braid is thinner than mono
20 pound braid equals thickness of 8-10 pound mono
30 pound braid equals thickness of 10-12 pound mono
you HAVE to put a mono backing on the spool before you put the braid...if you dont do this step when you hook into a big fish you wont be able to reel it in as the line will just slip on the spool
braid has no stretch making it easier to pull hooks out of fishes mouth if you set the hook too early and too hard
braid will allow you to feel every bump on the sea floor, making you think youre getting hits, after a whille you get used to it and learn to tell the difference
for braid not all the knots you use will work, most will just slip out,
easy knot recomended for braid,
make a loop pass loop thru hole on snap swivel make a overhand square knot, pass rest of swivel thru loop of knot, now the important part, lick or wet the line to reduce heat from friction and pull tight
Sounds hard but once you get showed youll see its actually easy to do
last braid tangles can be a b!tch to work with,heres a hint... a small can of wd-40 in your tackle box can be helpfull a light squirt on the tangle area should make it easier to undo the tangle
after one or 2 seasons depending on how much you use it, you can reverse the line. just take an empty spool or another reel and put backing on that one and then transfer the braid to the other reel. I do this specially on fluke reels cause i'm usually just using the first 50 yards of line nothing wrong with the last 100 yards so by doing this you just got a reel with basicaly fresh braid to use another season, this is good cause braid aint cheap
hope this helps
