bait casting reel

[Chevy Champagne]

hey everyone just bought my first bait caster a diawa twiching reel and a berkley lightning rod
but i was wondering if i should be useing braided or monfilent line
does it make any difference
thanks alot
walleye man

[bm_attar]

If this is your first baitcaster, expect to make a lot of bird nests. With braided, I would say it is impossible to remove these bird nests without wasting all the line. I would try with some smooth line like Trilene XL or similar for now until you are more comfortable with the new caster.

[Jimmy_1]

I'd go with Ugly Braid until you get used to it.
Very fine, low memory braid that is not prone to birds nesting often.

[OTRA]

Here's a tip that may help when you're first using a baitcaster. When casting, release at 11:00 and at the same time rotate the reel 90 degrees so that the handle is straight up.

[Mr. T.]

I find it easier to untangle my baitcaster with the larger diameter line on, 17 lb fluoro.

[Chevy Champagne]

thanks guys im kinda getting used to it no birdsnests yet
but its bound to happen but right now im just useing some cheep omar or something till i get used to it

[Rico24]

Well i got my first baitcaster about 2 weeks ago or so, and i put some 30lb braid on it...i got some bird nests...about hmm...15...they are not that hard to untangle, or maybe i just got good after the 10th one I got one really bad bird nest, i had to cut off a little bit of line.

[Paddler]

Nice equipment choice Walleye Man.

Set the magnetic brake corectly and also if it has a centrifigul stop.

Also, sometimes spooling with less line until you get the hang of it seems to work well.

[MichaelVandenberg]

Stiffer line is easier to untangle from a bird's nest. Hence using Fluro might ease the pain. Cause braid is soft, a really bad bird's nest will actually have the line dig into the spool.