Using Braided Line for Saltwater Fishing

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There are some people that love it and those that hate it, but spooling reels for saltwater fishing is an emerging trend that’s emerging on the saltwater fishing scene.

Braided line is very hardy and has greater strength packed into its small diameter contrary to its stretchy competitor, monofilament. Braided line holds up especially well when fishing in bay systems that are riddled with shell obstructions and submerged rock. The same areas where monofilament line often reels in rather short.

Greg Bagby, an experienced plugger in the Matagorda Bay system, switched to braided line for saltwater fishing several years ago. “I used to use braided line exclusively for fishing in freshwater for bass,” says Bagby. “It’s really hard to beat braid when your fishing for bass and have to horse them through thick weeds.” “It’s a lot easier to work a topwater, which is the main reason I use it, especially in high winds and at the end of casts”.

Greg Bagby, along with many other anglers, has taken a liking to the 8 diameter-30 pound test. “I rig my line without a leader and normally with a small clip or connector, which works very well for quickly changing out lures.” Loop knots are another good connection choice.

First-time users may find out how easy it is to lose a fish when the drag isn’t set correctly. “Remember to loosen the drag lighter than monofilament.” Bagby states this because speckled trout lips are soft and a tight drag and no stretch line will surely make for many lost fish.

The line offers durability and strength, but he has found the line to bury and knot in the spool on occasions. “Backlashes may be less often, but those that occur will have you trudging back to the boat.” However for Greg Bagby, the pros of braid outweigh the cons.

“There is no need to change my line often and the sensitivity is great. The slack in my line has decreased drastically since I have been spooling braid rather than mono,” states Captain Bubba Simons, a guide that works both offshore and the middle coast bay. He says he is favoring the use of braid more and more each day during his redfish and trout charters. “I’ll be spooling all my offshore reels with braided line very soon.”

“Braid works extremely well when using spinning reels with live bait.” When keeping the slack out of the line is vital, Simons states braid is less prone to create slack.

When rigging his 10 diameter-40 pound test braid, he likes a fluorocarbon leader at the end of his line. “I can attest to seeing the fluorocarbon bring more strikes,” proclaims Simons. “When the surf got very clear during the past summer, I fished alongside an angler that was using the same lure but did not have a fluorocarbon leader. The fish were drastically biting my lure more often than his.”

Captain Kyle Tomek is a Texas fishing guide who submits featured saltwater fishing tips to Texas FishCast. You can submit saltwater fishing tips through your Facebook account to Texas FishCast. You can share pictures and videos and tag your fishing buddies for everyone to see.

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