Using braided lines on spinning reels with fluorocarbon leaders continues to grow in popularity. The advantages of this setup include:

• Low stretch for better hook sets and sensitivity on long casts
• Easier line management
• Ability to have a bright-colored mainline that is easier to see for better bite detection
• Last much longer and can often be used effectively for over a year

Many anglers don't know whether the braided lines they use sink or float. Most braided lines have a specific gravity of less than one, which causes them to float. The specific gravity of water is one, so any line with a specific gravity of less than one is going to float. To learn more about the specific gravity of all line types, this article and this video demonstrate the characteristics of all line types.

A braided line that sinks is a new feature. The sinking ability of braided lines used on spinning reels provides a number of advantages:

• Less slack or bow in your line on long casts

• Improved sensitivity

• Line that is less affected in windy conditions

• Quicker and improved hook-up ratios

• Reduced amount of wind knots

 

Why Use a Sinking Braided Line

Sunline Almight is a new type of braided line from Sunline with a specific gravity higher than one, allowing it to sink. This new line is called Almight and the reasons why you should be using it are outlined below.

Less Slack or Bow in Your Line

On long casts, floating lines will often stay where they land rather than follow more closely with the lure being retrieved. This could mean the line remains on the surface rather than the full length falling with the lure, or it could mean the line is behind the retrieve of your lure, causing a more prominent bow in your line.

 

Improved Sensitivity

The sinking nature of the braid removes the bow in your line during a cast by keeping the line in the water at a retrieval pace similar to your lure. This improves your sensitivity and contact with your lure when retrieving it since there is less bow in your line.

Less Impacted in Windy Conditions

Ever make a cast and watch your braided line make a large bow before it lands, or lift your rod to make contact with your bait and notice a large bow in your line? The floating nature of most braids causes both of these things to happen. Using a sinking braid significantly reduces both conditions in windy situations.

Quicker and Improved Hook-Up Ratios

One of the key advantages of using braided lines on spinning reels is the no-stretch features that allow good hooksets. A large bow in your line before setting the hook takes away the advantage and can cause your hookset to have little penetration and reduced hook-up ratios.

Reduced Wind Knots

You set the hook but miss the fish, and your line flies back through the air to your rod, creating a knot that is difficult to remove. Wind knots take valuable time away from fishing and can lead to the complete replacement of the line on your spinning reel. The light-floating nature of soft braids causes these wind knots. Using a heavier braided line is less likely to tangle into a wind knot, wasting valuable time or ruining a whole line spool.

If you are looking for a braided line to gain these advantages in your spinning reel use, try Sunline Almight. It provides all these excellent characteristics and comes in bright pink, so it can easily be seen.

Here, MLF Pro Brett Hite talks about Sunline and Almight on this episode of Bass Talk Live, which starts at 1:12:35.

If you are looking to improve your spinning rod game, check out Sunline Almight.