Dec 22, 2019 · I fish a lot of clearer lakes and wouldn't even entertain the thought of running straight braid on everything. I run it on my frog rod and one spinning rod that gets a fluoro leader.

Mar 4, 2025 · I fish a shallow rocky snaggy river and don’t use straight braid for two reasons: 1) Braid has poor abrasion resistance. 2) When I get snagged it’s easier to break the leader than …

Sep 5, 2021 · I recently changed all my bait-casters to braided line and was told it will spook fish more than mono. My little lake is clear but the water is dark if that makes sense. What has …

May 28, 2025 · Absolutely! I like fishing straight braid for finesse and power fishing the bottom and for topwater when I'm fishing in vegetation. In general I use big game for wood and rock and …

Oct 29, 2022 · Straight braid if I’m pitching vegetation. The fish don’t care about visibility and it’s a reaction bite mostly. Wood or general pitching it’s mono since I don’t really run straight fluoro …

Feb 27, 2020 · 1 knot. I learned to fish using braid in the early 50's and changed to monofilament line in the late 50's to early 60's when it became availble because it was transparent and …

Apr 28, 2024 · Verbosity and details are my blessing as well as my curse. If they are not your thing I understand. I was reading another thread here about one angler's BFS-ish/Finesse line …

Aug 9, 2014 · I was trying to decided if I could fish a buzzbait on my favorite rod because it has braided line on it. Would you fish a buzzbait with braided line? What about Jerkbaits? What …

Mar 19, 2007 · It all depends on what you are fishing. If you are fishing slow baits like jigs, tubes, worms, ect in clear water the bass will see it. I fish a very clear lake and my partner was out …

Apr 29, 2024 · I would advise against doing every reel braid to leader, just like i would advise doing every reel all mono or all fluoro. Having a mix is generally a good idea for various types …