Braid does cast farther for me.
I had switched to 6 lb Berkley Vanish FC to see what all the FC fuss was about (didn't realize that it has such a bad reputation at the time). This was spooled on a size 25 Tica ultralight reel. I used it for about a month and a half, fishing about 3-4 days per week, about 4 hours per day. There is a pond that I frequent, and the bass like to stack up against a large tree in the water. I fish from the shore, casting towards this tree. My lure usually drops about 4-5 feet short of the branches, so I never have to worry about snagging a limb and snapping my line.
Fast forward a month and a half: I grew tired of the Berkley Vanish, it didn't perform as well as I had hoped. I switch back to my old line, 8 lb Power Pro (1 lb stated diameter equivalent) . This was spooled on the same reel (I only had one rod and reel at the time). I go back to the bass pond, use the exact same lure and even the same rigging method. I cast out towards the same tree, and bounce my lure off the trunk! It literally surprised me because I was so used to always falling short of the branches, so I never had to worry about the distance of the cast. I tried three more casts, and each time, I had to pull the lure short, otherwise it would hit the branches of the sunken tree. I know that the lines aren't directly comparable diameter-wise, but this is the only direct experience, back to back, using the same rod and reel, that showed such a drastic difference in distance.
