Who still uses nothing but mono?

[Ogandrews]

For braid my favorite is powerpro maxcuatro, best braid out there in my opinion. It is almost $30 for a spool so not cheap at all, if you want a little less expensive one go with suffix 832 it’s an awesome line.

[Catt]

29 minutes ago, LegendaryBassin said:

Certain fluorocarbon line makes it unbearable under certain conditions. I have great success with mine but with all things will have positives and negatives

 

Questionable abrasion resistance, limited shock absorption, coils like a piece of wire, have to carry a bottle of juice in your back pocket to convince yourself the positives are worth it.

 

No wonder y'all like Stren, characteristics are similar ?

[MN Fisher]

Just now, Catt said:

No wonder y'all like Stren, characteristics are similar!

I find that KVD removes most of the problems with the Stren - it didn't do near as good with any FC I tried.

[Hammer 4]

Out of the 10 reels I have, 2 have braid, 1 for froggin, the other for flippin in heavy vegetation. I have 1 spinning reel with 7 lb shooter (fc). All the rest have mono in various test's..

 

I fished for many, many years with mono. When I tried FC with the same lures, and in the same waters as mono, I saw very little difference in catching fish, even in gin clear water. So for me, the cost of FC just ins't worth it.

[Gazz]

I run pretty much only fluoro or braid. The braid is only really on my frog rod and my spinning gear is switching to braid with leader soon. I don’t usually any issues with fluoro. The line conditioner did nothing for me but I really only tried it out of curiosity anyways. I use Seaguar InvizX and Sunline Assassin. The assassin might be the best casting fluoro I’ve ever felt. It really is very nice and it has a tiny bit of stretch so I love it for cranking. If I had to choose a mono, it would be Maxima Ultragreen. 

[PourMyOwn]

On my baitcasters I run mono (Copoly actually) until about mid June when the vegetation makes braid the better choice.

 

Big Game is certainly the house wine at this establishment, and understandably so. 

 

I can't help with a braid recommendation, I just had some 20 lb Sufix break while undoing a wind knot on my spinning reel, and I'm looking for something better than Power pro too.

 

 

[NHBull]

I have far more “all braid figs” than anything else.

832

gamma

fins

Hitena pureline

all are fine. Pureline is the most expensive, but I do like it best.

[Mobasser]

I have one rod strung with braid, for fishing really thick vegitation. Otherwise all mono on other rods/reels

[ChrisD46]

10 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

On the Medium-Heavy rig, I'm running 40# with a leader of 12# Yo-Zuri Hybrid. The Heavy rig will get 50# (I got 50# Power Pro on it now) with the same leader as the MH.

*What do you like about Sufix 832 so much better than Power Pro ?

[Captain Phil]

What line you prefer is more about confidence than anything else.  Whatever keeps you fishing is good.  I use quality mono 99% of the time.  The best mono for bass fishing is Maxima Green.  Time and time again, I have found mono to be superior to braid when it comes to the number of strikes I get per cast.  To me, braid is like fishing with cable.  If you are going to use a leader, why use braid at all?   I realize I'm probably the last fisherman on earth to think like this. 

 

I carry one rod loaded with 50 pound Power Pro.  I use it for frog fishing in heavy cover.  I did little frog fishing until recently, now I can't seem to get away from it.  

[BrianMDTX]

5 minutes ago, Captain Phil said:

What line you prefer is more about confidence than anything else.  Whatever keeps you fishing is good.  I use quality mono 99% of the time.  The best mono for bass fishing is Maxima Green.  Time and time again, I have found mono to be superior to braid when it comes to the number of strikes I get per cast.  To me, braid is like fishing with cable.  If you are going to use a leader, why use braid at all?   I realize I'm probably the last fisherman on earth to think like this. 

 

I carry one rod loaded with 50 pound Power Pro.  I use it for frog fishing in heavy cover.  I did little frog fishing until recently, now I can't seem to get away from it.  

I have very limited experience with braid and only on spinning tackle. Tine will tell if I prefer it over mono or copoly and stick with it. For the pond fishing I do, it’s likely not necessary. 

 

Having 20# line at the same diameter as 8# mono is a plus. I’ve found that tying leaders is not as big a pain in the butt as I’d thought it would be. But simply tying on terminal tackle to main line is infinitely simpler and completely eliminates any potential issues with leader knots and guides. I did notice when reeling in that the knot is highly visible (to me) under water and can collect algae and weeds. Whether that bothers the bass remains to be seen. 

 

It is sensitive for sure. Whether that will equate to more hook-ups or not also remains to be seen. A lot of modern bass fishing reminds me of bowhunting and discussions with bowhunters. Almost all play the wind, but many (including me), eschew all the ScentLok gear, Ozonics, etc. We’re told we’re missing bucks we never see. Maybe. Who knows for sure? Would I truly miss strikes on mono or copoly that I would detect and catch on braid? That’s almost impossible to discern. About the only way I can think that would be viable would be to fish two identical rigs (one with mono, one with braid) daily for a period of time in the same location with the same lures and tally up felt strikes and hook-ups. And even that is subjective and open to many variables. 

 

At at the end, one should use what they like and have confidence with, as long as it matches the end result you’re looking for. I have a modern compound bow, but still hunt with XX78 2314 aluminum arrows. In today’s world I get many stares. “Too slow! They bend! They drop too much!”. But all my bowhunting has been in thick Eastern hardwoods where the average shot I’ve taken on almost 100 kills has been 17 yards. They hit like a hammer, the shot is quiet and they always pass-thru. Always. So it may appear antiquated, but it accomplishes the task I need it to do. 

 

If mono or copoly does that for a bass angler, I say use it and don’t lose a moment’s sleep. 

[Todd2]

2 hours ago, PourMyOwn said:

 

Big Game is certainly the house wine at this establishment, and understandably so.

 

Yep, good line at a great price. I give Stren the nod overall but I bought some 8lb BG for all of our spinning reels (that's all my son and wife use) so for like 7 bucks you get 1700 yards. Not that Stren would break me, but hard to pass on that. 8lb does pretty good, strong line. Next time I'm going for that Steel Blue.

 

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, ChrisD46 said:

*What do you like about Sufix 832 so much better than Power Pro ?

Surface is smoother, seems to be a bit more supple, and is easier to tie - at least in my experience.

[Catt]

1 hour ago, Captain Phil said:

If you are going to use a leader, why use braid at all?   I realize I'm probably the last fisherman on earth to think like this. 

 

Never understand the whole leader concept ?

 

1 hour ago, Captain Phil said:

What line you prefer is more about confidence than anything else.

 

I understand monofilament's stretch, I understand my rod's flex, I understand my reel's drag, & I understand how all 3 work together.

[.ghoti.]

1 hour ago, Captain Phil said:  If you are going to use a leader, why use braid at all?   I realize I'm probably the last fisherman on earth to think like this. 

 

 

No, You’re not. My thoughts exactly. For bass fishing, if you need a leader, you have the wrong line.

 

i used Seaguar Rippin Mono for the last two years, but it is no longer being made. Likely go back the Trilene XL. Finesse Fluoro on two spinning reels for trout fishing, mono for the other five spinning reels, Invizx for two casting reels, mono for the remaining 21 casting reels.

 

I let Roadwarrior convince me to try braid on two of my casting reels early this year. We were in Florida to fish Toho. Lots of veg in Toho. Don’t remember what braid it was. 50lb on one reel, that was removed as soon as I got home. 40lb on another that I decided to leave spooled up just to try it out again. Really do not know if it will remain on the reel all year. I would take either side of an even up wager on that question.

[Hulkster]

I do. I fell in love with Sufix Siege mono and now use it on all my setups. 

 

I use 4 and 6 on my UL and L setups

 

I use 10 on spinning gear and 12 on my baitcasting setup.

 

I like it so much that Im probably going to buck the musky trend of using braid and use 20 pound mono on my new Tranx 400 reel. 

 

 

[Mobasser]

Ive always liked the way mono handles and cast, on all my reels. I also like one knot, tied to hook or lure.I may be wrong, but I imagine lots of bass are lost each year to.poorly tied knots. I've tried some flouro, and don't like the knot retention, 

kinking up etc. So I stay with mono, it still works the best for what I do.

[Todd2]

Let's pretend that fluoro and braid had been around forever and mono (Nylon) was relatively new. I think people would flock to mono as the clear, flexible, easy casting superline that's almost as sensitive and clear as Fluoro with increased knot strength.  ? 

[Cgrinder]

I urge anyone who is still trying to find the fluoro for them to try Assassin. There's something about it.

 

Smoother braid is not a selling point to me. I want to saw through them lily pads. I also don't want to sink into those same lily pads. 832 has never appealed. 

[Ogandrews]

15 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

What line you prefer is more about confidence than anything else.  Whatever keeps you fishing is good.  I use quality mono 99% of the time.  The best mono for bass fishing is Maxima Green.  Time and time again, I have found mono to be superior to braid when it comes to the number of strikes I get per cast.  To me, braid is like fishing with cable.  If you are going to use a leader, why use braid at all?   I realize I'm probably the last fisherman on earth to think like this. 

 

I carry one rod loaded with 50 pound Power Pro.  I use it for frog fishing in heavy cover.  I did little frog fishing until recently, now I can't seem to get away from it.  

I fish 100% braid to leader on casting and spinning rods, outside of frogging and punching where I’ll go straight braid. The benefits for me are-

way better hooksets due to the lack of stretch

far superior sensitivity, especially on bottom contact baits

farther casting distance

better lure reaction again due to lack of stretch, jerking a jerkbait, pausing and starting back up a crank, flukes, blade baits/bottom hopping a lipless, twitching a glide bait, even top waters like spooks and poppers are more reactive

the ability to carry one versatile rod and switch leader line out depending on what lure I’m throwing, say I’m using my dobyns 733 which can throw a huge range of baits. I can have 12lbs mono on it and throw a top water, switch to 10lbs floro and throw a jerkbait more effectively, switch to 17lbs mono and throw a t rigged senko around heavier cover, go back to 12lbs mono and throw a shakey head, ect.

better diving depth on cranks due to the mainline being so thin

better control over the fish

 

seems like everyone that doesn’t throw braid to a leader is so worried about having an extra knot. I have never once broken off at the leader knot while fighting a fish, and I don’t have issues with it hindering my casts even with using 10-15ft leaders and reeling the knot onto the reel. I’m not trying to tell you that my way of fishing is better than yours because everyone’s got their own way of doing things, but I know that I get a great benefit from throwing braid to a leader and I won’t go back to straight mono/floro.

[Heartland]

I used to be all over the place with line, braid, FC, Co-poly and Mono.  I kept trying to find  a line that had all the characteristics that I liked.  Some of the things I wanted was knot strength, controlled stretch, great line manageability, and good abrasion/fraying resistance.   I soon learned that finding that magic line was not going to be an easy quick one.  Many lines had most of the characteristics that I wanted but typically you had to give up one or two characteristics for something else.   I finally found my way to a really great mono line  Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo, it has a great mix of the things I find important in a line.  This line is not inexpensive to use but so far I have really enjoyed it.

[LegendaryBassin]

On 6/8/2020 at 8:51 AM, Catt said:

 

Never understand the whole leader concept ?

 

 

I understand monofilament's stretch, I understand my rod's flex, I understand my reel's drag, & I understand how all 3 work together.

There are so many advantages to utilizing braid to leader. But I only see the benefits in spinning applications. I don't like it with casting

[Eddie101]

1 hour ago, LegendaryBassin said:

There are so many advantages to utilizing braid to leader. But I only see the benefits in spinning applications. I don't like it with casting

What do you - brand/lbs - use for casting? 

[Teal]

I was all in on spiderwire...but when ingot some a couple years ago, it was different, not good at all...power pro, and daiwa j braid are good. Super slick 8 and suffice 832 are great lines...I just dont.like the way it feels.    J braid is what I have now. I like it alot.  No rod breakage due to braid, but I will note, for most applications you can loosen you drag a hair more than you usually.do. You still need to reel out slack, but you don't have to swing for the fence.  I good stiff hook set is all you need.  Some will say go with super line hooks, not a horrible idea, but you can still use medium of standard hooks too, just keep in mind that braid has near zero stretch.  I use it for most of my set ups, including topwater and moving baits like, spinnerbaits and buzz baits.  When I started using braid, I started with a rod that I used for Carolina rigs, then feel was amazing.  

[Bigassbass]

Mono is my pick, green Stren Magnathin is the best I've fished that line for over 50 years it can't be beat IMO, everyone use to carry it but now you have to order it but it's still worth it.  My second pick for ultra light set ups is trout line I find at Walmart only comes in 2,4, & 6lb. yellow green super good line hard to break!