Quick question for you.

I like fishing 15 pound mono with spoons, but prefer braid for spinners.

What's your favorite braid (brand, test, color) for tossing spinners for fall salmon? Or do you like mono better?

For what it's worth I greatly prefer mono for everything except trolling for salmon and fishing for lingcod.

Fish on...

Todd

i use 30-50lb fins xs braid for about everything except spoons and drift fishing.

https://www.finsfishing.com/xs.aspx

#40 Power Pro moss green with a #30-40 ultra green extender. Good luck,

SZ

Ill fish 30 lb power pro green braid for everything except spinners. If you get a faulty swivel on your line the braid becomes a knot and a huge pita.

I especially like braid for float fishing. But I always have a fluorocarbon leader on any braided setup.

I love spoons and also use mono. 12 lb though. I also prefer braided for spinners. I just use the normal green power pro 20lb.

Power Pro, Hi Vis, 40#.......jigs, plugs, spinners, spoons, bait, bobber/jigs.

I use 18" - 2' of ultra Green......bait and bobber/jigs......other than that, I tie directly to a duo-lock, and I'm good to go.

Stopped using 20 and 30 pound braid, just to many "rod tip wraps" and these seems to "knot more"........40# cut down on those problems...

I've been using 40# PP bright yellow stuff. Fish spinners for salmon in unlimited visibility all the time. Most everybody I fish with uses high-vis on spinners.

Works fine. Catch plenty.

I hate braid for drift fishing for salmon. No idea exactly why, but I think the sink-ability of mono makes it better. I use thin braid all the time for drift fishing steelhead.

I'm on the the Braid Hate List except for big water apps.
My big water rigs have TUF Line on them.

Power Pro seems to be the universal favorite, tho.


I'm using 10# Izor Hi Vis Chartreuse at the moment with very good results (weighted spinners). Gotta have range.
Grip, rip, repeat with catching in between.

If I were to fish braid with spinners, I suppose I'd lean towards Power Pro. It's what I used when I experimented with the idea. A friend has spoken highly of a "Super 8 or Slick 8 (or something to that effect) braid that he says is the best casting braid he's used.

But, I'm also a mono guy for spinners. 12 lb Izorline with my favorite spinner rod has worked, is working and will continue to work just fine. Can't see jumping on the braid bandwagon just for the sake of it. My method's not broke and I don't need to fix it.

Mono 8-12lb

This is 100% the correct answer. I tie a 3 - 4' top shot directly to my braid and use a swivel at the spinner or jig. I can swap either lure in a split second depending on the water. I can also reel all the way to fish without worry. They are not line shy so 20 - 40 lb shots do the trick and help pull up wood when stick fishin'.

God I hate braid…………...

fixed it fer ya

PS. Makes ok backing in a pinch tho.

Been running 30# Hi Vis Power Pro Slick 8 with a 5' bumper of 15lb UG for all things coho. Seems to work good. Have to retie the bumper every couple trips. Deep water or trying to swing spinners under wood requires a longer bumper to help it sink or get swept. Slick 8 doesn't seem to be the best floating braid out there so it works great for hardware.

That being said, I smoked last weekend by a buddy running straight 10# mono. So who knows.

I think a lot of it has to do with the way you fish as well. From a boat, I think it is much easier to use braid on spinners. For one a strong swivel, and palomar knot gets you back your spinner most of the time when you can get the boat over to it. From the bank, I like a 15' bumper for swinging or straight mono.

95% of my coho fishing is for fresh fish in 2' to 8' of water, from a boat. Getting deep is rarely as important as just getting it near a fish.

If I was working over holes with multiple angles and casts, like I would in a drift boat or from the bank, I would use mono or a long bumper.

I like blue Diamond Braid in 40 or 50 lb. Less wind knots, will pull a good size boulder to your feet if needed. I use 20 lb Momoi Diamond mono for a leader; it tests at 39 lbs actual breaking strength. Double uni knot to connect leader to braid and you're good to go. I also use this for bouncing jigs along rocky riprap for rockfish, greenling and other stuff and for twitching jigs for salmon and char. But unlike many, I don't use a very long stick. I actually prefer a 6'6" to 7' spinning rod for spinner fishing or jig bouncing.

Mingo says, I don't use a very long stick. I actually prefer a 6'6" to 7' spinning rod for spinner fishing or jig bouncing.

It is a good a good point.

Some of the bank spots I fish on the Sky are so brushy that a long rod is difficult to cast. I do use my 10-1/2 foot rods when float fishing with Berkley 50 lb.braid. When casting spoons, I prefer mono.

I'm pretty much a Spiderwire fan in 20 lb test for my shorter rods including some fiberglass telescopic rods that fold down to 18 inches and are 6-7 foot rods when fished. They are great for traveling or hiking with a day pack.

fuking hate power pro.

fins xs is WAY better, but no one has heard of it before. just trust me on this one, converted every single friend of mine from power pro to fins xs 1 by 1 that has tried it.

Fins is the [Bleeeeep!]. Sufix 832 should not be overlooked. If you want the best, look at what the long range boats out of San Diego are using for warm water species. They are leaps and bounds above what we're using up here.

I use Fins original and Windtamer, both in pink. Yes, much better than PP.

PP is considered a low end product In the world of braid.

I use braid for practically everything nowadays. The benefits of it far outweigh the negatives. However, Power Pro has been pissing me off lately and I tore it off a few reels. Going to try the Fins XS...

Took your advice and bought some Fins XS braid. Best braid I have ever used.

ok, been using power pro for years, but always willing to try something new. Where do you buy it?

Sorry, who sells the fins?

Here is the web site:

http://www.finsfishing.com/xs.aspx

They do have places in Washington State that sell this product. Have some good videos that tell different things about the line......1 that interested me.......braid that has a stretch factor, built in.

Super slick 8 in 40# with 4' 20lb ultra green leader for all coho methods. don't fish spoons much due to mainly fishing backwater.

12lb Ultra Green, you can cast and catch any size fish with it.

PP Braid is king for tossing spinners, rotator and jigging fot blackmouth or halibut but I don't like it on the downrigger rods!

Fins has built in stretch? Don't think I need that in my braided line.

I find it interesting and a little funny that people are comparing 10-15 pound mono with 30-40 pound braid. 10-15 pound braid is the shyt! Get above 20 pound on the braid and you lose some of braid's biggest advantages (casting distance, less drag/staying down). Besides, most braided lines have strength way beyond their stated pound test, sometimes double.

14 lb Fireline has been my go-to for 10 years. Put a 10-12 pound Maxima leader on it via a swivel and it's the best. I just wish the coating lasted longer. I have to replace it frequently.

Only on kings though...right.Good luck,

SZ

A lot of good responses here.

I generally like mono, but prefer braid in a lot of situations with spinners. I like fishing a thin diameter braid (to me one of the advantages over 10-15 lb mono), so that I can flip spinners further and to also have the blade dig dipper.

I also like the feel of a spinner while using braid, although I guess you pick up the vibrations pretty well with mono too.

The thin diameter braid does seem to wrap a lot though, both on the spinner's shaft, especially in current, as well as around the rod tip. I guess a mono leader solves the shaft part at least.

I've been fishing the moss PP some...but in the thin diameter it's almost impossible to watch your line, which I kind of like doing while sweeping a spinner. Maybe I'll try the yellow PP, or some of the Fin XS in pink. Is that stuff ridiculously bright? I like being able to pick up my line visually on the water, but not sure about the super high vis stuff.

Also interesting that there are a lot of different schools of thought here on lines for spinners...probably more so than for most techniques.

One type of Fins has built in stretch, they make several different versions. Follow the supplied link and read the descriptions.

Im thoroughly convinced high vis does not matter. After taking fish in gin clear water with high vis to jigs and spinners i can confidently say they don't care. Don't give them more credit than they deserve

Line twist, tip wrap is an omnipresent problem when fishing spinners for sure....not so much with spoons.
#1 cause for me to change out line.

Seems like this ol' problem would be exponentially worse with braid.

yep!

Follow the link he provided.

Fins made braid for other companies before marketing their own brand. They have several versions and all the normal # ratings