Why and How to Use Braid on a Baitcast Reel

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Using a braided line on your baitcasting reels has several key advantages. Knowing how to spool your baitcasting reel with braid will eliminate line slippage. Enjoy the benefits and braided line the next time you hit the water. Links below.
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[@arundhatia5147]

*Used this rod recently on a river hike in NH. It performed beautifully **enjoyable.fishing** recommend as I had hoped it would, on a whole heap of river smallies using tiny torpedoes and tubes.*

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Love fishing rivers for smallies!

[@anthonyseymore1217]

Hey Steve what is your opinion on putting 65 lbs on a 7000 for red drum

[@anz2441]

Yucatan knot is great knot for backing as well. Love the red phillips knot. Strong, small, easy to tie. Great content.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I will have to try that one. Thank you!

[@lmsmbassaddict7378]

You did it mostly right, it's rare people actually spool braid right so you earned your sub from me.

[@broken_diesel]

straight and to the point, thx

[@zachnar0125]

DUDE! Love your content!!!!! Great shit! Well spoken, easy to process and great delivery!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Braid has terrible abrasion resistance. That being said, I’m fully a convert. The small diameter and minimal stretch won me over (especially in heavy current with long casts) and I’ve been a mono guy my whole life. Just bump it against a rock and it’ll start to get fuzzy though. You can always tie on a leader if that’s a concern.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Yes, it casts so well. Just love it. I use lots of leaders for sure.

[@jameslumpkins4609]

You don't buy braid for abrasion it's the best line to know when you have a bite has very low memory so line stays good way longer than any other line out of all line braid has the best upside

[@andersonreid6845]

I'm a UK fishermen but using American style techniques has made caught more pike than anything. Excellent video 👍👍👌

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

That is awesome! Glad you are catching and thanks so much for watching!

[@stevensmithjr9014]

Earned a sub sir! You are very detailed and I just enjoyed your video! 😎 thanks for your content and look forward to future videos!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I have an interesting one coming out today that I just had a blast filming underwater. I find bass behavior just fascinating. Thanks again!

[@prolordyt9356]

People that say braid has terrible abrasion resistance is wrong I caught a 20lb snapper in the Susquehanna river using cut bait from a bass using 40lb braid and I brought it in easily but after 2 mins of getting him out of the water he chewed the line and broke it showing braid has decent abrasion resistance unlike monofilament when if it gets a little tiny Nick in the line it cuts the lb test into half to 75% worst then what it's supposed to be.... he also saying use 25lb braid which is wrong for a baitcaster because of digging when you got a big fish or even a medium fish so use 40lb or even 70lb I have messed up by using 20lb braid and I got constantly digging and then digging leads to breaking everything else this man said was good but the low braid test I mean if your fishing for very small fish then sure but anything over 4lbs don't do it .....love the vid

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I have always wanted to fish the Susquehanna for smallmouth. Hopefully sometime soon. That is a huge fish!

[@prolordyt9356]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors most of the places in the Susquehanna river seems just a dead zone in my area you can fish their for 10 hours won't get a bite but when you go to a magical spot you will get a bite at least every hour

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

@@prolordyt9356 I just love the east coast. So beautiful. Much different scenery than here in the Midwest

[@prolordyt9356]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors definitely

[@stilltuckered]

New here: my casting reel has holes in the spool to tie string too. So why not just attach direct, since it’s not a reel that doesn’t have the holes, and may just spin? I want a line roughy enough to fish in heavy cover, like Lilly pads, etc.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

You can definitely tie right to the holes, but the backing line will keep the entire spool of braid from spinning. Just a small amount of backing will keep it from sliding. If you used straight mono or fluoro no backing line is needed. It will grab the spool and not slide like the braid can.

[@kennethsmith2752]

I appreciate the info and great videos.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@wayneyelton7145]

Very good instructions great premtation

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@packmancowcow7935]

@Steve Rogers Outdoors I recently got my first bait caster, the recommended line rating is 6-15 lbs is it good to put a 30 lb braid on the reel?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Sure can. The diameter of braid is a lot smaller than mono. I use 50lb braid most of the time. Great question!

[@DirtRoadRemedy]

New to Baitcasting here. Why not just put less braid on instead of using a backing? like use a half spool of braid if that's all you want? Also, is it true that you shouldn't use less than a 20 lb braid on baitcasters? Thanks, I've learned more on youtube than any other source by far!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Excellent questions! The mono backing is to keep the braid from slipping on the spool. Braid is so slick it won’t grab the spool and hold fast. The mono won’t rotate around the spool like braid will. Most folks like to go at least 20 pound so it casts easier. 20 lb braid has approximately the same line diameter as 6 pound mono. I hope this helps.

[@DirtRoadRemedy]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors thank you! I got an Abu Garcia Max X with a KastKing Blackhawk 2 recently and am mostly throwing light lures. A 10 pound braid was recommended to me but I had a snag recently and the line really dug into itself on the reel. I should try a 20 pound, just wanted to make sure it doesn't affect casting too much. Getting better at casting the lighter stuff.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

@@DirtRoadRemedy I think the 20 will work well. Good luck!

[@BrianKirbyOutdoorsman]

thank you

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@iamalemontree]

What test lbs of braid do ya recommend for all around baitcaster setup brother?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I use 50lb braid the most often.

[@iamalemontree]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors thanks brother!

[@edwardcowan7012]

I only fish braid on Bait Caster when I need no stretch to land fish, punching and frogging. No leader.

[@aesca151]

What lb test backing do you use?

[@cdennarddennard]

Hey Steve. How are you? Got a question for you. I recently got a Lewis crush combo. The pole says line max is 25 lbs. I want to use 50 pound braid. Can I put that on the baitcaster set up? Or should I get a heavy rod and reel set up? Thanks. Also I don’t fish in a lot cover most of the time, so do I really need 50lbs.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

50lb braid should be fine on that combo. I'm guessing you got the Medium Heavy rod with that combo? If so, it will work great with that pound test braid.

[@cdennarddennard]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors yes its a med/ heavy. I didn't know you could put heavier test line on a set up made for just 25 test line . They don't tell u that. Being im new to this baitcaster thing. Thanks again. U save me alot of money. I was bout to get a new rod and reel God bless you.

[@mathewshackelford8037]

@@cdennarddennard usually the line rating being low like that is indicative of it being for mono because the line diameter wouldn't allow you to get enough line for anything with a pound rating higher than that. I run 50 and 60 lb braid on all my baitcasters with zero issues, and I don't run a backing on the spool either.

[@jasonlukacs625]

What reel is that in this video? Love the look!!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It's a Lew's Mach Crush. The new model is slightly different, but still very cool looking.

[@jasonlukacs625]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors awesome!! Thank you.

[@edwardcowan7012]

When I started fishing Braid was Dacron and Mono was replacing it.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Yes, mono came on strong when it broke into the market.

[@kenneth9874]

Dacron was much more sensitive than mono

[@edwardcowan7012]

@@kenneth9874 If I was smarter I'd have figured out the advantage of no stretch and used Dacron way more.

[@kenneth9874]

@@edwardcowan7012 with jigs and the slower rods back then it was an advantage

[@LeskoBrandon2x]

I’ve heard wrapping a bit of tape on the spool will help from the braid slipping off the spool. Is that true?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

A lot of anglers will put a piece of tape on the spool. I do that on my spinning reels. Just be sure to tape the end of the braid down. On my baitcasters I prefer to use the mono backing, but the tape will work.

[@LeskoBrandon2x]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors I’ll just take the extra steps and tie the mono on. Especially since it doesn’t have to be high quality. I just bought my first bait caster and I’m excited to get started. Been spinning for years, now it’s time to step up my game. Thanks for the reply. I subbed.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

@@LeskoBrandon2x congrats!! Once you get it down you are going to love the accuracy. Buying new equipment is so much fun. Be sure to let me know how it goes this season.

[@UnseenBalenci]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors i can do a backing with thin floro too right?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

@@UnseenBalenci Yes, that would work just fine.

[@Heart_And_Sol]

Best overall lb test for braid on baitcaster?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I usually use 50-65 lb for most everything. Great question!

[@kenneth9874]

30lb is used a lot as well for more open water

[@thee-edd]

Berkley whiplash 8, nothing else comes close..

[@jeremylowery3809]

Spot on Steve. Great video for someone not sure if they want to make that transition. My opinion it's well worth the change.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Agree. It took me a lot longer to make the change than it should have.

[@jeremylowery3809]

It did me too I also found with braid I could go down one on rod power as well for instance throwing a Texas rigged worm on Mh I went to med