How do you loop one over the other? Nevermind. I was thinkg about the Palomar knot. Yeah, uni-uni is good. The one I use, or sometimes a double clinch.

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Braided line is made for sewing not fishing. Had a friend who always ran braided line and when he did have the occasional crows nest, the knots it made on the spool were so tight he had to cut the whole spool of line out and start all over. And if you were fishing on a boat with him and you got tangled up with him for some reason, he pretty much had to cut his line to get things untangled. So while he was dicking around fixing fook ups we were busy catching his limit for him. I saw no advantages.

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LOL. I went bay fishing this weekend with a guide and he used all braided line. I have never in my life used it and he talked about how awesome it is...50lb test on a 8lb diameter. All the way out to the fishing spot I was pretty impressed with all of this.

We managed to cross lines with that stuff a couple of times and I will kiss anyone's ass if they think this stuff doesnt tangle far worse than mono. Its strong as hell, but god forbid you get a tangle with it.

I can detangle my mono line on my baitcaster in about 30 seconds, and thats a SERIOUS birds nest in the surf.

I may try braided from teh strength benefits, but Im afraid of the wreck it will make.

We cut out at least 5 tangles...CUT them out. That doesnt sit well with me. One we insisted on untangling and it took about 15 minutes.

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It can get tangled worse than mono for sure. But again it comes down to knowing your gear and how to use it.

I had similar complaints about braid at first until I figured out how to use it. The sensitivity of it when fishing really light lures is unmatched.

It's not for everyone or every application but for me the pros outweigh the cons by far.

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If you're stuck in the office in the Houston area, do yourself a favor and DO NOT, repeat DO NOT look at the surfcams right now.

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Yeah, I just ran home real quick... took a quick cruise down the seawall. I'm not sure I've ever seen the water that flat. At least the green water isn't all of the way into the beach.

I like a 5 foot pistol gripped rod with a Zebco 33 and kite string ( no leader).

Those Surfside cams are just cruel. When I finally get to go on Friday I'm sure I will be dodging surfboards again.

Thanks for pointing out the flat green surf guys. That's gonna make my studying a lot more pleasant.

Well, I told you guys not to look. Not my fault if you ignored my warning.

Fished all day today with the old man. West wind killed us till 11am (then east wind came at 5mph) then the bite started up. Ended up with 4 keeper specs and a slot red. Tons of schoolie trout chasing shad.

lime green gulps were the bait to use along with some shad we snagged with the cast net.

O yeah, all caught on braided line with mono leader.

where were you fishing?

Dollar reef and Dickinson Bay where my folks live.