Jig on straight braid?

[Skeet22]

How many fish a jig on braid with no leader?

[Craiger12]

I use braid for all my jig and soft plastics fishing and never use a leader.

[flippin and pitchin]

Depends on water clarity.  You can color the last 2 feet with a black felt pen too.  If you have vegetation you can away without a leader.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I've done it. Love it.  Braid is stupidly sensitive. Makes fishing a jig a lot easier. Plus you can just slam home the hook.  There are times when I'll put on a leader though.  I'm honestly not really sure how much the line visibility actually matters.  Having the leader does give you an easier spot to break off should you get hung up in something though.

[VABassin'14]

I do. I started using it because I wasn't getting a great hook sets on fish with jigs. I trimmed down the weed guard and switched to braid and haven't had any problems with getting a good hook set on fish with a jig since. I also can feel the bite much better with braid.

[LilJakeC1]

If I am not fishing in clear water or around any rocks then I will use straight braid.

[Hook Set]

In murky water and at night for me.

Tungsten jig with braid on a Cumara, insanely sensitive!

[gobig]

I always use braid for jigs. If I feel its needed I will add a leader with an Alberto Knot.

[Red]

I do.  I mostly flip and pitch jigs and t-rigs, never a leader for me.

[EastTexasBassin]

Straight braid all the way, never a leader.  I don't care how clear the water gets. 

[casterus60]

Except topwaters and deep cranks all my rigs are with  braid.I mostly fish in stained to 3-4' clarity waters.I've used leaders,but didn't caught more fish.Maybe in very clear water I will.Braid sensitivity is incredible.You can feel almost everything on the bottom.

Adam

[roadwarrior]

I still hate braid.

However, switching to braided line (PP 50/12) has improved

my jig fishing dramatically! Direct tie for me with jigs. Fluoro

leader, Alberto's knot for weighted soft plastics.

8-)

[Siebert Outdoors]

I do.  It is real nice in the thick weeds.  It will rip the jig right out of them.

[Nice_Bass]

never, I hate braid.  However, I have started using it just not on any soft plastic or jig.

[David P]

It's not just about line visibility. If you're fishing rocks, lines like P-Line CXX are far more abrasion resistant then braid. If I'm fishing heavier cover, weeded areas, or stained water away from rocks, I'll go without a leader. If there's rocks, no matter how dirty or clear the water is, I'm using a leader.

[fishfordollars]

How many fish a jig on braid with no leader?

I do.

[J Francho]

Depends on the cover.  Mostly braid direct to bait.

[Revo_Carrot Stix]

The clearest of my waters around here is stained. I'm not a big fan of braid-flouro leaders with jigs just because (in my mind) it's another potential point of failure. I seldom fish a jig beyond flippin' or pitchin' into cover. I fish a lot of rocky shallow waters and soft plastics tend to not hang up as much.

[jignfule]

Love braid on my jig, but  also caught 2X 18'' + smallies on senko w/ 50# braid in clear water the other day. Love braid.

[bweave09]

For those who fish rocks and need a leader, how long is your leader?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

For those who fish rocks and need a leader, how long is your leader?

About as long as a rod length.  Roughly from the reel seat to the tip.

[Hammer 4]

If I do tie a leader on, it's usually 3 to 5' long.

[von]

Straight braid only. I've had too many breaks at the leader knot.

[gobig]

It's not just about line visibility. If you're fishing rocks, lines like P-Line CXX are far more abrasion resistant then braid. If I'm fishing heavier cover, weeded areas, or stained water away from rocks, I'll go without a leader. If there's rocks, no matter how dirty or clear the water is, I'm using a leader.

I couldn't agree more.

For those who fish rocks and need a leader, how long is your leader?

I usually use a leader that starts about the length of the rod I am using. As I re-tie through out the day that leader shortens up. Tying the leader to the braid is far more time consuming. When your fishing against the clock every minute matters.

I'm not a big fan of braid-flouro leaders with jigs just because (in my mind) it's another potential point of failure.

An Alberto knot tied properly retains 99.9% of the line strength and it slides through the guides like butter. You are far more inclined to loose a fish because of a nick or a bad spot in the line. I have fished this knot for quite some time with out one failure at the knot. I do not use florocarbon as a leader in this application. I use P-Line, only I use the CX in stead of the CXX as mentioned in a previous post. Its a co-polymer line with a florocarbon coating. It is the best line I have found that holds up to rocks.

[adclem]

I fish my jigs either on braid no leader or on fluorocarbon.  I will use which ever one the situation calls for.

Later,