What lb braid?

[Techno2000]

your lures don't tend to wrap or foul like they do on the braid tied direct to lute. This is especially true on small lures nd jigs.

Yes. that's true... the thread like braid is a pain to get undone then it wraps around small crankbait or beetle spin, I alway use a 18in mono leader to prevent that.

[Techno2000]

I use the flurocarbon leader because it wears better.

Mono wears better than fluorocarbon.

[220cst]

Appreciate the responses, I’ll go with my original plan of 10# for my casting rods and spider rigging rods. I’ll go a little heavier on my trolling rods mostly because I also use them for walleye.


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[mickeyjim]

I have used 4 to 10 lbs braid for jigging since itcame out . Mostly Fireline and Sufix. Last 2 years I have switched to Sufix Adavnced Mono. Low stretch , good knots and the cost is way less.

[SeaRay]

Mono wears better than fluorocarbon.

According to the fluro folks, theirs is more abrasive resistant. Frankly I think we splitting hairs at that point. I use 4# mono on my lightest rig mainly because i have 10 miles of the stuff.

[pab1981]

Fluorocarbon is denser and much more sensitive than mono. Has good abrasion resistance also. Not much point in using braid for increased sensitivity and then tying a piece of stretchy mono on the end. I actually think fluorocarbon is close to as sensitive as braid, maybe more so with jigs lighter than 1/8.

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[INTIMIDATOR]

Daiwa "MoreThan12" Braid pretty much did away with all the downfalls of previous braid....it is a small 12 strand tight braid with a silicon coating that doesn't wear off.
I am using 13lb for Crappie, and 22lb for Walleye and Bass!
I've always kept up with braid technology and this one is Perfect!

[Techno2000]

According to the fluro folks, theirs is more abrasive resistant. Frankly I think we splitting hairs at that point. I use 4# mono on my lightest rig mainly because i have 10 miles of the stuff.

[pab1981]

Mono may wear better than fluorocarbon, not watching the video, but I have never had any issues with fluorocarbon wearing during a day of fishing. And I am constantly rubbing my line down in wood cover, all I do is fish down in stakebeds and brush, no open water fishing. Never, literally never, had a fish break off using braid to fluorocarbon joined by a uni to uni knot. And have been fishing the same setup for several years now. We are all probably splitting hairs but I personally will never tie mono to braid. If I was going to do that then I would just fish mono.

[Techno2000]

Mono may wear better than fluorocarbon, not watching the video, but I have never had any issues with fluorocarbon wearing during a day of fishing. And I am constantly rubbing my line down in wood cover, all I do is fish down in stakebeds and brush, no open water fishing. Never, literally never, had a fish break off using braid to fluorocarbon joined by a uni to uni knot. And have been fishing the same setup for several years now. We are all probably splitting hairs but I personally will never tie mono to braid. If I was going to do that then I would just fish mono.

The issue I have with fluoro is knot strength, it's way below that of mono.