Best Braid for Lake Winnipeg

Personally, I avoided braid when I went up there. Shallow water I like to use mono or floro. There’s just no need for 0 stretch line.

I kinda believe that braid would hurt. I think you’ll want stretch to absorb the head shakes. The last thing you want is to lose rod bend without barbs on your hooks.

I went with 10-12# mono and floro. I simply added 20-30′ over the braid that was already on my reels. If you don’t like it, just strip it off and use your braid.

Not one issue. Plus you get the benefit of less ice up than braid.

I did fine last year with 10lb 832 Ice braid tied direct to a snap. No break offs and only one fish got off the hook in 4 days.

I don’t think it makes a huge difference either way regarding line stretch, but I’d choose a monofilament over braid for the ice up reason alone. Throw in abrasion resistance as another benefit to mono. Those conditions up thee can be tough on your gear.

When I went, I used lake trout gear almost exclusively. I felt the medium to med-hvy rods were too light to handle the larger lures. So regarding line, I really liked 10-12# line to match.

Thanks for all the help. Appreciate the input.