Samurai in Training? Daiwa's J-Braid Grand is Ready for Battle
Introduction: At some point in the last five plus years, Daiwa, a company many of us rely upon for quality rods, reels, and sometimes lures also became a line manufacturer. You're probably already familiar with or at least know about Samurai Braid - a product I thought was discontinued upon the introduction of the subject of today's review, J-Braid. I was obviously mistaken although Daiwa did stop making the hi-vis Samurai, so that's probably where I got confused. Anyway, while I was preparing for a more detailed look at J-Braid, I discovered there are several varieties, X8, X4, and the actual subject of today's review, X8 Grand.
FYI the colored J-braids will fade rapidly. The moss green colored one stained the silver frame of my FX68 reel green and I've not been able to wear it off after 3+ years. I also use the metered version and it lost half its color after a day of fishing. It's a decent line if you can live with that. I now only use it on the Conquest or other metallic reels that won't get stained.
FYI the colored J-braids will fade rapidly. The moss green colored one stained the silver frame of my FX68 reel green and I've not been able to wear it off after 3+ years. I also use the metered version and it lost half its color after a day of fishing. It's a decent line if you can live with that. I now only use it on the Conquest or other metallic reels that won't get stained.
Hmmm... I only used the grey color, not the green... interesting
Cal, Managing Editor "fish with mindfulness : beware the darkside"
The "features" ratings chart in the article says it is only available in two colors, but Daiwa's site says it comes in gray, green, and blue. The blue color is probably aimed mostly at saltwater fishermen, but might be the choice of freshwater anglers who rig a topwater reel with braid.
