ABU is overpriced Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 I don't use mono for anything else but leaders when fishing topwater. For fluoro, i like it for squarebills and that's it. Give me braid to a fluoro leader all day every day. Quote
thinkingredneck Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 Suffix Braid or PowerPro. 50 lb on baitcasters and 20 on spinning. I keep coming back to braid or braid with a leader in clearer water. Where I usually fish the water is heavily stained to muddy and I usually skip the leader. Berkley big game on my wife's Zebco. I bought her a high end model that was made for salt water and it is extremely smooth. I like maxima for leaders. Quote
Super User bowhunter63 Posted May 1, 2024 Super User Posted May 1, 2024 Been using Big Game forever I use it for everything but frogging. Use braid for that on a dedicated frog rod 1 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted May 1, 2024 Super User Posted May 1, 2024 I like mono/copoly for finesse presentations. It's more abrasion resistant than light braid, and I think in the proper diameter it makes light baits move more naturally. 2 Quote
rangerjockey Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 8 hours ago, ABU is overpriced said: I don't use mono for anything else but leaders when fishing topwater. For fluoro, i like it for squarebills and that's it. Give me braid to a fluoro leader all day every day. I'd like to hear your reasoning for using flouro only on squarebills and not on spinnerbaits, diving baits or Flukes ect. Quote
LonnieP Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 I use fluoro for everything except top water and frogs 1 Quote
RB 77 Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 Mono - Topwater, Spinner Baits, Crank Baits, Misc Reaction Baits Flouro - Worms, Jigs, Spinning Reel Leaders Braid - Frogs, Flippin' N' Pitchin', Punchin' 2 Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted May 1, 2024 Author Posted May 1, 2024 9 minutes ago, RB 77 said: Mono - Topwater, Spinner Baits, Crank Baits, Misc Reaction Baits Flouro - Worms, Jigs, Spinning Reel Leaders Braid - Frogs, Flippin' N' Pitchin', Punchin' That is precisely how I roll 🤙🏼 1 Quote
FishTax Posted May 2, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 I'm in the mono camp. Floro is a pain to work with, and I'm still testing braid options but really don't like that I can't break off in some situations and that's close to a deal killer for me. I don't like leaders, an extra point of failure and something Else to fool with instead of fishing. So yeah... Mono 1 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted May 2, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 I prefer mono with moving baits IE cranks, square bills, spinner baits and chatter baits. I always use mono while throwing spinner baits and chatter baits. now if i had a whipper cranking rod. i would probably go with flouro, co-polymer, or braid. generally speaking i like faster action cranking rods so i can get away with mono. i have 3 rods with mono on them and 2 of 3 have berkley big game in them. My deep cranking rod has suffix mono. if you wanted to use mono on a spinning reel i wouldn’t use big game. i’d probably would use the berkley red box XL or blue box XT. Quote
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