Just got some 50lb stren sonic braid, seems promising I cant wait to fish with it. got it on sale

Good luck with it. I've had more problems with Stren braid than anything else. 

Good luck with it. I've had more problems with Stren braid than anything else. 

thanks, and why's that?

Braid is a you get what you pay for usually kinda deal ..

Braid is a you get what you pay for usually kinda deal ..

I guess but I've had worse braid than this stren.

Braid is a you get what you pay for usually kinda deal ..

I'm not so sure about that anymore.

I've used many of them and with most it's windknot galore.  The 2-3 months I've been using a very inexpensive braid 10# almost exclusively with an inline spinner, so there is line twist.  Not one single knot and have caught bass of all sizes, the line has been perfect so far.

What's your application going to be?

Give it a whirl, who knows, you may like it quite nicely...

What's your application going to be?

Give it a whirl, who knows, you may like it quite nicely...

heavy cover worm and jig fishing, and yes I think I'll like it.

I bought a spool about 2 years ago. Put it on a reel and went down to the river. In about 15 casts I threw off 3 lures that sailed across the river and landed on the opposite bank. I walked around to the other side and gathered up all 3 baits and the line broke in the middle (not at the knot) on all 3 lures. I went home and put different line on that same rod/reel and didn't have a single problem. So the problem had to have been the line. I've used some other Stren lines in the past and never had good results either, so I shy away from Stren now. 

I bought a spool about 2 years ago. Put it on a reel and went down to the river. In about 15 casts I threw off 3 lures that sailed across the river and landed on the opposite bank. I walked around to the other side and gathered up all 3 baits and the line broke in the middle (not at the knot) on all 3 lures. I went home and put different line on that same rod/reel and didn't have a single problem. So the problem had to have been the line. I've used some other Stren lines in the past and never had good results either, so I shy away from Stren now.

was the line wrapped around your rod tip? I dont get how line could snap anywhere on the cast without it's flight through the air being stopped abruptlly. Even if it was I dont think the braid should have snapped though... maybe you got a bad spool. idk, I'll have to see with mine.

This will be my third year using 30lb Stren Sonic Braid for my spinnerbait setup. Not one problem. I have found that as long as you keep the line packed tight you will have less problems. I have power pro on the rest of my setups, and as long as I repack the line, wind knots are kept to a minimum. 

I get windknots because of the way I fish in freshwater.  I may be throwing very light lures and I use a lot of popping motions that can create loops.  When I'm using heavier lures windknots are rare.

To my knowledge I've never owned braided line that was a disaster.  Do my lines wrap around the tip, only if I've been tugging on a snag, normally operation , no.  Have my lines broke in mid air, only if the line has been compromised, healthy lines breaking, probably as rare as me catching a 20# bass.

Post some pics of what you catch using the braid.