While I am on a fishing line roll I might as well have at it. I am starting to feel like Rosanna Rosanna Dana from SNL here, " Ya know Jane, its always something", its either your lines to stretchy, you can't feel your bait, the color is wrong, its not strong enough, too big too small, and yada, yada, yada. I keep hearing the complaints about line stretch and feel. Your line while not fishing under a load like using worms, tubes or any soft plastic is not stretching very much. Everything still transfers to your hands as far as feel if you have a quality rod in your hands. Deep water and very long cast can make a difference with line stretch but, if you are experianced, thats not a problem either on the hook set. Fighting a big fish with a line that contains some stretch can be a good thing. Very cold water fishing like I do, line stretch can be a big advantage. Look at BPS Excel line, its stretchy but, in the cold Dec and Jan months while fishing for big smallies here in the rivers its one of the best lines I have found. I don't know how many 4-6 smallies some of you have caught, but, they never give up and when you get them by the boat, a little line stretch can certainly mean the difference between a break off and boating the fish. I like some stretch in my line, limited of course but, it can be a good thing. And thats all I have to say about that, OK, I know, " Tuck and Roll again,lol. C YA !!!

P.S.- The bottom line on this line equation is this. Use what you feel comfortable with and have faith in. Don't let anyone tell you one line is the best. There is no best. The best is the one after all the attempts at using other lines is best for you and fits your fishing needs.

                  P.S.- The bottom line on this line equation is this. Use what you feel comfortable with and have faith in. Don't let anyone tell you one line is the best. There is no best. The best is the one after all the attempts at using other lines is best for you and fits your fishing needs.                              

So true  I like Sunline but it don't work for evenbody

I firmly believe that stretch is a good quality.  The whole marketing campaign of braid being no stretch was a marketing campaign.  However, I do see that braid could be a good choice in certain matted grass or similar situations.  or  If you have no feeling left in your hands and want to be a deep water worm/jig fisherman with a cheap rod, braid would be a great choice.   ;D

All in fun.

I like a fair amount of stretch in my line when I am fishing treble hook baits like cranks and topwaters. But I don't like any stretch when I am fishing bottom baits like jigs or even weightless worms, this is because a lot of stretch in your line can result in a weakened hookset and lost fish, and to counter the limited stretch I just set my drag a little more loose than normal to make sure that no fish get away with my bait in their mouth.

Tuck and roll Flechero !!!

Basspro48, do you use braid for the rivers and smallies ?, just curious.

Nice car in the Avatar by the way.

do you use braid for the rivers and smallies ?

I do. When the water is real clear we have to make extremely long casts and the braid helps greatly on a long distance hookset. Also, the braid helps "make up" a little ground when the current puts a bow in your line and you need a quick hookset.

i WAS using braid but now im having second thoughts >  braid is the best there is for feel and being tough for its size ,this is a givin but when u got a bass 3 foot from ya and it decides to jump that braid will stay strong and that bass will no this and spit ur lure right back at ya had this happen a few times this week and it P#$$%%d me off .And i even use a lighter action rod for braid .So im sticking with braid for saltwater thats it. Give me my big game and Maxx all i need.....

 Most of the water I fish is pretty skinny and normally I don't have to cast into the next county. I've been fishing with reg. Stren for longer than I care to admit. It seems like I know just about how it is going to do in any given situation, because I've probably already been there at least once...

                                                 As Ever,

                                                  skillet

BTW justfishin, I think I remember that you don't care  for Stren so I'll CMA ;D

Skillet, I don't like Stren but, I will admit, its a strong line for sure and I know a lot of guys whom swear by it.  

Fivebass, are you pullin my chain? Braid in clear water rivers for smallies? Why not just use #8 test? Its all you need for river smallies. I am a little stunned coming from a veteran, I must say. But, like I said in a previous post, if it works for you, it works for me.

Fivebass, are you pullin my chain? Braid in clear water rivers for smallies? Why not just use #8 test? Its all you need for river smallies. I am a little stunned coming from a veteran, I must say. But, like I said in a previous post, if it works for you, it works for me.

The 8# braid I use has the thickness of 1.5# - 2# test....its like a strand of hair and is mainly for the topwater baits that we have to throw so far. I'm able to  get a rock solid hookset from a great distance. I do change spools when the long hookset is not necessary.

Fivebass, whew, I feel better know, using braid for topwaters I can see. I thought you were using it for tubes, you scared me,lol. Don't tell anyone and I would not admit it again but, it dawned on me that I use braid. I forgot about my flounder rods. We drift for flounder in Chincoteage Virginia on the incoming and out going tides. The braid is great for this purpose. Its less of a drag on the drifts and gives me a little more ommpphh when a occasional carhood sized stingray or big Dogfish,aka Sandshark, Chopper Blue or big Drum hits our rigs. I have Power Pro on them.

I am a fan of braided line (in it's place), but I got use to it for catfishing from the bank below a dam. I'm fishing for some BIG fish too (50#+), so line with less than 30# test isn't appropriate.

I needed 100 yard casts and the braid also helps with keeping wind/current resistance low.

I used 65# and 80# test Power Pro which have the diameter of 16# and 20# test mono.

If I had used 50# test mono I wouldn't have been able to cast far enough or have the ability to get a really good hookset at those distances.

From there I moved to using braid for hybrid topwaters. From there it moved on to some black bass applications (like heavy weeds).

However, it's not for everyone and it's not appropriate for all applications.

Basspro48, do you use braid for the rivers and smallies ?, just curious.

Nice car in the Avatar by the way.

Thanks, it's a 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet. Anyways back to the important stuff, I actually do sometimes when the Pamunkey gets real muddy in the winter and it works great. However, most of the time I can't use braid because of the water clarity so I stick to fluorocarbon for plastics and jigs and mono for cranks, jerks, topwaters, and anything else with a treble hook.

Basspro48, do you use braid for the rivers and smallies ?, just curious.

Nice car in the Avatar by the way.

Thanks, it's a 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet. Anyways back to the important stuff....

Looks like a '71 Ford Torino (with a 428 cu in Cobra Jet).  Now, to the important stuff.  

The only application where I use braid is pitching, and frogs/toads in heavy cover.  Otherwise, I pretty much rely on mono for al other applications.  

Basspro48, do you use braid for the rivers and smallies ?, just curious.

Nice car in the Avatar by the way.

Thanks, it's a 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet. Anyways back to the important stuff....

Looks like a '71 Ford Torino (with a 428 cu in Cobra Jet).  Now, to the important stuff.  

The only application where I use braid is pitching, and frogs/toads in heavy cover.  Otherwise, I pretty much rely on mono for al other applications.  

Pretty sure it was a 68 cobra jet...but I could be wrong