I use Excaliber mono from Silver Thread on my spinning reels. It's low stretch, but I think you need some stretch for steelhead. Braids do float, which is nice but you need to use a mono leader. I prefer to use some fly line floatant if I need anything on my line.Braids are good for some things but I don't think jig fishing is one of them.
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