I have two 950s and two 850s , 50lb braid on all of them , wouldnt have it any other way , I always run around 3.5m of 80 -100lb leader though 

Yea as Mjohns said, Braid is the way to go, 50lb is on most of mine and handles everything.It does cost a little more and it does pay to make sure your rod is suitable to run braid too (it can stuff up your eyes) but definately beats the "DOH" when you lose that fish...

 +1 on the braid. Use it once and you will never go back 

 Definitely 50lb makes up for any imperfections in line lay issues...

30lb fire line or 50lb power pro  is what i would run good braid to start with and i can show you some knots on our next eshed mission  

yeh thanks

so with the 80lb to 100lb is that at the start of my reel?

and approximantly how much would it cost?

80-100lb is leader end mate

I use 50lb mono backing

yeh thanks

so what is the not called to put at the end to the mono to braid

Hey FISH-ON,

Are you primarily LB or on the boat? Looking at your profile looks like you are doing a lot of land based fishing - my personal opinion is that you need to choose the type and rating of line to suit the style of fishing and what you are targeting. Braid has many benefits, especially a quality braid - but it does take some getting used to. I'm probably one of the few that has actually gone back to mono as my primary on my surf rod. I use 30lb mono and have no problems landing fish up to around 20kg off the beach - including sharks - without wire.

GL.

Buschy 

Cheers buschy

i only go for lb pinkies and mulloway maybe small sharks

but i also use the boat

so is that a problem with braid lb fishing

and if so how would 40lb mono go

40lb mono will have way too much strech for bottom bashing in any real depth.

I use the FG knot for braid to leader.

If you are also on the boat, braid is probably the better option. You can get high quality mono lines that have very little stretch....but they can be unforgiving. If I were you, I'd probably go for a high quality braid 40lb-50lb - as others have stated. If you are fishing LB around reef or rocks, it's wise to put a long wind on leader on - as this holds up better to abrasion, particularly when under duress during a fight!

If you Google 'braid breaking strength' or 'braid break tests' it will give you an idea of what you should be going for in terms of brand. Often the cheaper braids in particular will state a breaking strain of 40lb - when in reality it is closer to 30lb.

One common reason for dropped fish when switching to braid is also your knots. Make sure you are putting in a couple of extra twists/turns and the knot is nice and secure as they slip much more easily. I still use the uni knot for most applications - it holds, you get close to breaking strength and it is quick and easy to tie. That said, there are better knots out there.

As for leader knots - there are heaps to choose from. Again, you can google breaking strains to see which knots hold up best when joining braid to mono/flouro.

It's a bit of a trade off....too light on the line and you can drop the dream fish...too heavy and you might put the fish off. I would suggest 50lb is a great place to start, and if it is not working you can always drop the B/S in the future.

Cheers

Buschy

so how much would 40lb line go on my penn?

have an old 9500ss USA (doesn't get much use these days)
from memory I have it spooled with a bit over 500m of 50lb braid. have come close to being spooled couple times. (tuna)