braided line on a spinning reel

any one have a good braided line they use on a spinning reel...

Yep, wouldn't recommend anything else.

I heard that the braids wear out rod guides. Any truth there and if they do, what type of guides do you need?..WF

Ok guys got the power pro on last night and cant wait till tomorrow to cast it...one question..as a "newbie" to the braided line world i have to ask shoud i use a mono leader all the time or can i tie the braid directly to the lure?? hope i dont look like a dumba**

For line shy fish like eyes, I'd use a spro swivel then a 2-3' section of fluoro leader.  For bass, if you are burnin a spinner or buzz bait or crankin, you can probably get away without a leader but it also wouldn't hurt (other than affecting casting accuracy with the 3' hanging below the rod tip due to the swivel. 
 
Use a palomar knot to tie the braid onto everything (hooks, swivels, etc.) and have a sharp knife or scissors handy to finish off the tag ends.

Nice looking rig bassboatbill.

I'd agree with Mako on the overfill issue though....
looks like an ugly first cast with all that line on.
You'll get much better performance if you leave the 1/8" empty spool as suggested.

Knots & leaders...
The leader I use depends on the size line I'm starting with, the kind of fish I'm trying to catch, & the water clarity at the time.

I use a leader about 1/4 of the time, tied the same as Mako described using a double uni knot.
And I use a palomar for direct connections.
Only other knot I use is the occasional double surgeons loop when I want my rapala to have the most action.

Tight lines
and again...sweet rig.

I was wondering...thought it looked like I could see spool lip on the bottom side.

The floro is just for 'line shy' fish....I usually only tie it on when jigging for 'eyes.
Also, the braid has little to no stretch, so a floro or mono leader gives a little 'cushion' to your hook set.
Try it with, try it without, YMMV.

For my spin fishing, I too have a Mojo and use powerpro (Shimano Sahara 2500 reel tho). For my leader, I just tie a perfection loop in the end of the powerpro (non-slip, center-aligned), and do the same with my mono leader. This connection is small and soft enough to reel up through the guides, so I extend that leader to about 6-8 feet. When I use enough of it that it's down to 1-2 feet I undo the loop-to-loop connection, clip another 6-8 feet and loop-to-loop it with the powerpro mainline.

In my experience, powerpro's strength is much higher than its rating, so I use 10 or 12 lb test powerpro with a 12-15# fluoro leader. Any line breaks I've had have always been at the terminal end, rather than the line/leader junction.

THe point of still using braid is that you will cast a mile and will still have much better feel of what your bait is doing. I always use a leader, if only a short one, because I believe it increases my catch rates and if I snag badly, i want the leader to break, not the $15 worth of braid I just put on.

Happy casting tomorow.

Oh, a tip to keep in mind: when braid is new, it can wrap up around the tip of your rod alot anytime there is slack in it (from wind or a jerk on rod). This will decrease alot once it is broken in a bit. If you do get some knots/wrapping, go slow with untying them. Dont pull the ends of the knot, pull the loops in different directions and the knot will often unravel

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i kno this may sound nutty but the pic dosent show it good, there is about a 1/8" lip from the top of the sopool to the line and i figureg a few casts with a heavy spoon to tighten it up and it would be fine..but i will look out for the mess...next question, whats the purpose of using braided line if the last 3 feet or so is Fluoro...i fish a super clear lake so need to do the right thing here so i nned help...

I am not sure if anyone else does this but I found wetting the spool before you start fishing allows for much smoother casting and haven't had a windknot since. I also tie on a snap swivel so I can change lures quickly and feel this gives the lure or worm more natural movement.Bassboatbill,Probably my favorite thing with braid is fishing with no weight and using a 6inch soft plastic worm. You can literally feel fish tapping the bait and gives you a better feel for whats really going on.

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ive never had any problems using braided line on my spinning reels. i to use some type of swivel to change lures quick

bassboatbill i have 3 st. croix rods and i love them as for your set up it dont get any prettier. 1 question though what kind of reel is that? is it a phflugger.

yes moooo its a President...i truly love the combo!

Bill in my opinion if you are fishing clear water why not just go with fluorocarbon. Vicous fluro is great and the price will not beat you up either. But of course it depends what you are using the setup for also.

haha, I have a ton of issues not winding the swivel into the eyelets too. I finally started using a jumbo swivel that wouldnt fit through or put a big splitshot on that wouldn't reel through.

Were the line snaps in the braid or in the fluorocarbon leader? Fluoro will break very suddenly if it has any abbrassions in it.

i use a uni to uni knot when tying braid to a leader. the knot pretty small and you wont even notice it when casting.