I love braid for bobber fishing; I tie on my own bobber stops using dacron and they work fine. I mostly use a baitcaster for bobber fishing, but use powerpro on a spinning rig for walleye blade baits and love it. The only thing you have to be super careful about is to flip the bail by hand and make sure there's no loop of loose line before starting to reel after each cast. If you get a loop unraveling on your spool, you're toast with braid. Get in the habit of checking your spool after every cast and you'll love it.