Mono To Fluoro

[GaterB]

Anyone ever tie a mono leader to fluorocarbon for carolina rigging?  

[papajoe222]

No, but I tie mono to braid when C-rigging so I don't see why that combo wouldn't work, especially if you want the added abbrasion resistance.  I like the extra sensitivity when using braid, but I fish a lot of soft  and sandy bottom water, so I don't worry much about nicks.

[fl_bass]

Never heard of anyone doing it. Floro is already transparent in the water unless you are looking for the buoyancy of mono on the end.

[PondBoss]

I will do that in a pinch, but usually braid to mono.

[skeletor6]

Never heard of anyone doing it. Floro is already transparent in the water unless you are looking for the buoyancy of mono on the end.

 

That is what I would assume he is asking for, since this is the only advantage to doing so besides buoyancy.

 

I have not heard of it done on anything besides braid, but I don't see why it would  not work, give it a shot and see if you like it. 

[GaterB]

That is what I would assume he is asking for, since this is the only advantage to doing so besides buoyancy.

 

I have not heard of it done on anything besides braid, but I don't see why it would  not work, give it a shot and see if you like it. 

 

That's exactly why I was thinking of trying it. I want some buoyancy for my trick worm, lizard, or fluke that ill be using.

[kickerfish1]

Yes, and it is my preferred way of running a c-rig. Either braid or floro as a main line with a mono leader. Since mono floats, I believe it helps give better action to the plastic bait. The ultimate purpose of this rig is to present a soft plastic bait a few feet "off" the bottom, I think mono accomplishes this best. Also a light wire hook is another good idea to help keep the bait from sinking faster. The third part of the equation is to use baits that are known to float or at the very least slow sink.

Mono + light wire hook + floating soft plastic bait = more action and bait that shouldn't be prone to dragging the bottom, instead it should be a few feet off the bottom, hopefully just above a deep weed line.

[papajoe222]

If line visibility becomes a concern as when using a finess bait on pressured fish, stick with the floro.  Try adding floation to your leader a few inches above the hook similar to the way walleye fishermen do. Something else I've tried is adding air bubbles inside plastic baits using a heated insulin size needle.  It's a bit of work, trial and error, to get it down patt, but once you do, you can inflate a pkg of baits in no time.