Braid, how low do you go?

[topbanana]

As mark says, been there, done it, tried for a year or so to get on with the stuff and went back on mono, apart from spinning. Brilliant for seeing/feeling bites and losing less gear in heavy ground but as already said I had plenty fish just shake themselves off. It's easy to say don't pull the fishes head off on the retrieve but when all said and done when your fishing heavy ground, taking your time with a fish isn't an option.

[mardenq]

use a short mono rubbing leader.along with a momno rig body,not bumped any fish off.cant understand this loosing fish crap.braid is being used all over the place for bigger fish than we get up here.shark fishing--tuna fishing,loads of boat lads use braid,loads use it off the cliffs and pull fish all the way up.use it the right way and its fine,pulls fish through the kelp no probs

[Pighunter]

Never bumped fish off just find it a pain at times with the bigger fish in really heavy ground, unless you snap your lead of straight away.

[magpies]

When we changed over en-masse on the freshwater match scene in the 90s we had to change to slightly more forgiving rods. But it was worth it.

[mick dunn]

I take both when fishing. Multi outfit with my Tip tornado using nylon/ I have fixed spool with 50lb Chinese braid on and 80 lb braid leader. Used with Salt 15 ft beachcaster. Ok most of the time.
Mick.

[Juliogeordio]

On a serious note Marc it's not a case of " I've always used mono and I'm not changing now". I have tried the stuff and I have found no positives at all in the fishing I do, hopeless on a multiplier, tangles and air knots that are impossible to get out if you let any slack go and it cuts your hands to ribbons with any kind of snag. It is said that you feel the fish more but to me without that bit give in the line it gives the fish much more chance of shaking itself loose, more sporting in giving the fish a chance to get away but personally I don't want them to get away. Useless for float fishing, the stop knot cuts off and the tangles when chucking out are infuriating. It may be of some use for light spinning but I don't do much of it anyway. Night fishing is a nightmare with it and trying to tie knots with cold wet hands is almost impossible.
I know fixed spools and braid are very de rigueur at the minute but I honestly think it's a fad and the majority will go back to mono, if they don't hopefully the manufacturers will put down the price of the mono.
And another thing, how can the manufacturers justify the price of what is basically thread? daylight robbery.
I'm expecting to be hammered now but for the fishing that I do I have found no plusses at all to using braid over mono.

Just pullin your leg mate. I'm not one for using braid either on a bigger rod. Not saying its bad just that its not for me. As me ruined I've found I've bumped off too many fish on my spinning gear which I'm positive I would have got in on mono with the extra stretch. There is no way I would use that cheese wire on my multi's lol.