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Location: oswego, il | I want to spool my new lexa with 100lb braid. Just curious what the driest 100lb braid is. The options for 100 are considersbly less than for 80lb. 832 for instance is not offered in 100lb. Leaning towards spiderwire stealth. There are some very wet lines offered in 100lb. How about j-braid x8? |
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Location: Bloomington, MN | My friend loves J-Braid, but I've never tried it. He fishes muskies, but I don't think he uses 100#. He mainly fishes pike up at Great Slave and Athabasca, lucky him! |
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Location: Walker, MN | Yeah, I really wish they made 832 in hundo. It sheds water and doesn't bleed color. |
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| off topic but does anyone else burn their thumb the first cast on dry line? I tend to forget that part often. |
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| I would say 832 is the driest I have used, way better than power pro |
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| Get Berkley Pro Spec 80lb braid, the actual breaking strength is 120lbs yet it is nearly as thin as most other brand's 65lb braid.
The line isn't cheap though, $90 per 500yd spool.
I use it for sharks, it is more then sufficient for musky if using 100lb test lines are your thing. For musky, I just stick with 50lb and 65lb 832. |
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| mnmusky - 7/15/2018 10:25 AM
off topic but does anyone else burn their thumb the first cast on dry line? I tend to forget that part often.
If the line is burning your thumb, it is probably cheap and poor quality crap.
Lines like 832, Spiderwire, Berkley Pro Spec, Pro Braid, etc... are safe for the thumb. |
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Location: Ashland WI | mnmusky - 7/15/2018 9:25 AM
off topic but does anyone else burn their thumb the first cast on dry line? I tend to forget that part often.
Not the only one. I have definitely burnt my thumb before.. and with 832... |
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| PowerPro has been the driest line I have ever used.
While fishing the Fox River during the winter months... I set out on a search for line that would hold less water and become less-like piano wire a couple minutes into my fishing trips. Before this quest... I had been using PowerPro. After the journey... I went back to using PowerPro.
I have never had any issues with PowerPro... and I know there are better lines out there according to others' opinions... but, this was one benefit that outweighed anything I experienced with the other lines.
Burnt my thumb on PowerPro a couple times. Green seems to always burn  |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Beastly Backlash - 7/15/2018 1:15 PM
mnmusky - 7/15/2018 10:25 AM
off topic but does anyone else burn their thumb the first cast on dry line? I tend to forget that part often.
If the line is burning your thumb, it is probably cheap and poor quality crap.
Lines like 832, Spiderwire, Berkley Pro Spec, Pro Braid, etc... are safe for the thumb.
832 burns my thumb if I don't get it wet first. I wouldn't call that line cheap crap. |
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Location: MN | 832 good line but first few cast guy can roast their thumb. My preferred line in the fall. |
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| monel lol |
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| Out of curiosity what are you guys fishing for that you need 100 lb line? |
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Location: Ashland WI | Brian Hoffies - 7/15/2018 6:57 PM
Out of curiosity what are you guys fishing for that you need 100 lb line?
I think it's more about strength needed to throw pounders and not necessarily to fight fish. |
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| 14ledo81 - 7/15/2018 7:14 PM
Brian Hoffies - 7/15/2018 6:57 PM
Out of curiosity what are you guys fishing for that you need 100 lb line?
I think it's more about strength needed to throw pounders and not necessarily to fight fish.
Thanks, I was puzzled by that now it makes some sense. |
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| Interesting, I wouldn't call 832 cheap crap either, but I have also never burnt my thumb on it, dry or wet. 832 is, in my opinion, the best bang for the buck out there, and by in far the most consistantly reliable braid there is as far as real world use goes.
I have roasted my finger when trying out this cheap braid to see if it was as good as people claimed it was. |
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| 14ledo81 - 7/15/2018 8:14 PM
Brian Hoffies - 7/15/2018 6:57 PM
Out of curiosity what are you guys fishing for that you need 100 lb line?
I think it's more about strength needed to throw pounders and not necessarily to fight fish.
Right.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | 100lb Braid
The 3 I use is
J braid
Stealth
Hi Sea
The J is a 8 carrier
The other two are 4 or 6
So the J should be the driest
But to each there own.
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| 832 does come in 100#. I have it on all of my reels.... |
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| Well they did at one point anyway I purchased a 1200 yard spool a few years ago, that was a hundred pound 832. Maybe it was a trial run or something cuz I can't seem to find it online.... |
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Location: oswego, il | Thanks for the replies. It is amazing that most of the line is made up to 80lbs even in brands that make 100lb. I do want the 100 for big baits and i plan on using it in very cold westher, ice on the gloves weather. |
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Location: Cedarburg, WI | For what it's worth, I've had very good luck with the Spiderwire 100#. Seems to hold it's shape (not get fuzzy) and water shedding longer than other big name brands I've tried. Even after using it all summer, it still seems to shed water for late November casting. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | 832 100 # great stuff !! |
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| Just a tip for anyone out there who may be trying new line or may be new to Muskie fishing...
Seems like some knots work with some lines while those same knots may slip when used with others. I have only experienced the improved clinch knot slipping with a certain brand of mono, but... I did witness someones knot slip the first time they tried one of those super-lines that are supposed to be transparent-like. I believe it was Spiderwire Stealth... but, I could be wrong. He retied and retied and retied and the same exact knot he successfully used his entire life... kept slipping. Not sure what knot he used or if he should have been using it to begin with... I just know the knot he used worked with other lines.
Check your knots at first... or, check them every time...  |
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| Cortland masterbraid would be my next option |
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Location: oswego, il | T3clay - 7/16/2018 1:16 PM
Cortland masterbraid would be my next option
Have some works great but it is a very wet line. I like tuff line for casting but it is very wet as well. |
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| seriously if you can find it you should try p-line by spectrex .it's a line that make noise but it's by far the driest i ave ever seen.one of my top 3 line for sure https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-P-Line-Spectrex-IV-Braided-Fishing-Line...
that line didn't get the deserved credit.lots of guys don't even know it. but i think you will loving it |
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| ToddM - 7/16/2018 7:44 AM
Thanks for the replies. It is amazing that most of the line is made up to 80lbs even in brands that make 100lb. I do want the 100 for big baits and i plan on using it in very cold westher, ice on the gloves weather.
The 80lb Berkley Pro Spec tests out more like a 100lb braid, try picking up a spool. 100lb Berkley Pro Spec has a breaking strength just over 200lbs, only down side is that the line has the diameter to go with a 200lb braided line. If you never ever want to break a lure off on the cast, 100lb Berkley Pro Spec will do the trick though I wouldn't use anything with less line capacity then a Lexa 400 or Komodo 471SS
But, if you want to still get a line that is labeled as 100lb test with a thinner diameter (though less breaking strength then the pro spec 100lb test), Spiderwire Blue Camo is a good choice. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Brian Hoffies - 7/15/2018 4:57 PM
Out of curiosity what are you guys fishing for that you need 100 lb line?
It provides an extra margin of safety against snapping off heavier, and sometimes very expensive, baits. Also, one of my favorite lakes has tons of underwater obstacles where a big fish will break you off or ruin sections of your line. When you set the hook on a good one you have to winch it out to open water. For those reasons, I currently have 100 lb. Spiderwire Stealth on 4 of my reels ranging from 300 to 500 size. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | ToddM - 7/14/2018 8:30 PM
I want to spool my new lexa with 100lb braid. Just curious what the driest 100lb braid is. The options for 100 are considersbly less than for 80lb. 832 for instance is not offered in 100lb. Leaning towards spiderwire stealth. There are some very wet lines offered in 100lb. How about j-braid x8?
I've fished Spiderwire Stealth over the past few years for a variety of species. I THINK you'd be happy with it, but it's tough to say since I don't use lots of other braids. I have 832 on a couple of bass and trout setups, but haven't fished them recently enough to compare their wetness to Stealth. That said, I fished 100 lb. Stealth for several hours yesterday and only noted a light mist at the beginning of each cast. There was no water dripping down off of the levelwind. Hope this helps. |
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