20Lb braid vs 40 or 50LB braid?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by ffemtreed

I use an improved albright and a drop of super glue. I tied one end to my jeep and wrapped the other around my hockey stick and walked backwards a few times and everytime it broke the mono, not at the knot so I think its a good solution.

I am going to give the Uni -- Uni a try once I give in and learn to tie it correctly.

thanks

[captcl]

Originally Posted by Sam

For stripers and drum, I find 17lb Suffix Tritanium the best. That stuff is amazing and much less expensive than braid.

If you are using conventional, braid can bird's nest and ruin your day.

Tritanium is an incredible value! I use the #17& 20 on my surf rigs.
Iuse #50 power pro on my boat spinners topshot with yo-zuri TD floro. The braid will cast a mile with just 2oz bucktail. I like it on my boat rods only. Also suffix e-lite is a great casting mono.

[igormothra]

Originally Posted by ffemtreed

I am going to give the Uni -- Uni a try once I give in and learn to tie it correctly.

That is the best one I have found for tying braid to mono and its the one power pro recommends. Pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

[Huntsman]

I have all my surf gear and la reels lined w/ 20lb pp and have been using it w/ no problems for the past 2yrs. Have landed several 35&quot+ stripers and a 49&quot+ drum last year w/ out any problem. No breakoffs, no lost fish and happily satisfied. Yes it can be expensive but I've never paid more than $80 for a 1500yd spool and it lasts a good while... We'll see how it holds up for my drum trip in a few weeks... just my .02c

[Scuba69]

Originally Posted by ffemtreed

I use an improved albright and a drop of super glue. I tied one end to my jeep and wrapped the other around my hockey stick and walked backwards a few times and everytime it broke the mono, not at the knot so I think its a good solution.

I am going to give the Uni -- Uni a try once I give in and learn to tie it correctly.

SuperGlue will not eat your mono or fluorocarbon?

[ffemtreed]

I am too cheap to use fluorocarbon, but I never had any hint of it eating my mono.

I don't really think I need the super glue, but its cheap and gives me some piece of mind.

[Steve]

Braid is slicker, this COULD be the reason for some folks having bad results. Braid to mono calls for uni-uni. You could use an improved clinch on the mono, whatever works best for you. Some even melt a ball on the end of the mono/flouro.

Here is an excellent page on tying the uni for various purposes:
http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine...003Sp_Uniknot/