Why braid?

[Micro]

when worming in weeds and rocks the worm tends to get caught by the tail then your line stretchs as you pull on it.this makes it even less sensitive.like i said the properties that make it stretchy also deaden feel.flouro is denser and transmits feel better than mono.i fish cranks on braid.i can feel when the fish opens it's mouth behind the bait.it creates a vacuum which changes the pulse of the bait.you wil never feel that on stretched out rubberband mono.sometime with cranks on mono you don't even know it's a fish until it runs the other way.i don't think you'd even feel it on flouro.

Are you fishing steel worms?  Every worm I've ever fished would stretch way more than the line it was connected to if the worm was caught by the tail.

I think you are way overstaing the effects of mono stretch.  Mono stretch has the biggest effect on things like hooksetting.  It has far less effect on sensitivity than does line straightening. 

[dodgeguy]

guess we gotta disagree on this one.

[Micro]

I agree. 

One thing we do agree on, BPS rods have good reel seats. 

No hard feelings. 

[OkobojiEagle]

the loss of sensitivity due to line stretch is minimal.

I think we would all have to agree with you on this point as it is tension on the line that gives both braid and mono it's tactil sensitivity.

A line watcher will remind those arguing in favor of braid that mono with it's comparative stiffness will VISUALLY transmit a bite on slack line much better than braid.

steve

[dodgeguy]

I agree.

One thing we do agree on, BPS rods have good reel seats.

No hard feelings.

they screwed up the johnny morris rods.i don't mind the lack of a foregrip but i need a solid handle.they also went with cheaper guides.they had titanium fuji sic.