Has anyone seen any issues with bass fishing with braided line. When ever i use it i feel like im trauling something big because the lines so thick and visible. It feels like the bass would spook at it.

No issues here. If you think the bass are spooked then tie on a leader.

Like ABW said...if your worried tie on a leader.  I really don't understand you saying that it is thick though. At 65 lbs its only at a 16 lb mono dia. and then down from there. 

I use 65lb braid for frog fishing and I haven't had any issues. Like others have mentioned, braid has a very thin diameter and even at 65lbs it's still not thick at all. If you are fishing open water then maybe try using a fluorocarbon leader if you're finding the fish are line shy.

 

I used to be an "absolutely no braid; mono all the way" type of guy until I started bass fishing. Now a lot of my reels are being taken over by braid.

I use 10-30 pound braid no leader. Never had an issue spooking fish.

I use 30 pound braid works great!

Ok im just trying to eliminate some varibles trying to catch some fish. Ive been trying to catch some fish on a 30 mile long oxbow that its widest point is 300 ft. Havent had much luck at all so far this year.

30# suffix 832 with a 12# sunline flourocarbon leader is the business

Really, your experience should be your judge.

 

Try it with a leader, maybe try mono and pure

fluoro and see if there's a difference for you.

 

I fish a leader 100% of the time, 90% will be a

copolymer line like Yo Zuri Hybrid anywhere from

4-15 pound test.

 

For me it is a confidence thing. Not so much for 

visibility, although that is a "plus" if you think it 

matters.

 

There's also abrasion resistance with fluoro, etc.

All depends on where you're fishing. 80% of the time I'm using straight braid. The other 20 it's straight fluoro.

I use braid but just cant go 50-65#. I have one reel with 40# and think that is thick. Im very comfortable using 10-15-20# braid on baitcasters. Ill take advantage of braids strength:dia  if 15# fluoro is strong enough 15# braid is much stronger but way thinner more manageable to me.

the line is so thick and visible.

 

So thick and visible?   Now that's something I've never seen 

 

One of the many benefits of braid is its uniquely fine diameter.

If I were fishing for smallmouth bass in gin-clear, mussel-infested Green Bay, Wisconsin,

yeah I'm sure I'd use a topshot of fluorocarbon. But fishing for largemouth bass

in Florida's pleasantly stained waters, we use straight braid 100% of the time

 

Roger

when I first tried it like 5 years ago I hated it but started using the newer more expensive stuff like super slick and suffix and I love it would never go back

can feel the slightest nudge and of course the strength cant be touched in my mind..and can cast a mile the light baits