I have always used mono on all my setup since I was a kid. know over the past decade or so Fireline, Spider Wire, and Power Pro and even Fluorocarbon lines have become very popular, but I have never had issues with mono.
I plan on doing alot more flipping and frogging in the next year, and I know braided line has many advantages in these situations. No stretch, better sensitivity, raw power to cut through lily pad stems. I fished this whole season with 14# test mono, Stren and Trilene XT using plastics and spinnerbaits. I fished around the normal weeds, pads, trees and what have you and never broke a fish off or snapped my line. I did lose a few fish because they would bury themselves in the pads and I couldn't horse them out. I would like to catch these fish next year instead of going home and talking about the one or two that got off. So, what is the heaviest pound test mono you guys would recommend before switching to braid? Or if anyone else is on the side of not using braid, what # test mono could I get away with fishing around heavy cover.
Posted Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:14 pm