When I use braid on a baitcaster I have to use something pretty big. Else I’m just one snagged back cast from an unpickable bird nest. And IME braid that has a heavier weight than the mono the reel is rated for is hard on the internals of the reel, no stretch so it stresses the drive and worm gears leading to premature death of otherwise decent reels.
All my catfish outfits are spooled with 90lb braid that is about the diameter of 30lb mono. It’s big enough to cast and control in a 30 mph headwind in the dark by lantern light and doesn’t tie itself in too many knots when it gets away from me. That’s really the only application I prefer braid for and only then due to less stretch for fishing circle hooks with 100 yards of line out.
