braid for boat reel info

[funkyflounder]

im looking to replace the line on my shimano boat reel, it had 30ld maxima mono.. served me well for bottom fishing off the kerry coast, mainly inshore... i was thinking of putting some 50lb braid on it to make thing a bit easier in a tide, deeper water, bite detection etc..

most spools of braid come in only 200m or so, im wondering what the best/cheapest/ brand for putting on a boat reel is?

[fastnet]

I use spiderwire or dynobraid myself although most brands are good.

50lb is fine.Bring a pair of gloves for when you get foul of bottom!

Make sure you have good backing on your reel.

It takes a while to get used to, but once you do ,you will never use anything else.

[Tanglerat]

For general all round angling, I go for 20 lb Fireline. For lighter gear I step down to 14 lb Fireline. Lots of guys prefer their braid to be 30 lbs. Not much need for anything stronger than that, I reckon.

The 200 m spool of braid is more than adequate if you have mono backing on your reel.

[gerryl]

prefer 80lb braid!...same dia as 20lb mono tends not to fly around as much few tips

don't fill the reel out leave 5/10mm
Most braid floats...great for shore and rock fishing
Multi colour availabe -on the same spool

enjoy