Personally I dont understand using anything less than 30lb, what the use in using braid if your not going to use the extra strength.

??? This is an easy question:

- you get the braid/fusion benefits:

 - no stretch; greater sensitivity and power

 - no memory

- and still give the fish a sporting chance

I have several of my baitcasters set up with 8-10lbs of braid.  Like why would you bow hunt if you could use a rifle?

I'm just getting on the braid bandwagon myself so I can't speak tp brand preference. I posted a question a few days ago regarding whether or not to use a flouro leader with braid and got lots of replies but no real concensus. Check it out.

I keep hearing great things about fireline braid so I think I will give it a shot. Now all I need to figure out is which size, 20lb or 30lb. Anyone have any reason for choosing one size over the other?

For spinning setups, I like 15-20 pound braid because I like to use the smallest diameter line possible on spinning.  I find I have way less problems with sub-8 pound diameter line on spinning.

Personally I dont understand using anything less than 30lb, what the use in using braid if your not going to use the extra strength.

??? This is an easy question:

- you get the braid/fusion benefits:

- no stretch; greater sensitivity and power

- no memory

- and still give the fish a sporting chance

I have several of my baitcasters set up with 8-10lbs of braid. Like why would you bow hunt if you could use a rifle?

I'm not sure this is a good analogy. Your points about the braid are the reasons to use it. But, to use a lower test, I don't agree. I don't want my line breaking and having a fish swimming around with a lure in its face. If I hook it, I want it to come to me, not break off half way there.

Scott

rubba bubba, by " sporting chance" do you mean you like for the fish to break your line and carry around a lure until they can get rid of it or until the hook/s rusts enough to get the lure free?

The responsible angler will land the fish in the shortest amount of time and release it unharmed.

I mostly fish barbless so if I did have a break off, it would work itself free shortly. It's all part of using lighter gear to fish with. People will have breakoffs with heavy line as well.

I get just as few breakoffs with lighter lines than I do with heavier lines as it's all in the drag setting and how you play the fish. The rare breakoff I do get is invariably a knot failure (whether light or heavy line).

Note, I don't use light line in heavy cover.

I fish only braid now myself (and spinning gear as well)....

Suffix has my vote hands down, it is wonderful.

Freshwater poles:

1. Saros 3000 with Cabella's fish eagle II 7' (md. lite)

     suffix 8/30

2. Stradic 2000 with Bps microlite 6'6" (md. lite)

     suffix 8/30

3. Sahara 500 with Cabella's fish eagle II 5'6" (ultra lite)

     suffix 2/6

4. Daiwa regal Z 1500 with a POS!! 6' (md.)

     suffix 6/20

Saltwater (inshore)

1. Saros 3000 with Bps microlite 7' (md lite)

      suffix 6/20

2. Abu Garcia Ambassador with Carbomax 6'6"

      suffix 6/20

++++the Abu is my only BC that still gets any use at all, and mainly just use it to toss live bait++++

here ya go, if you choose to line up with the suffix braid........

i posted this one a few weeks ago,

its a link to print off a pdf file rebate for suffix,

i believe its 6 bucks off the 150 spool and 10 off the 300 spool......

(there are also rebates for the other suffix lines as well)

.....every little bit counts, eh!

http://www.sufix.com/downloads/coupons/sufix_2009_coupon.pdf

Thanks for the rebate coupon but I have decided to go with fireline. And I recently got to take a look at some at my local dick's and the 20lb was incredibly thin so I have decided to go with the 30lb. Thanks to all of you for your input and assistance.

Thanks for the rebate coupon but I have decided to go with fireline. And I recently got to take a look at some at my local dick's and the 20lb was incredibly thin so I have decided to go with the 30lb. Thanks to all of you for your input and assistance.

Fireline braid?  I've finally gotten to use the 40# tracer, best braid I've used to date.

sounds like what i have been saying!!!