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What are some smooth braids ?

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I'm sure there are others but maybe Powerpro super slick?

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Daiwa j braid x8, I’m not sure about Berkley x9 or if you considered Gliss Line as braid. The gliss line is even smoother than J-braid. 

Gliss by far. I use the 40lb on my casting reels. 

Tuf-line Domin8 is some I tried that was slick and stayed round relative to PowerPro.  I think it cost a couple dollars more and it's hard to come by (even at BPS or Cabelas), so I decided I didn't really need smooth so I've only tried the one spool.  

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I don't use much braid.  Haven't used this braid in quite awhile because the rod the reel is on seldom gets used in this area.  I seem to remember it as being pretty smooth.  Daiwa Samurai.

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Seaguar Smackdown

 

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Any 8, or now 9, carrier braid is going to be pretty smooth. Pick your favorite brand and have at it. 

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16 hours ago, FrankN209 said:

Gliss by far. I use the 40lb on my casting reels. 

 

 

17 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Gliss Line as braid. The gliss line is even smoother than J-braid. 

First I heard of this stuff . Its intriguing . Think  it would work well with frogs and Toads ?

Gliss was a hot topic on this site a couple of years back. I liked it but it seemed to fray bad after some use so I only bought one spool. Has it improved any in regards to the fraying? The casting was very good and smooth.

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17 minutes ago, scaleface said:

 

 

First I heard of this stuff . Its intriguing . Think  it would work well with frogs and Toads ?

Nope no way, the line would frayed out super easy.

I have daiwa j-braid on my frog rod, so I don’t get bother by the sound of PP running thru guides.

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22 minutes ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

I don’t get bother by the sound of PP running thru guides.

Its not that . I had a spool of spectra braid when it first came on the market .It was pretty rough and sliced my index finger deep , several times . Havent used any since . I missed a lot of fish this year with toads so I'm going to give braid a go again , just have to get in the habit of holding the rod differently . I  think smooth would be less likely to slice flesh .

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FINS original PRT is polyuerathane coated and smooth quite casting braid.

Tom

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I got cut with braid so many times. Most of the time when try to free the lures from snag, even with this J-braid or 832 (arrow method). I think I only got cut once when set hook with my index finger touching the line. 

Bring some 1” dowel with you anytime fishing with braid.

Fireline is very smooth.

 

When you go with the bigger size braids you use for frogs(50-65# test) it usually isn't a problem in regards to slicing your finger under normal applications.  I usually use suffix 832, Power Pro Super Slick or Daiwa J Braid. 

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Daiwa Samurai is the smoothest I have found.

 

Gliss and nonofil are the smoothest I've ever seen, but I don't use them because tying a FG knot with these lines

is a pain in the ass.

 

Pline TCB8, PP SSV2, Sunline Xplasma and Seaguar smackdown are the braids I use most with excellent success.

 

 

5 hours ago, Todd2 said:

Gliss was a hot topic on this site a couple of years back. I liked it but it seemed to fray bad after some use so I only bought one spool. Has it improved any in regards to the fraying? The casting was very good and smooth.

I haven't had any problems, so far, with fraying. 

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My favorite braid is Hitena Pure Line, very small diameter for its pound test, never any problems of any kind.  A little pricey but lasts and lasts (also can have its life extended by reversing it).  I use 21 pound test, which casts like other 15's I've tried.  I first bought it for a fool-proof bonefish line that would be strong enough yet small enough to allow a lot on the reel.  Perfect.  I use Hitena fly tippet for the leader, seems to have fine knot strength.  Smooth is not a priority of mine, but I don't remember noise from it.

I like Seaguar Smackdown Stealth Grey

-Ryan W.

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I used Diawa Samurai for years a long time ago. When I got back into fishing I spooled up with Seaguar Smackdown stealth grey. Pretty happy with it so far.

I've been using Stren Braid or Daiwa.

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Another vote for Fireline. I like the Crystal version myself.

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