Advice with braid

[TASPL-Designs]

Hey everyone, I bought my current fishing rods when I was in myrtle beach fishing in the ocean. They are a little overkill in size as most have told me but the smaller one I've been using here seems to suit me nicely (Offshore Angler Frigate spinning combo, FG6000 reel).

I had it loaded with 17lb mono and have been having issues fishing with light tackle (rubber worm and texas rig mainly) It seems the line is to heavy or has too much resistance to keep the line even remotely close to tight when using a texas rig (wind keeps it curved heavily and even pulls in the worm on its own a bit)

I have recently bought some braid, Power Pro 15lb, I have never fished with braid before.

Is there anything I need to know about fishing with braid?

Is there specific knots used for braid?

I haven't loaded it onto my reel yet, is there anything I need to know? (other than a small strip of electrical tape goes on first)

Any tips or anything would be greatly appreciated. Planning on hitting a spot I found on my gps this saturday with the wife to try and catch hopefully a few fish for some fresh dinner.

Thanks in advance.