A few people here use baitcasters with braid for spinnerbaits. I thought that was a no-go. Those of you who do this, could you tell me the rod you're using, especially the speed/action/taper?  (I'm talking about 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits, not the miniature stuff.)  Thnx.    jj

I use braid on casting gear with spinnerbaits mostly because I fish them in fairly thick weeds, and it’s easier to rip them through. I use a 7’ medium heavy, fast rod and it works perfect for really ripping the spinnerbaits through the thick weeds. 

1 minute ago, Jar11591 said:

I use braid on casting gear with spinnerbaits mostly because I fish them in fairly thick weeds, and it’s easier to rip them through. I use a 7’ medium heavy, fast rod and it works perfect for really ripping the spinnerbaits through the thick weeds. 

 I Use either braid or Flouro depending on cover but always with a mh/f rod also. 

I use different rods of the same spec because of the different tapers

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

I use 30lb. braid on my spinnerbait set-up. 6:3.1 gearing on the baitcaster and a 6'6" med/mod.fast rod. The majority of the time I don't use a trailer hook and the softer tip on the rod allows the fish to suck the bait in easier.

Med GLX MBR, 30lb straight  braid

Gloomis IMX 843c 30 to 50# Power Pro braid.

  I had always been told that a MH/F rod would pull the hook right out of the fish's mouth. I'm thinking (just thinking, no more) of getting the St. Croix Mojo Bass 7'1" MH/F jigs & baits rod. For low-down, stop-and-go stuff, braid would be ideal. But it would be my only MH rod (My other one broke.) and I have 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits I'd like to use with it. Evidently, from what I'm hearing here, it would be OK. Surprising, but nice. (One of my friends told me I had to use fiberglass with spinnerbaits if I wanted to use braid. I .... dislike .... fiberglass.)     jj

I use the sufix 832 low-vis green. 10lb dia with 40lb strength. On 7"3 rod mh/ fast for ripping through the pads

I use it on a MH/Mod-fast St. Croix Bass X.  Never really understood the whole 'pulling the bait away from a fish' thing.

 

There must be something to it because so many people talk about it, but in my mind if a bass hits a spinner bait while it's moving, hammer it.

I use a 6'6" Veritas med fast with a 6-3-1 ratio reel spooled with 30lb 832.

If you use braid after fishing with a line that stretches, you have to adjust your hook sets. People who rip out the hooks from a fish are still setting hooks too hard. 

Braid on a  7 foot, MH/Fast Bass Mojo.  

I don't fish spinnerbaits with braid often, but a 7 ft MH that bends down about mid way down works well when I do.

I fish them on a 7' MH with braid/long fluoro leader. I don't know if that's weird or what in the bass world but I like it and I catch fish...well, sometimes.

12 hours ago, Scott F said:

If you use braid after fishing with a line that stretches, you have to adjust your hook sets. People who rip out the hooks from a fish are still setting hooks too hard. 

   That may well be the source of all the advice I had been given. I think I'll take the plunge on a MH/F.  Thnx.   jj

No reason not to use braid for that. Landed a ten pounder a few days ago using braid with a spinnerbait. ?

I use flouro with spinnerbaits but braid with buzzbaits lol. I guess I’d braid works for one it should work for the other but I’ve always preferred a little stretch. 

I use braid with leader for every single hook presentation.  (Trailer hook doesn't change it from a single hook lure, IMO.)

 

I use YZH for every treble hook presentation.

   Well, I just started. Bought 40 lb. Daiwa j-braid 'cause it was on sale. BIIIGGG mistake. I'll get some 832 today. The little casting time I actually did have so far with spinnerbaits was pretty positive, but I was in an area where I could acquire the fish easily. I'll tell you one thing; I feel the "  bump ... bump .." before the hit that I didn't feel before.  That's FUN!    jj

2 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Well, I just started. Bought 40 lb. Daiwa j-braid 'cause it was on sale. BIIIGGG mistake.

At risk of hijacking your thread....what was wrong with the J-Braid?  It has had my attention, but I have not bought any yet.

   It takes NO ... and I mean NO ...  abrasion. None at all. Over the years I've tried different braids on spinning gear, and I've never had any brand perform as poorly as this stuff. I fish rocky places way too often to use J-braid.    jj

32 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

At risk of hijacking your thread....what was wrong with the J-Braid?  It has had my attention, but I have not bought any yet.

I love my j-braid

1 hour ago, CroakHunter said:

I love my j-braid

 Interesting. Do you sometimes fish around rocks?  And is your J-braid 4-carrier or 8-carrier?

   The search engine here isn't the best. If I would have found this comment by iabass8 from 2014, I might have not had such unrealistically high expectations. And yes, I think they were unrealistically high.  Bad me. Bad, bad, bad me.

 

"The most abrasion resistant braid" is like having to choose the skinniest fat chick in the group.

   

jj

55 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   

 

"The most abrasion resistant braid" is like having to choose the skinniest fat chick in the group.

   

jj

I'm OK with that.