For me, Braid is the way to go for fishing jigs as it is much more sensitive than mono. I feel the thump better and it is much stronger. With light wire hook jigs I'm able to bend the hook and get the jig back most of the time. I use a 2 to 4' leader of 8 to 10lb flourocarbon tied to the braid using a uni to uni knot. Trim it close and it slides through the rod guides no problem. Leader will break before the expensive braid or knot will fail. Minimizes line left in the water. I use 8 to 10 lb fluorocarbon or P-line flouro coated line on some of my medium light spinning rods and save the spool remnants for leader material.

SK -I'm new to the Houston area and appreciate your videos and posts. Love the slow mo thump. I too love single rod vertical jigging. Have a cool setup for fishing less than 6' that I learned at Lake Talquin back home in FL. Works great in heavy brush and vegetation (lily pads). Haven't really found that kind of environment here yet. Grass carp on Conroe! Looking to try Lake Houston, Livingston and Somerville.