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[clarki]

Any suggestions what braided line product to load onto my spinning reel?

I tried Spiderwire last year and wasn't happy with the results.

Almost time to start throwing a green stripe Koho....

[Matuka Jack]

I'd tried Spiderwire, Spiderwire-Stealth, Tuff-line and Tuff-line XP.  None of these worked for me.

I am using Power-Pro and very happy with it.

[canoe man]

actually ive not seen anyone casting spoons with braided line
i tried it last year with fushion line which is what i used during sock season and it was to visible so i switched reels and went back to ten pound mono line for spoon and spinner chucking.
i think braided is good for bb-ing and from say reel to float but from there down id go with clear mono, maybe if you used a leader of mono to your spoon it would work jm2c  
cnm

[Matuka Jack]

CNM, I use 18" to 24" of 12lb flourocarbon leader.

[leadbelly]

sounds like a lot of xtra work to me.Never met a coho yet  or many chum that could get past my 10 or 12 lb mono.casts a mile on spinning or levelwind, has some strech for forgiveness and gives the fish a sporting chance.

[Sam Salmon]

FIRELINE-no better product.
It's exactly what you're looking for.

[Spudcote]

8 lb mono for Harrison chums...great fight

[leadbelly]

leave the sockeye gear at home

[fisherkingnigel]

I use braided line 40lb PE#4 for my Daiwa saltiga blast reel.
http://fishing.daiwa21.com/index.asp?ItemID=1551
Maybe Japanese braided lines are better but I never have any problems with mine. The braided lure lines are multicolored, each color represents 10m in distance. It's pricy at about $40-$50 a spool but there's no headaches!


We use this line with a 25-80lb leader tied like this to the braided line.
I know it's in Japanese but if your a good fisherman you should be able to figure it out by the picture.
http://plaza.harmonix.ne.jp/~f-hayasi/subnot8.htm

Basically we cast heavy weighted jigs or minnow patters off Islands and channels and go for yellowtail,tunas and mahi mahi.

My point is braided line rocks if you're going to cast over 100m, you really can get those distances when your lures are 2-3 OZ. Mono would just fill up your reel and you wondn't have any room left in the reel once you have a fight.  Remember when casting these large lures use full length gloves to protect your hands from any backlash.





Nigelman

[leadbelly]

interesting pics and info, though the only thing around here we cast that far is a bouncing betty.I can cast as far as I need to on the Fraser and Pitt rivers (both very wide) with mono for the species I target.

[Matuka Jack]

Lead, Have you ever cast Buzzbombs or Zinngers from the beach where the fishes are showing themselves and you have to make a distance cast (50 - 100 meters) to reach them.  I would not want to be on the sideline because of using Mono.  
IMHO, the places I would use a spinning rod/reel tidal waters and lakes --casting from shores or beaches.  I do not use a spinning set up for the flowing river.  

[leadbelly]

never used a buzz bomb but my understanding is they imitate a wounded bait fish tumbling down the water column in the midst of their  bretheren during a predatory attack, usually jigged from a boat in the ocean.Most coho travel close enough to shore in the rivers I fish to reach with a spoon spinner or kwikfish.And thats casting mono on a spinning reel though my levels will go farther and I use those also.

[Matuka Jack]

If you read the instructions on the back, you will see how you would go about retieving it.  You are correct that it would represent a wounded bait fish.  Its retieve method is what make it so.

You will not see any instruction on how you would go about jigging it.

[leadbelly]

http://www.steelheader.net/Salmon/beach_fishing.htm

I love to learn new methods, thanks.

[clarki]

Thanks for the replies all. I'll give your suggestions a whirl.

My spinning reel that I use for coho is fairly small and can accomodate less than 105 yds of 10 lb and even less for 12 lb.  After I huck a large spoon aways out there, it doesn't leave me much room for error with the amount of line left on my reel. I hook the occasional spring most years and I wouldn't stand a chance.

In my experience, 10-12 mono doesn't cast as well as smaller diameter line and when in comes off the reel in coils it slaps against the lowermost guides and cuts down on my distance.

The brief time that I used a braided line last year I could fit much more on my spool and it cast tres smooth.