The Berkley fishing line. A friend was down to see us in Iowa years back, he stopped at the Fisherman's Factory Outlet in Spirit Lake, Iowa, and bought some Gorilla braid line.

Back in Ontario he gave some to his brother-in-law Joe. Well Joe tried it, and was convinced he lost a good fish, and blamed the line.

If you were on the phone with Joe, all you had to do was say "Gorilla Braid", you could have gone for a walk, showered, shaved, and when you picked up the phone again, Joe would have not noticed you had been away, still cussing Gorilla braid.

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Jerry

If its the stuff I am thinking of, its very very thick for its rating compared to other braids.

I used it one summer, had a bunch left. It cast like crap, is thick but limp (no jokes please) and in general I disliked it.

I htink i spooled it on a chunking rod.

it is budget stuff, right? Hopefully I am thinking of the right stuff.

It's not about the line, it's about people that go off.

Dang, you beat me to it.

I thought this was a groid thread.

i use power pro on all my reels, got a new 1500 yard spool of 150lb awhile back.

I use Power Pro SuperSlick on my saltwater reels.

I do too because it's super strong with a small diameter. On spinning reels you can cast onto the wind without getting a backlash.

I used Power Pro for years and still have it on several reels but I switched to bulk Spectra. I can het a 3,000 yard spool for about the price of 300 yards of Power Pro. I use braid a lot for saltwater fishing. I use it on my Downrigger reels and I have my Downriggers spooled with 1,000 feet of 200# Spectra.

Virtually no stretch and a very small diameter as compared to the same pound test in mono. I always use a mono leader but when a fish trips the Downrigger release I don’t usually need to set the hook since it’s set itself.

Braid is sensitive to nicks and abrasion which is what almost always causes failure in braid. A palomar knot is simple and strong and the right knot to use when using braid.

Me too

best place to buy it is ebay.

I only use braided line for 2 applications. Yellow Power Pro for vertical jigging walleyes in the river and Berkley Fire Line Micro Ice crystal for ice fishing pan fish and jigging for walleye.

Me too.
Nothing to see here folks.

Back when I fished offshore I would pull a #32 Old Salty on a downrigger up to 250 feet deep with 300# power pro. Didn't do it often because when that rig was out it
had a high pucker factor so it was the only one out. 8 knots was about the limit.

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300 yds power pro 14 bucks. with code

Just picked up 1/2 doz spools for fishing season

When I first started using braided lines, I noticed that the usual knots I would use with monos would slip with braids. I just modified the way I tied my knots with it and eliminated the problem. Some of the manufactures even made quick setting glues to stop the slipping.

I never tried Gorilla Braid, but I've used Spiderwire, Spectra and currently have Power Pro on my halibut rod.

Hahaha. Unreal.


Wabi, line break or knot didnt hold.

You have to use certain knots with braid. The clinch wont cut it.

I don't know what happened, its been over twenty years. The FFO sells ends for about three bucks. I get along with it.

I use braid for almost everything these days. Actually it's not braid, but fused line. For the past couple years, I used Nano-Fil on my spinning reels. Ten-pound on most, and six-pound on my one ultralight rod. This year, I'm going to try Berkley Ultra 8 Carrier in 10# on a couple to see if I like it better. I still have some Spectra and some Power Pro on casting reels, but I don't use those much.

I put Fluorocarbon leaders on all my braids. I use either an Alberto knot or a uni-uni. The uni is easier to tie while afloat. I always use seven turns on the braid uni and five on the fluoro. Never have had one slip. I put a split shot on the braid to spin it when I tie the Alberto - it makes for nice tight and even wraps.

I’m not a big fan of braid—wind knots—need different rod guides. I’m not convinced it helps with walleye although that specie is fishing by feel. I’ve got a couple of rods ragged with it for dipsey divers

Daiwa J braid on all my reels...best for the money I have it on all my reels. Check out E bay.

i buy 1500 or 3000 yd spools of 100# or 150# most of my reels take over a 1000yds to spool. i got the spool of 150 for 120 bucks ebay.

And Gary Gray, gulf coast fisherman of the year on several occasions (IIRC) sticks with mono.. He specializes in specks. Suffer Seige is hard to beat. I use Fins braid fishing for bass in pads and brush.

It's good in salt water when you need to pack long lines on reels for big fish.