Braid on Spinning Reel?

Has anyone tried this? I was thinking about putting some 10lb. braid with a 4lb. diameter on my ultra light. Thought it was a good idea, just don't want to waste my money if it doesn't work.

I switched to Power Pro 5 years ago and I haven't used mono since. It will change the way you fish.
You will like it....

It never twists'. Infact you don't even need a swivel with spoons.
 
However, you will get a few wind knots every now and again. To prevent this, close the bail manually and don't reel up too much slack line.
 
PP braid doesn't damage my guides either. Make sure you lighten up the drag though, to make up for the zero stretch or you will pull a lot of hooks out.
 
Also, PP ends up cheaper than mono in the long run. I use to re-spool several time a year when using mono, but with PP I only re-spool once a year. And thats just because I like fresh line, not because it goes bad. And I fish 2-3 times a week all year long.
 
Use it and you will like it.

Power Pro is probably the best braided line.
You will feel every little bump on the bottom and every little nibble with the right rod.
Use the knot shown on the box or one of the ones in the pamplet that comes with it.

Do you use it with all of your spinning rods?

I use Power Pro and Spider wire stealth for walleye and bass.  I genarally always use mono or floro as leader material.  Tiger braid for muskies.  All are great and the sensitivity is phenom.  I also used it for steelies this fall, but found that once the temps dropped, it ices up quicker and ices up on the spool.  Switched back to mono and floro when it got cold.  No stretch, no twist and little break offs...You also need to adjust your drag set accordingly.  Good Luck.

Put a layer of monofilament on the reel first, braided line has a tendency to slip. Anyway, I've always used Fireline. I especially like it for tightlining and vertical jigging walleyes, excellent sensitivity.

I like power pro, sensitive and durable, but 2 other things you might want to take along are a pair of seratted scissors[clippers tear it ,dont cut it] and a hand towel[in case your hung up..put the towel over your hand with a couple of wraps and tug...], and if your first couple of casts arent up to par, dont give it up, ive noticed power pro casts alot nicier once its soaked

I dont care for braids if i'm fishing for crappies and bluegills. Dont need that kind of strength and no stretch on them when i'm casting jigs. I've tried a few. Fireline, power pro, stren, and another i cant remember the name of right now. I catch my fish on mono. 4# clear for jigging panfish. On my bigger reels for vertical jigging blades, i have some fireline and power pro on a couple of them. I even use these reels when i slow troll spoons. I'll add a swivel and 18" of mono tied to the spoon tho. Why would you use it on an ULTRALIGHT. They're made to enjoy the fish on light line. Afraid to lose a jig? and tear up the brushpile pulling it loose.

I used Fireline on my personal pole for perching for a season.  Next season I switched my family's rigs over and what a difference!!!! I have to agree though...you will set the hook on every bit of structure you encounter for awhile.  IMO braid is a great invention.  I also use braid for cats, carp, burbot and sometimes steelies in the spring.  It has its quirks same as any other line.  Just my $.02 worth.

Sensitivity is a big advantage to using braided lines.  I like to fish for speckled and gray sea trout when I am at OBX and the sensitivity of these lines has made my success rate increase dramatically.  Most of the locals I know down there use some type of braided line, usually PowerPro or the newer Suffix braid.
 
There are draw backs to the braids, but there are definitely advantages. 

I use braid too, when i'm perchin on erie but not casting for panfish. You guys can have that. I'm keepin my 4# mono. It works pretty good for me.

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I dont care for braids if i'm fishing for crappies and bluegills. Dont need that kind of strength and no stretch on them when i'm casting jigs. I've tried a few. Fireline, power pro, stren, and another i cant remember the name of right now. I catch my fish on mono. 4# clear for jigging panfish. On my bigger reels for vertical jigging blades, i have some fireline and power pro on a couple of them. I even use these reels when i slow troll spoons. I'll add a swivel and 18" of mono tied to the spoon tho. Why would you use it on an ULTRALIGHT. They're made to enjoy the fish on light line. Afraid to lose a jig? and tear up the brushpile pulling it loose.

 
Naaa I really just wanted to use it for the diameter because my ultralight doesn't have a great capacity and I just figured you couldn't be 10lb test with a 2lb diameter. It is a guide series microlight 2 and I think its probly the best ultra light out there.(for the price at least)

I tried it for the first time this year over the summer fishing salt water. (Sufix Performance braid) I liked it and even in sight of the usual first time user problems found it worked far better than the nightmare scenarios you read about on boards such as this. That being said when its spent (sometime down the road) I will return to co-polymer or fluorocarbon in the future I just like the way it feels better. Did you see Stren is coming out with an invisible braid this year? I use spinning gear exclusively.