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mono or braid??? - cattrapr - 02-15-2013 Ok, i have a question for everyone. Having moved from Nevada where clear water isn't very plentiful, i used braid for everything. I love the feel of braid, and hate the of mono. I have been told that fish in clear water shy away from braid. I mainly target bass and crappie. I live in meridian and fish mainly the snake and CJ. [signature] Re: [cattrapr] mono or braid??? - Oskolkoff - 02-15-2013 i like the feel of braid to but i dont like it in the snake river because it doesn't hold up well in the rocks and the snake has a ton of rock but i haven't noticed any diffrance in the way fish strike my line of choice is yo-zuri hybred seems to be the best i have found [signature] Re: [cattrapr] mono or braid??? - hizah - 02-15-2013 It really comes down to technique. I use braid only for big swimbaits, punching, and dropshot. Now I'm getting away from braid on spinning gear and going with nanofil, it has no stretch,but be warned, it doesn't take abrasion well. I think matching the rod to the fishing is what is important. All my bait casters have berkley 100% fluoro carbon and are technique specific rod's. Back to clear water, I used braid for bed fishing on Havasu, 20 foot plus visibility, they didn't shy away. The problem with mono especially coming off of braid will be stretch. What works is stick with braid for your main line then use a flouro leader, it's 0 stretch and nearly invisible. What I think is most important and what most people mess up on is using to heavy of a line, I use 8lb nanofil on my crappie rod, an ultralight St Croix, it has the diameter of around 3lb test, I feel the fish sucking in my jig and rarely miss, I've talked to guys running 10 lb mono that couldn't land a fish, they never knew they were getting bit. If you have any questions on lines and such send me a pm. [signature] Re: [hizah] mono or braid??? - curt69 - 02-16-2013 If you like to use braid and you are fishing clear water . Just tie a swivel to the end of your braid and use a 24" to 36" mono leader . I use floro carbon for the leader . Curt G. [signature] Re: [hizah] mono or braid??? - ductaped4runner - 02-16-2013 I agree it depends on your application on which line you are gonna wanna run. MONO and Braid Float and floro will sink. but as far as use braid on the snake i perfer it. i think that it take abrastion alot better than a floro or a mono. and if you hook in to a hard snag you can pull it in if you have the right not tied. i have brought in several pound rocks before. and if you are fishing the drift it is more sensitive do to less line stretch so you have more of a chance to hook up. but it all depends on what you like for feel and what your experience level is. braid can be quite a pain if you are new or usin a level line. if you dont tie a good knot ( i use a barrel knot) then it can pull threw. but i like it it is my fav. all around line. [signature] Re: [curt69] mono or braid??? - idahoron - 02-16-2013 [quote curt69]If you like to use braid and you are fishing clear water . Just tie a swivel to the end of your braid and use a 24" to 36" mono leader . I use floro carbon for the leader . Curt G.[/quote] That is how I roll. I don't use a full 24" yo-zuri hybred leader but that is how I go after cats. Ron [signature] Re: [cattrapr] mono or braid??? - dtayboyz - 02-16-2013 Last year I switched to braid with flouro leaders and am very happy with the results. I get longer casts (weight) and better visibility for the light bites. I still use mono only for sturgeon, to hard to break when snagged. [signature] Re: [cattrapr] mono or braid??? - SmartWeed - 02-16-2013 I thought we went through this last year about this time, but... let's do it again. I fish the Snake River for smallmouth over 125 days each year. I catch 1800-2000 smallies per year. I use only 5-20 pound fluorescent yellow braid. I color the last yard with a black felt tip pen. I don't think that is necessary, but it is a habit. I have never seen any problem with braid fraying. Even if I did, I'd still use it for its casting edge, sensitivity, strength/diameter ratio, and the fact that it allows me to go one step lower in the power of my rods. I believe I can get equal hook sets with a ML rod and 10 pound braid to what I could get with a M rod and 10 pound mono. The lighter tackle makes fishing more fun and isn't that what we go fishing for. I should add that it really doesn't matter what I use, or anyone else. You should use whatever you feel confident in, for that's a big part of the "catching". And this was fun two days ago. A very fat 17" Snake River smallie, on a drop shot L rod, 5 pound yellow braid, and 3" shaker worm in pumpkin. Water temp 39-42 degrees. [signature] Re: [cattrapr] mono or braid??? - gstott - 02-16-2013 I use Power Pro with a leader of Yo Zuri Hybrid pretty much whenever I throw plastics, but also when I fish jerkbaits and topwaters. You can get a much better action this way, just match it with a softer action rod so you don't rip the hooks out of the fish. Here is a really great and simple knot for joining the two lines: http://www.lindnermedia.com/angling-edge/video/tip-james-lindner-canada-knot#node-850 [signature] Re: [gstott] mono or braid??? - StacyR - 02-16-2013 I haven't fished with a mono main line in years. Abrasion strength is about the only thing it has going for it. I hate the memory it has on spinning reels, and the stretch makes it hard to feel subtle bites and get good hooksets on long casts. Plus you end up having to respool at least once a year. I have a couple of reels with braid. I like the low stretch and long lifespan (the line I have is still going strong after 3 years, and I fish at least two or three times a week nine months out of the year) but braid is almost too limp. It's very easy to have the line flip over and wrap around one of the guides when you're casting underhanded. Wind knots can be a problem at times too. I prefer fusion-type superlines like Fireline and Nanofil. To me they are the best of both worlds. Low stretch, high sensitivity and low memory, without the annoying tangles. I prefer a fairly heavy main line (12 to 20 pound test) tied to a good ball bearing swivel and a fluorocarbon or mono leader. I use a leader at least a few pounds lighter than the main line so if I get snagged, the leader will break first and I won't lose the main line. That stuff is too expensive to be breaking off all the time. Cabela's is having a clearance sale right now and I found spools of 12 pound Nanofil at half price, so I will probably be spooling it up on the reels that currently have braid. [signature]