I took my youngest grandson to a local golf course to continue to ween him into bait casters.
It also gave me another opportunity to try and test Seaguar’s Smackdown braid as I’ve only used Power Pro and thier new Pounce leader material which I never use. 
 

I wanted to get him used to using finesse baits and presentations so I brought the most sensitive rod I own, a Loomis 843C with a Chronarch 100sf spooled with 30# Smackdown and added the 12# Pounce leader. Both were tied with a uni to uni knot. 
 

I rigged a Senko wacky, a VMC Ned weight and finally weightless. 
He got 3 dinks but didn’t care. 

He got hung up at least once on each but I was able to get free by using a dowel. 
 

The Pounce and Smackdown held up perfectly through all that without a nick or fray for 4 hours. 
 

Now he doesn’t want to use anything else. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

I like Smackdown. Very supple. And quiet. 

I keep meaning to get smack down in 40 or 50lbs in heavy cover.   It’s strong?

I use 50lb Smackdown exclusively for pitching in heavy cover and timber.  I've pulled fish up to 7lbs out of the thick stuff with it.  I pulled this 7lbr out of a pile of floating timber over thick weeds. So yes, it's strong.

 

1 hour ago, Glenn said:

I use 50lb Smackdown exclusively for pitching in heavy cover and timber.  I've pulled fish up to 7lbs out of the thick stuff with it.  I pulled this 7lbr out of a pile of floating timber over thick weeds. So yes, it's strong.

 

That bass makes your mustache look small.