re: Braid, mono, or flouro

Same happens with me. I love that it doesn't stretch as much, but dear lord I get a lot of backlashes.

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The Big Lie!!!!! Seriously, fluoro sucks in every imaginable way.

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i think i've skimmed that article before. i'll agree with you on some points. For the average weekend angler(not competing in tournaments) mono is probably the way to go because it's cheap and lasts longer. You have to take care of fluoro. Some knots are better than others, memory can be a problem (i use realmagic to fix this), and it can pop and look all frazzled just like in those pics. I retie a lot. If the line looks bad I change it. I've never had a problem casting any kind of line because i set the brakes and magnets correctly.

There's a couple reasons i'm sticking with fluoro and not going back to mono ever, and these are just my opinions and personal experiences. I got my arse kicked in guntersville a couple years ago by someone using fluoro while i was using mono...and just recently in bayou black, i was on the back of the boat throwing mono while my partner was throwing fluoro. Same bait and hook casting around a grass pocket, he put a limit in the boat quickly while i struggled to catch 1, he told me to try his rod and i caught 2 3lb fish in 3 casts...it was because i was using mono...i respooled and immediately put a limit in the boat

we have a nickname for mono...silly string

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But I do know that if the wind blows like it did in Chauvin on Saturday, it makes no difference whatsoever. Fish just wont bite.

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Glad I didn't go.

I just don't see why people don't use braid base - especially for saltwater. It doesn't break. That's enough for me. It eliminates one more possible variable that could cause my to lose a fish. Once you get used to the memory and used to casting it, you can throw it a mile.

Totally personal, but I do not enjoy the catch as much with braid.

Yeh me either . Not a fan of breaking my wrists on hook sets in cypress knees

I don't think the line makes a difference personally. Some will say I'm nuts. Don't care, JMO.

I hate braid though. It sinks, cuts your hands up, sucks when it backlashes, you have to keep scissors handy cause you can't cut it with your teeth.
Only pro is it doesn't break. So, I only use it for stuff that I really don't want to break. Otherwise it's mono for me. frick fluoro too, most overrated line ever

Straight mono ftw. Fluoro sucks. I don't understand using fluoro for a leader for trout fishing. It has no give so you end up ripping the trouts lip.

Team flouro leader here. Not a fan of braid. My 2cents

Mono- chug bugs, spooks, and torpedos...
Flouro- Texas rig, wacky, shakyhead, cranks, spinners, jerk
Braid- punching, frogs,jigs, and buzzbaits... I use a big sharpie to color the last 5 feet closest to the bait to help with the visibility... I tie everything with a palomar knot except topwater a fisherman's knot works better for chugs and such... it helps the bait come towards your rod tip and this gives better movement.