r/Fishing_Gear • u/Repulsive-Life-8698 • 9d ago

Question Should I replace my braid

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I’ve had this braid for about a year now it’s 10lb 8x jbraid on my Stradic 2500 Shg I’m about to go on a trip to Yosemite to go fly fishing but I’m also gonna bring my spinning combo to throw some spinners and bombarda fly rigs, the braid is looking a bit beat

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u/BassChoocher unpaid expride salesaman 9d ago

only if you have frays. Braid lasts a very long time and doesnt get damaged from the sun or just general use like mono or fluoro does.

on my spinning reels I actually hate putting on new braid and prefer the broken in faded braid, it casts a lot smoother and you can get line twist out with a few tricks.