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#911036 - 10/25/14 03:48 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Free_Globbin]
ondarvr Offline
Three Time Spawner

Registered: 09/07/05
Posts: 1882
Loc: Spokane WA
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.

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#911152 - 10/26/14 01:24 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: ondarvr]
Rossiman Offline
Spawner

Registered: 07/21/08
Posts: 962
Loc: Monroe, WA
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...
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#911154 - 10/26/14 01:38 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Phil Maraude]
Blktailhunter Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 08/07/09
Posts: 485
Originally Posted By: Phil Maraude
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.


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

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#911172 - 10/26/14 11:13 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Blktailhunter]
old nate Offline
Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 03/23/03
Posts: 144
ok, been using power pro for years, but always willing to try something new. Where do you buy it?

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#911173 - 10/26/14 11:15 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: old nate]
old nate Offline
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Registered: 03/23/03
Posts: 144
Sorry, who sells the fins?

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#911177 - 10/26/14 12:19 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: old nate]
DrifterWA Offline
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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.
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#911225 - 10/26/14 07:09 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: DrifterWA]
eswan Offline
Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 01/19/14
Posts: 171
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.

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#911275 - 10/27/14 07:28 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: eswan]
GBL Offline
Three Time Spawner

Registered: 01/31/05
Posts: 1879
Loc: Yakutat
12lb Ultra Green, you can cast and catch any size fish with it.

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#911279 - 10/27/14 10:16 AM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: GBL]
Jeff D Offline
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Registered: 05/12/03
Posts: 890
Loc: S. Whidbey
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.

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#911326 - 10/27/14 05:32 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Jeff D]
Wild Chrome Offline
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Registered: 12/14/01
Posts: 646
Loc: The Tailout
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.
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#911334 - 10/27/14 06:18 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: ]
STRIKE ZONE Offline
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Registered: 08/09/00
Posts: 12107
Loc: Hobart,Wa U.S.A
Only on kings though...right.Good luck,

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#911344 - 10/27/14 07:40 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
No More Ice Fishin Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 08/05/09
Posts: 417
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.


Edited by No More Ice Fishin (10/27/14 07:41 PM)

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#911347 - 10/27/14 09:00 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Jeff D]
ondarvr Offline
Three Time Spawner

Registered: 09/07/05
Posts: 1882
Loc: Spokane WA
Originally Posted By: Jeff D


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


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

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#911350 - 10/27/14 09:09 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: No More Ice Fishin]
eswan Offline
Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 01/19/14
Posts: 171
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

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#911351 - 10/27/14 09:15 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: No More Ice Fishin]
Direct-Drive Offline
ExtenZe Field Tester

Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 8060
Loc: Vancouver, WA
Originally Posted By: No More Ice Fishin
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.

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.
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#911489 - 10/29/14 01:20 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: Blktailhunter]
Phil Maraude Offline
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Registered: 11/09/08
Posts: 679
Loc: Port Angeles Wa.
Originally Posted By: Blktailhunter
Originally Posted By: Phil Maraude
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.


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


yep!
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#911506 - 10/29/14 05:00 PM Re: Favorite braid for spinners? [Re: ]
ondarvr Offline
Three Time Spawner

Registered: 09/07/05
Posts: 1882
Loc: Spokane WA
Originally Posted By: 1LeggedMan
Does it come in high vis and down to 10lb?


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

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