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Location: Browerville, Minnesota | So with so many different braids going nowdays, what is everyones favorite |
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| I've been using MasterBraid for a long time but just picked up two spools of Sufix 131 last week to try out this year. The 131 is pricey stuff, but I got it on a good sale and will see if it's worth the extra money. |
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Location: S.W. WI | 20 plus years using braid for Muskies. I go 2-3 days every weekend. 90% of the time I've been using Power Pro. Zero failures. The 10% of time using others have had all of my line failures. Most of the supposed top brands have failed me, in a bad way. Coincidence? Not in my mind. Everyone rips Power Pro, but I don't let it wear and fray, reverse on spool annually, cut off last 10 ft. every month, Zero issues. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | I've used different Cortland lines over the years and Power Pro Maxcuatro and they all work well except when in the late fall when the water freezes your line to the spool. On my Bass/Walleye gear I use Spiderwire. |
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| I’ve used more braids than I can count. I’ve gone to fins and I love it. So smooth and strong. And no water shed. |
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| I am a huge fan of Cortland Masterbraid. I don't normally fish the late fall part of the season. I say that because the only drawback with Cortland is water retention and freezing when temps are in the freezing range. |
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| I have tried a few different brands of braids thru the years, Spiderwire , standard power pro, suffix 832, tuff line and a couple others. One thing I didn't care for about power pro was the rather quick fading of the color, but that was a couple years ago. I tried another braid that was black and white a few years ago that I didn't care for, it was loosely braided and started getting fuzzy or fraying much quicker than others, it may have been Tuff braid. I would like to try Cortland's Master braid and Hi-Seas Grand Slam. Back around 1987 when I first got into musky fishing braided Dacron was probably the best and most popular line. |
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | One I don’t hear a lot of guys talk about is powerpro maxcuatro. It’s all I have used for the last 5 years and I love it. Powerpro gets a bad rep from their normal line and the super slick, but maxcuatro is incredible line. The 100lbs maxcuatro is noticeably thinner than 80lbs masterbraid and casts further for me. I have badly backlashed a 2 pounder before with it and it didn’t snap, so I’m confident using any baits with it. It also retains a lot less water than masterbraid so better in the cold. It is a very coarse line, so opposite end of the spectrum of masterbraid. It is a quite expensive line but I don’t mind since it is the one thing you have between you and the fish. |
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| Switched to Hi Seas Grand Slam Braid. 80 pound. It's been excellent. Even better than Vicious, which is worlds better than Power Pro. |
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| Agree with Ogandrews. First put Maxcuatro on one of my trolling reels. Liked that the thinner diameter allowed the bait to get to the target depth with less line out. Switched a couple casting rods over, as the old line needed replacement, and love the way it casts. Doesn't hold water. Will switch others over when the line needs changing. |
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Location: SW Ohio | Running Suffix 732 on most reels and PowerPro on others. Like the Suffix better...seems to be a thinner diameter, casts farther than the PP and doesn't hold as much water as the PP. That's good for my hands in early spring and late fall/early winter. Haven't used any other brands so can't comment on them. Always on the lookout for the next, best line to use. |
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| Hi-Seas Grandslam Braid, used it for 14 years never had a failure
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Michigan | Sunline FX2 is the best line I've used by far. It doesn't fade out color wise and doesn't flatten over time like a lot of other braids. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Pretty big fan of Hi-Seas Braid. Can find it at a good price point for bulk spools, lasts a good long while and easy to cast. |
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Location: Rochester, New York | Power pro max cuatro |
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| Hi-Seas Grand Slam Braid get it at Stealth Tackle great stuff going on 8 years now zero failures. |
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Location: USA | chuckski - 4/22/2025 7:59 AM
I've used different Cortland lines over the years and Power Pro Maxcuatro and they all work well except when in the late fall when the water freezes your line to the spool. On my Bass/Walleye gear I use Spiderwire.
Yeah, freezing up in late fall is brutal no matter what brand you’re running. |
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Location: USA | Ogandrews - 5/19/2025 10:20 AM
One I don’t hear a lot of guys talk about is powerpro maxcuatro. It’s all I have used for the last 5 years and I love it. Powerpro gets a bad rep from their normal line and the super slick, but maxcuatro is incredible line. The 100lbs maxcuatro is noticeably thinner than 80lbs masterbraid and casts further for me. I have badly backlashed a 2 pounder before with it and it didn’t snap, so I’m confident using any baits with it. It also retains a lot less water than masterbraid so better in the cold. It is a very coarse line, so opposite end of the spectrum of masterbraid. It is a quite expensive line but I don’t mind since it is the one thing you have between you and the fish.
Maxcuatro is solid, no doubt. That thinner diameter and strength combo is hard to beat, especially for long casts and heavy baits. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I switched this year to FINS braid and it has been impressive!! So far, I have not seen anything for fraying, and the line holds its shape well without any memory. It is smaller diameter than the other superbraids out there, so I am running 80 pound on my main rigs (bucktail, jerkbait) and 100 pound on my double 10 rig and on my rig for tubes and large plastics.
I would also agree there is no major water retention and the line does not fade either, so for me, the line has been a win win win all around. It goes through the guides well, packs well on the reel and so far, I have not seen any digging in when I don't do my part very well, bugger up a cast and need to clear a backlash.
It is maybe a touch stiffer than some of the other braids out there, but I would say the other aspects of the line far outweigh a little stiffness when tying.
I'm happy thus far...
Steve |
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Best braid going.........