with the size of the reel ru-vid.comUgkxM68VkfsQhHaabDce1IwOCXuvumcpbZ_k . I brought this salmon fishing up in Oswego, NY. I coupled it with a Cabela's Whuppin Stick. I had no problem pulling in a 14lb salmon. I will probably use this for surf fishing this summer and downgrade to a 3500 series Battle II next salmon season to save my wrists. All of the operations are butter smooth and the bail is nice and thick and has a solid flip to it. Everything about this reel is sturdy and strong. The drag system held up to the salmon and was also super smooth. I did use a scale to set the drag properly before going out to the river and this worked out tremendously. A bunch of other guys on the river would hook up and snap almost immediately. Just because you have a good drag system doesn't do anything if you don't set it correctly.

And you can cast a mile with braid👍

What knot do you use for your leader?

I’m kinda new to baitcasters but I’m finding that braid doesn’t birdnest as easy as flouro

How long of a flouro leader would you use if you’re fishing a small swimbait on a ball head jig for smallmouth in clear water?

What about windy days?

What if i never wanna tie a leader? 😂 ik my issue would go from "fuckin mono strength" to "fucking leader knott"

I tried 10 lb. Braid and found that it did not work well on windy days. Wind knots real easy, maybe 15 lb. Would work better.

Wouldn't 10-20lb lime green spook the fish?

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It doesn’t work that good for shooting docks with lite jigs too much line drag through the eyelets

I tried out brade I don't like it at all I just need monofilament line for the price point. I can change out my line every trip and not lose out money. I don't think is worth it putting Brade on my reel. Just thinking I catch just the same amount of fish as people with Brade on 🤔 this is what I was saying to my son is not much difference for me. And I don't like the reel to full of line on the spool will just get tangled up 😮

Been doing it for 20 years Nothing new