BRAID OR MONO??

[jworth]

I use braid and mono and I think I tend to prefer mono for price, durability, and easier to work with.

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[fatkat87]

i use berkley big game #30 mono, but im gona try #65 power pro braid this year on one of my setups to c if i like it or not

[fatkat87]

i use #30 berkley big game mono, im gona try #65 power pro braid on one of my setups this year!

[Trappy63]

I use both depending on conditions and what I'm fishing for. The main drawbacks of mono in my opinion are its memory, and to a lesser degree, its stretch when used in long line applications. Also, I have at last count 40+ fishing rods/reels and for me it's a PITA to have to respool reels (that may only be used once or twice a season) due to line memory. I just hate to see my line roll out in coils! The price I pay for braid to spool these rods is cheaper than changing the mono every year. Otherwise, I love the fishing characteristics of good mono and use it quite often.

I really like modern braid for the many reasons others have already expressed in this thread. Casting distance, less wind/water resistance, lack of memory, and its small diameter relative to rated strength. I use braid whenever it's practical. I'm not using it while walleye fishing in crystal clear water, for example. Now for catfishing, I'm going with braid 100%. I normally even use braid as leader under my ball bearing swivel. Never have had a fish break off with this set up...knock on wood.

From this poll, it appears that braid is rapidly overtaking mono in popularity.... at least among catfishermen. When I was a boy, I remember spooling all my reels with black dacron line. That's all my grandfather ever used so that's what I learned to use. No leaders, just tie a couple of loops in your line above the sinker for your hooks and go. Somehow we managed to catch fish and lots of them! Never had spinning reels back then either (as far as I knew) because all equipment we owned were baitcasters. DuPont invented monofilament fishing line in 1939, but mono didn't really become popular until 1959 when DuPont introduced Stren. Prior to this, mono was not popular because it was very wiry and difficult to use. Mitchell came out with the Model 300 in 1948, but to my knowledge, these reels didn't really catch on until better mono was available (Stren). I know they were THE REEL to own back in the early 60's and I had several. Kind of interesting to me how things have come full circle and the trend now is moving back to braid. My point is that today we discuss with passion tackle that wasn't even available to fishermen in past generations and they managed to catch fish in abundance.

Can you imagine having one of these polls in 1930? What brand and weight of horse hair/linen/silk line are you using mate?

We are truly blessed today to have so many choices :-)

[BigCatHunter2012]

Monofillament is all I have ever used. Never tried braid. Might try on my next outing. Will let yall know.

[826storm]

50 lb braid for main line, 25 mono leader. Lose less tackle and mono is pretty abrasion resistant

[mead]

i personally use a Heavy mono.. bass pro shops EXCEL in 30lb...love this line,, i fish a lot of sketchy places, where my line is better off floating on the surface then sinking and tangling up in the trees below..yes i does take more weight to make my bait stick in the river, but im ok with that, when a cat takes a whole bluegill your going to know it whether your using 2oz of weight or 8oz...for me mono.. tried braid once,, once it sunk below the surface i got a lot more debrie and snags.

[monster cat]

I just recently switched everything i own from Braid to Mono and I couldnt be any happier, I was using 65LB power pro and I just lost way to many fish due to the line snapping the first problem I encountered was that a lot of the sinker slides out there don't work with braid the braid cuts right through the slider and causes the line to fry and snap when you hook a fish, next if you like using No Roll sinkers they also fray up the braid after a couple of uses so you really just have to watch your line every time you take it out of the water, and if you birdnest braided line your pretty much done for the night. The only thing I can say I did like about braided line is that it can cut right through the weeds

[Danofish]

If I have to cast far its braid. Short casts its mono. I do prefer mono Berkley Big Game

[MOOSEMAN1955]

I like braid for kitty fishing and mono for walleye, and northern.