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[Troutmaster2000]

I have bought braided lines sometimes but they keep tangling im spincasting mostly but never tangle while baitcasting
Anyone know how i should cast or am i doing somethin wrong??

[Every Day]

Could be line twist.
Braid is resistant to it, but it does happen.
If you have a spinner directly to the line, or if you reel in on your reel while a fish is running are the 2 classic things that cause it.

[rheticus]

I use braided line on a spinning reel and find it is better than mono because it has less "memory" (it is less prone to kinking up after being on a tight spool for a period of time). But I've tried to improve its performance in two main ways. I use a Pflueger "Arbor" spinning reel, because the larger arbor (spool) involves fewer wraps of the line per length of line, = less twisting of the line overall. Also, when I put the line on the reel, I go to a large open area, tie the end of the line to something, walk backward with the bail open (thus letting line out, maybe a couple hundred feet), then untie the loose end, and reel the line back onto the spool under moderate tension. I do this a number of times, and it lets the line straighten itself out to the extent that a spinning reel permits. Obviously a baitcaster's spool sits at right angles to the direction of the line and thus spools it "in a straight line" rather than round and round a spool oriented vertically to the direction of the cast, as with a spinning reel.

[skaha]

--I've noticed using light lures with higher pound braid it will sometimes sag on the cast and catch the first eye on the rod...some larger diameter braid will obsorb water or is weighted to help it sink again this can be an issue when castling light lures..
--even though your 20 lb + braid has a thin diameter it still is heavy and can sag or slap the rod between the guides.
--I found casting light lures mono worked better or if using braid use appropriate smaller pound test such as 6 lb rather than using 20 lb braid with one may think would work because of its small diameter.

--On bait caster as the line roles off it isn't as big an issue as it is with the bail style spinning real... I use same 20 lb braid on bait caster and it doesn't seem to have the same issues as it does when using it on a spin cast style.

--Can also be an issue with casting style... that is if you throw your lure at the water and it hits at speed the line is still in the mood to come off your real and can cause backlash on a spin reel same as on a bait caster.