Braided Fishing Line

Braided line is what makes modern deep dropping work. It is far thinner than monofilament of the same strength, so it cuts through current and lets a heavy lead reach bottom at 600–1,500 feet without a huge belly in the line. It barely stretches, so you feel bites and the bottom from far below. And it packs enough line onto an electric reel to fish the deepest drops.

For deep dropping, the most useful braids are metered: the color changes every 10 meters or every 25–100 feet, so you can see how much line is out and stop the rig at the depth where the fish are, even without a line counter.

This page lists every company in the Braided Fishing Line category of the Deep Drop Directory: 6 companies from Japan, the USA and Finland. Each has a full review, linked below.

Full reviews

• PowerPro Braided Line Review
• Sufix Braided Line Review
• Daiwa J-Braid Braided Line Review
• YGK Braided Line Review
• Varivas Braided Line Review
• Berkley Braided Line Review

Braided Fishing Line companies

Company	Country / parent	Deep drop braids	Website
PowerPro	USA brand of Shimano (Japan)	Depth-Hunter metered braid (4 colors in 25-ft sections, black mark every 5 ft, 10–150 lb, up to 3,000 yd); Maxcuatro Metered (5 colors, 80 and 100 lb, up to 3,000 yd)	fishshop.shimano.com
Sufix	Rapala VMC (Finland)	832 Advanced Superline bulk spools up to 130 lb and 3,500 yd ($129.99–389.99); 832 Multicolor metered (Europe); 131 G-Core 13-carrier braid	sufix.com
Daiwa J-Braid	Daiwa (Japan)	J-Braid Grand x8 Multi Color (color every 10 m, 15–120 lb, 550 and 3,300 yd, $54.99–399.99 MSRP); J-Braid x8 Multi-Color (20–50 lb)	daiwa.us
YGK	YGK Yoz-Ami (Japan)	X-Braid Super Jigman X8 Multi (5 colors every 10 m, PE 1–6, 20–80 lb, 300 m)	ygk.co.jp
Varivas	Varivas Co., Ltd., formerly Morris (Japan)	Avani Jigging 10×10 Max Power PE X8 (10 colors every 10 m, PE 0.6–12, up to 150 lb, spools to 1,200 m)	varivas.co.jp
Berkley	Pure Fishing (USA)	X9 nine-carrier braid in 2,000 m bulk spools (20–80 lb), marketed for deep drop and slow pitch jigging	berkley-fishing.com

What to look for

• Metered colors: a color change every 10 m (33 ft) or every 25 ft lets you read depth straight off the line. Japanese braids also add marks every meter or every 5 meters.
• Strength: match the braid to your rod and reel class. Lighter braid sinks faster and handles current better; heavier braid gives more margin on big fish and wrecks.
• Length: electric reels hold a lot of line, so buy a bulk spool big enough to fill the reel, with plenty left over for depth and drift.
• PE rating: Japanese braids are sold by PE size, not pounds. PE 3 is roughly 50 lb, PE 6 about 80 lb and PE 10 about 130 lb, but each brand differs, so check the label.
• Carriers: 8-carrier and higher braids are rounder and smoother through guides and rollers; 4-carrier braids are often tougher against abrasion.
• Leader: braid is very visible and cuts easily on structure, so finish with a mono or fluorocarbon leader to the deep drop rig.

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