Hawnjigs
KISS
Been using em since the original Power Pro first debuted in 1997. Took awhile to replace mono, but now my reels are spooled 100% with braid. Tried lots of different brands, especially in the early formative years, nowadays more brands & types than I have time to try.
Learned the hard way thru experiential failures that more than a few were disposable. Bottom line was/is manufacturers always claim their line is do everything right better than others special, and it ain't so.
Main takeaway is that a single line brand type cannot be both optimally strong and long casting. All microfiber lines are made of the same PE based strands either woven or fused together, and tuffness appears to be a function of tight fiber array and diameter, thicker is stronger. And smooth finish limp & thin generally equals longer casting and tighter set on the reel spool.
Right now I've settled on Sufix 832 for big fish handling strength and Daiwa J-braid x8 for long casting. Last night I discovered that J-braid might undertest the stated #test as I broke of 2 unexpected chunks on both 8 & 10# test. The thin smooth J-braid is necessary to reach the bite zone that 832 can't. Reminds me of long casting Nanofil fused microfiber with its mediocre break strength.
Both my choices are 8 strand better at resisting twist fraying than 4 strand lines like original Power Pro. Regardless I manually untwist the top few yards after every session.
Learned the hard way thru experiential failures that more than a few were disposable. Bottom line was/is manufacturers always claim their line is do everything right better than others special, and it ain't so.
Main takeaway is that a single line brand type cannot be both optimally strong and long casting. All microfiber lines are made of the same PE based strands either woven or fused together, and tuffness appears to be a function of tight fiber array and diameter, thicker is stronger. And smooth finish limp & thin generally equals longer casting and tighter set on the reel spool.
Right now I've settled on Sufix 832 for big fish handling strength and Daiwa J-braid x8 for long casting. Last night I discovered that J-braid might undertest the stated #test as I broke of 2 unexpected chunks on both 8 & 10# test. The thin smooth J-braid is necessary to reach the bite zone that 832 can't. Reminds me of long casting Nanofil fused microfiber with its mediocre break strength.
Both my choices are 8 strand better at resisting twist fraying than 4 strand lines like original Power Pro. Regardless I manually untwist the top few yards after every session.