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Braided vs monofilament/ Sorry I originally posted this in the wrong place
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<blockquote data-quote="dcbz" data-source="post: 496316" data-attributes="member: 24606"><p>I use braid with a monofilament leader for everything. I usually attach the mono leader to the braid with a double uni knot, though I sometimes use a FG knot. Braid is strong and sensitive. I can also cast farther with braid. The disadvantage to braid is that it abraids easily on rocks, or fishes' mouths and it is not always to see how much it has abraided since it doesn't nick like mono or fluorocarbon will. I typically use a leader that is slightly smaller than the braid that I am using so that I only lose the hook or hook and leader when I hang up. Everyone has developed a way that works best for them, but here are typical setups for me:</p><p>Bass rigs.... 20 pound braid to approximately 30 inches of 14 or 15 pound monofilament leader, attached with a double uni knot</p><p>Catfish rigs.... 30 or 40 pound braid attached to approximately 12 inches of 30 pound mono leader with a uni knot, an egg weight then a swivel. After the swivel, I attach a 12 inch 20 pound mono leader, then my hook. I have yet to lose my egg weight or swivel when I hang a rock (common in Lake Amistad) and only lose my lower leader and hook or only lose the hook. I use this rig when I am night fishing with live bait for stripers too. If you are ever in the Del Rio area, contact me and I will take you out on Amistad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcbz, post: 496316, member: 24606"] I use braid with a monofilament leader for everything. I usually attach the mono leader to the braid with a double uni knot, though I sometimes use a FG knot. Braid is strong and sensitive. I can also cast farther with braid. The disadvantage to braid is that it abraids easily on rocks, or fishes' mouths and it is not always to see how much it has abraided since it doesn't nick like mono or fluorocarbon will. I typically use a leader that is slightly smaller than the braid that I am using so that I only lose the hook or hook and leader when I hang up. Everyone has developed a way that works best for them, but here are typical setups for me: Bass rigs.... 20 pound braid to approximately 30 inches of 14 or 15 pound monofilament leader, attached with a double uni knot Catfish rigs.... 30 or 40 pound braid attached to approximately 12 inches of 30 pound mono leader with a uni knot, an egg weight then a swivel. After the swivel, I attach a 12 inch 20 pound mono leader, then my hook. I have yet to lose my egg weight or swivel when I hang a rock (common in Lake Amistad) and only lose my lower leader and hook or only lose the hook. I use this rig when I am night fishing with live bait for stripers too. If you are ever in the Del Rio area, contact me and I will take you out on Amistad. [/QUOTE]
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