Where do you guys buy braid from?

[CardShark]

Originally Posted by FlyFishinYakr

Otherwise I check eBay from time to time, you can sometimes find good prices w/free ship. I just bought a 1500 yard spool of 30# Power Pro Slick 8 for $135 shipped.

You have to be careful about buying Power Pro on Ebay, the vast majority of it is fake.

[taggermike]

For my lighter braid, 20lb and lower, I've had good success buying Western Filament Tuff Line from either bass pro or cabelas. It's cheaper than most braid, goes on sale frequently, and has worked well. For heavier braid I have squidco fill my reels (power pro). Heavy braid can be pricey so I think in the longer run its better to get the exact length you need rather than having line left over but not enough to use on another reel. Mike

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by CardShark

You have to be careful about buying Power Pro on Ebay, the vast majority of it is fake.

The 1500 yard spool i got on amazon was confirmed fake by Shimano, I got the amazon store shut down and my money refunded.


Never again

[corpsmanusn2001]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

The 1500 yard spool i got on amazon was confirmed fake by Shimano, I got the amazon store shut down and my money refunded.


Never again

But did it work? Cause I'm cheap

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by corpsmanusn2001

But did it work? Cause I'm cheap

Not sure never used it. Wasn't worth loosing a 30lb yellow from what i was told by others the 65lb rating on the fake line would break at around 40lb.

[FlyFishinYakr]

Originally Posted by CardShark

You have to be careful about buying Power Pro on Ebay, the vast majority of it is fake.

I go through Shimano's authorized dealers.
I've heard about the fake stuff () so I had a friend get me a list of their high volume authorized dealers.
FFY