SpiderWire Ultracast Braid

Some pros and cons with braided line compared to monoPro- Strong for it's thickness and can fit more string on a small reel- The line is far less likely to snapCon- Price is far more compared to mono- Even being Invisi-braid it is still fairly visible in the water. I would avoid using this in clear streams if you are after trout or other fish with good eye sight, murky or deep water it won't matter.- Difficult to tie, In the wind this is a nightmare.- Difficult to cut, I actually needed a knife to cut this my leatherman surge scissors had trouble cutting it unless the line was very tight.- Knots can slip until you figure out how the line works. When the line gets wet it will slip the knot some. You need to leave extra lead on your knots when you cut off, then pull the knot down harder after you get it wet. When it gets wet the knot can slip unless you do this.- A good fish battle can fray a lot of line.It seems like there are more cons to the pros, but it all depends on what you are fishing for. This is a great go to for Bass and Musky which I have caught on it. However other fish seems to go more towards the mono pan fish, trout, and walleye. However the trout I did catch on this were large trout 11'' and 16''. So there seems to be a quality over quantity.

Do not be misled by other braids with catchy advertising or attractive YouTube video endorsements. After experimenting extensively with over 8 different braided lines, I finally caught myself always going back to the reel spooled with invisibraid. I primarily fish in saltwater and have had this spooled on heavily abused reels and attached to fluoro/mono leaders for 2-3 years without issue. One key feature of this braid that does not get mentioned enough is that it is also one of the QUIETEST braids out there. Sure, power pro is really good as well, but it’s simply not as supple or quiet. I also have had the least wind knots with invisibraid. Give invisibraid a shot and you will not be disappointed.

Seems to work well as a clear serving for archery bowstrings. Currently using 10# .007" for cable roller and idler serving and 40# .014" for end serving. Slightly milky if served lightly, but tension the string to 300#, serve tight and it goes clear, much clearer than Halo and doesn't require clarifier. Melting the tag ends is especially easy. Just set the end on fire with a lighter and let it burn down. The flame puts itself out once it reaches the serving and leaves behind a perfectly melted ball. Time will tell to see if it holds up under use. I currently have some on the cam end of a single cam buss cable. This is the ultimate test, being about as high stress as serving will ever endure in compound archery. Will update as we put shots through. Keep in mind this is a high-count (8 strand) line so even if it's braided you might get some slippage if not served tightly.

Completely satisfied with this product in every way. I'm using the 20 lb test for salmon fishing with spinning lures. Strength durability and knot retention hold very well. Line is very slick so it's recommended to be very careful with your knots. I use a simple overhand knot with two pass-throughs in other words it's a Palomar knot that I run through twice for added strength and grip on the very slippery line. As long as you're prepared for that factor everything else seems 100% legit about this line. On a side note I do notice something strange about the line area closest to fishing lure. Using a spinning lure to catch salmon I noticed the line having permanent twists at the last five feet even though I'm using a swivel. Doesn't seem to affect casting strength of line or underwater visibility but looks strange compared to all other braids fluorocarbons monos.

There's no point in getting the white braid. It's going to get stain really badly and your going to wished u just got a darker color. It cast about the same as all other braid. I have used it much with heavy lures , but I have played with it some. Happy to say so far so good. I haven't throwed a lure off yet like when u get a knotting in the line on the spool and the weight of the lure breaks the line. Thats happen to me more times then I can count with power pro. U make a hard long cast and u get a knot/ catch in the line somewhere on the spool and it just comes to a hard stop and the heavy lure is moving so fast that the line just pops and the lure just flys off into the lake. 30lb-65lb braid doesn't matter! Not saying it's not going to happen with this braid, just saying so far so good. It's not as smooth casting as I'd like but, like I said it's about the same as all other braids. The lines "ok". I've landed 50-60 bass with it in the last 2 days nothing large tho. I have hooked up on down trees and bushes and I've pulled the boat to the hook without any breaks so far. I'm going to put it threw hell in the next month or so, we will see lol. I will say this tho the white line is not for me ,can't stand my nice white line green from the moss, brown from dark water, red from blood, and black from mud. Makes my nice new setup like bad with a dirty spool of line.

I bought this line in 30 lb. test to go on my first ever baitcaster reel. Despite never using a baitcaster before this line made it easy. I have been fishing hard with it for over a month now, and have not had to cut any line due to tangles. Line makes for very smooth casts, and has hauled plenty of big bass out of thick vegetation. After extensive experience with power pro slick 8 on my spinning reels I feel confident saying this spiderwire is on par with its performance. I would definitely buy again.

The true test comes with use and the hardest of situations (original intended purpose). Hot sunny day, open, flat & dead calm/still clear water, educated/very fussy trout, dry fly and same fliesused with failed tippet material. I found the product after I worked out the requirements for the dry fly tippet to suit those conditions.I predict it should work well for any flat water under any light condition with correct colour; the light and sky average of which middle ground will be a pale washed out grey.Some of the pros so far..Diameter to strength (Vs mono/fluro) - nothing comes even close.Maintains form - always straight, soft and no memory. Any deviation is resolved with a light pull from the hook and the leader. It will be right at casting anyway and not possible to keep any form.No shine - matt/dull, pale/white and semi translucent. In bright sunlight and calm/still flat water use as it is off the spool.Weight - delicate as it gets. No perceptible touch down & minimal surface imprint. Fly will hit water first. The cast style, wind direction, fly weight, leader and tippet length all play a part as we all know. It is effectively weightless at this diameter.No line breaks - Weakest part is the strength/hold of the actual hook. Hooks should not be too hard, they need to give and bend, this is then the weakest part of thesetup; exactly where it should be. Hooks that snap I avoid at any strength.Improved scope of takes - To help understand; visualize a clock face and the fly in the centre. The tippet is running from 6 to the centre/fly. Most takes with mono/fluroon dry fly are between the 10 and 2. Finer tippet gives a greater approach angle 9 - 3 and you need to go down to .12mm or less for more scope with an average fly(smaller the imprint of fly the finer the tippet). Second cast trial with invisibraid and a good take at 7. The finer, better material properties and colour are the key. If itwere mono/fluro at .1mm the same take might still happen but the line is too weak unless targeting little fish. Using .12mm stroft gtm I have not had takes in flat,calm, sunny days between 7 and 5. If I were to use .1mm stroft then I expect there to be more potential; however it does not have any of the other merits. The finer those linesget the worse they are to work with for me. The fly dynamics are enough to mess it up in kinks ect..There is no line ripple for gentle touches/twitches to a fly.Price - Has to be comparable or better value than any 'decent' brand tippet and it is 125m. I only lose to fly changes/knots. Other materials I have to change all the time from stretch/kinks/damage. On light tippet often a one fish max.Also drag & contact benefits with 0 memory.No damage/injury to fish - The same applies with any line that is on the surface. A sunk tippet for dries (especially lengthy tippet & if the leader goes under) is responsible for foul hooking and line wrap/scrapping the fish body.Cons...I don't actually have any to date.These are 'my responses here' to concerns picked from forums pertaining to using 'any' braid as tippet...Knots don't hold. - All knots fail at a point with conditions met and if not tied correctly/carefully with any tippet material. The difference given all else equal ishow strong a wet knot holds relative to the linear strength. Normal improved clinch knot with hooks is fine. Double Davy knot NO. Palomar in front of eye (correctly tied) fine, behind eye NO. Turle knot NO. There are 'better' than the clinch but given easy to tie and does the job on test (will wreck a hook first) I find no merit in tying an unfamiliar knot that takes me longer and uses more line. Larger/stronger hooks then maybe. I would tie and test with the same clinch knot first.No give/stretch. - True (assuming fly line is non stretch), the rod, reel and you are in control. A rod too stiff or maxed out and the reel must perform. There isan option to use other leader material that will give that added stretch; just a matter of choice. The principle is hook hold/strength of which is determined by thechoice of hook used (hold is also associated with the take type); the hook will straighten/ping out first, exactly as it should be with no harm done.Knots in the braid - All down to casting, wind direction and tippet too long (fault as other tippet/leader material and the individual) not the product.Further tips on using the invisibraid...Dont use any floatant - not required and could possibly spoil it.I have the habit of running my finger and thumb down the tippet line. This is to check it for any damage. With invisibraid don't do it. Not immediate but will give a slight fray damage if too heavy handed and the action pushes in any grime (probably the grime/dirt friction causes the fray). Swill in water and remove any weed/algae in water if required.The tippet will pull under like anything else if the leader goes under. Ensure the leader type floats. I have not used direct to fly line to date and probably won't.There is no need to have a long tippet coming off a leader. 3-4ft is plenty and easily sees me through a day and into the next time. How often you change your fly and the knot usedwill determine usage. Equivalent or close diameter, say .12mm regular tippet material I would use a lot of it. Regular fine tippet loses integrity quickly, seldom holding straight to the hook.Real world testing...Had enough trips to give the thumbs up. The question is whether I could of got the hook ups/takes with other tippet. Yes to some and no to others is the answer. Certainly takes that are closer in approach to 7 - 5 on the clock are non existent with regular floating tippet (the fly impression has to be greater than the tippet impression); a sunk regular tippet achieves this (we get more takes with a sunk tippet, impression gone and very low visibility). Also to consider I seldom drop below .12mm tippet.Now proven to work in a ripple and choppy conditions in fairly bright and white cloudy conditions. Dark/grey skies and will work on a par to normal tippet leaving thetippet as it is. The line needs to be greyed out with darker cloud conditions. I have tested application with a sharpie pen and looks fine. It has given broken shades of grey of which is much better than expected. The correct colour is probably heron grey (with light and darker patches).Note on the hooks...The hook has to be the weakest part to a setup. It needs to straighten and pop out before the next weakest part of which is the knot. In reality I could use someheavier hooks, certainly all my finer dries are suitable. Hook to yield before the knot is the rule here. The heavier hooks although will fit the model, I have not used with this setup to date.Fine hooks seated well do little or no damage, when they don't or something goes amiss with the play then they give and come out. Fish are never left with hook and potentially line in the mouth. You can't see where a hook has been with a barbless fine hook. Those that are hardened too muchcan snap, obviously this is left in a fishes mouth. A fish is played confidently knowing the limits. To touch on the take and response; any take type is met with a 'contact' not a strike (at least in theory, i'm yet to master this; one of those easier said than done things for me). Next to nothing is required for a fine hook to set. Many missed 'takes' with a ping/bump and often a straightened fine hook is from over enthusiastic strikes or being too 'hard and fast' or poor rod/reel give (line in hand playing is much harder too). Even a little heavy handed can be enough to ping. Personally found thinking contact is enough and assume fish already hooked helps.The setup....Reel - must have a decent drag. It needs to kick in before the rod is maxed out to a hook pull.Rod - must take lunges to protect the hook. The tippet protection requirement is gone with braid tippet, concern is hook hold only.Leader - My choice is furled tapered leader. Currently I use a braid tapered leader, always straight, soft and supple. Floats high with mucilin. Suspends buzzers with ease if required, lands softly and visually easy to see on the water. Same leader been on for nearly a year. I see it as the extension/finish of the fly line whatever ones choice.Tippet - For the dries (tippet on surface) spiderwire invisibraid .1mm 6lb. I could certainly reduce further but I dont think the same brand produces a lighter line version. Hook size 20 is about the smallest useful size to me at the moment. The .1mm braid for smaller sizes willdepend on the impression of the fly but feel finer is still appropriate. Tippet length is roughly open arm length to start.In summary; Invisibraid as a surface tippet material off the spool for dry flies in bright conditions has significant advantages over other tippet material. Darker conditions are predicted to do well with grey marker (leaving a broken shaded line). Leaving as is for darker conditions will perform much the same as regular fine tippet from a take perspective.Overall a big step in the direction of no hooks or line left in a fishes mouth, the environment or bank. Foul hooking and body scrapping reduced to fluke/nothing by having tippet on the surface.I can confirm under bright conditions the line has performed very well. The takes are consistently closer to the tippet (below 9 and 3 on the clock). This will average out to a full scope. In the long term I will still fish with the aim to offer fly first (knowing where the fish is or anticipate going); however I am less/needlessly concerned for deviations of where the tippet sits.No spooked fish from the line to date. A big difference is one can move the fly position without any disturbance. When a regular tippet is used one is lucky to get away with it if the line movement hasn't already caused too much commotion. A subsurface tippet would be pulled to try and leave fly first to the trout or between you and the trout. The braid tippet allows a silent movement (with care, not hauled through) to position the fly; the braid can be in the path of the trout to the fly. All observance points to either the trout doesn't see or care and these are finicky fish. As a further note; used for subsurface flies (size 14 damsel type tested). The fly is slower on the drop and performed the same as mono/fluoro for any moving fly.

This braid is terrible don’t buy it , I have lost lures casting and 2 serious fish , the line seems to be brittle and snaps at knots.Not only that isn’t the most expensive out there so it realy should be way betterIv been buying spider wire for 20 years this is potentially the last I buy

Great when I first used, but over time it deteriorated quickly. I’ve used it over two reels fishing 2-4 times a month in the last 3 months and now it’s done. Lost 4 loads of rigs today and went to one reel on mono. Won’t be buying again

Very good braid

The best by far.Invisi braid for under £20-Bargain.