Best braid for dragging barra from the trees

[scott_b]

Gday
Just like to know which brand of braid can handle a good scuff up the side of a tree.
wamjam

[basserman]

i'm no expert at all but i do fish with bloke that go up north for a fishing week each year and they all swear by harros bionic braid but as i sayed i have no clue to that stuff yet

[Fitzy]

Bionic Braid or Penn Power Braid are the go.

fitzy..

[scott_b]

Thanks
Been using some Berkly Gorilla braid locally seems good, any comments.
wamjam

[tonyp]

Finns is pretty good, I have only used it on Bass in the sticks not Barra, But it holds up fairly well. Soft and easy to cast straight out of the packet !

[Smithy]

Know a bloke that had his boat permenately at Weipa and just used to fly up and absolutely swears by Fireline in the heavier line classes after much trial and error on the oysters.

[McCod]

Have used a few lines over the years including most of the above and i am not convinced yet that there is a stonger line than Fireline . 14 lb breaks at around 28lb. All strains are great . I just got some new Fireline XDS in 35 lb and will be testing it at Lake Proserpine in September.Will let ya's know if its any good.
Cheers McCod.

[aussiebasser]

Fireline over 14lb is a bit wiry, and if you go to 35lb it's like castin fencing wire. I've used both 50lb Bionic and 50lb Finns, and both do the job admirally at Faust. Bionic is aussie made, so it'd be my preference.

[scott_b]

Gday all.
I've used 30lb Fireline which seems to be as tough as sh*t but a bit stiff , had a go of bionic 30lb seems to brake very easy when trolled over rocks , Spider Wire 14lb seems to separate the strands to easy but haven't tryed the heavier stuff. This Gorila braid seems to not brake with out a struggle when trying to unhook lures and casts beautiful.
wamjam

[lordy]

wamjam the 30lb fireline is really closer 60lb, berkley just write about 1/2 the actual breaking strain on the box for some reason. This makes fireline seem like the strongest in its class, when its more or a con-job like sticking a v8 Commodore in the small car category against Lasers and Barinas. Bionic marks theirs pretty close to the real breaking strain. It'd be fairer to compare 50lb bionic and 30lb fireline.

[lordy]

Have used a few lines over the years including most of the above and i am not convinced yet that there is a stonger line than Fireline . 14 lb breaks at around 28lb.
Cheers McCod.

Well then its not 14lb is it, it 28lb! By Berkley's logic I could use 2 inch shipping rope and call it 14lb line and it'd be the strongest 14lb line in its class! (Berkley just sh*ts me this mislabeling). >

[bc]

But isnt it all to do with the diameter of the line, ie. 10lb fireline (roughly)same diameter as 20 lb mono ???

Then you can argue its not comparing apples with apples but then, thats because its not

bc
(fireline user/fireline fan)

[lordy]

But isnt it all to do with the diameter of the line, ie. 10lb fireline (roughly)same diameter as 20 lb mono ???

In this case, no. We are talking about the physical breaking strain of the line, not its equivalent size as mono. "14lb" Fireline actually seems a lot thicker than equivalent 14lb braids in other brands, which isn't a surprise (genuine 28lb line is going to be thicker than genuine 14lb line). Being much thicker than "equivalent" lb lines is going to help with its perceived abrasion resistance.

(fireline user/fireline fan)

I like fireline too, I just wish they would be more accurate.

[bc]

OK, thanks for that

bc

[Jeremy87]

I'm planning on going up north in the not to distant future to chase some jacks and barra. How heavy are the rods that you guys use? What type of rod and reel set up would you advise for and amature whos after good value for money but willing to pay for quality?
Jeremy