Beach fishing line

 Recently got a stradic 5000 and got told buy the guy who sold me the reel that mono is the best for surf fishing. So I got 25lb extreme line for it. But I have never used braid for surf fishing at all. So what would you use? Mono or braid?

also when putting out a mulie to drift in a reefy area, I sometimes don't know if I have a fish on the line or if I'm snagged. With the mono sometimes I walk back 20 metres and it doesn't snag and I think I must be pulling a fish that is a dead weight in. Does this happen as much with braid?

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 Once you use braid, you'll

Fri, 2014-08-29 21:31

 Once you use braid, you'll never use mono again, can cast way further and you feel  everything, you'll  know if you've  got a snag. 

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Mono off the beach for

Fri, 2014-08-29 21:38

Mono off the beach for me.

lost too many fish on braid with reef rock etc

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 Braid mainly for me, but it

Fri, 2014-08-29 21:57

 Braid mainly for me, but it can be a real pain if theres any weed in the water. This is where mono is superior IMO. 

Also when a decent fish is hooked and being fought a fair way out I personally hate the stretch and unsensitivity of mono, especially when pesky rays are hooked and need to be winched in.

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 agree with everything said i

Sat, 2014-08-30 21:05

 agree with everything said i used mono only for years but switched to braid and found it fantasic the extra casting distance and the fact that the wind doesnt drage a huge bow into your line because its a lot thinner, having said that if there is a lot of weed around braid can get into some bad tangles, best to use a wind on leader if your using braid, usualy the length of the rod plus about 3 turns on your reel