I don�t not seal my joining knots, and I haven�t really noticed any difference in my casting distance. I have had moments where I didn�t have time to retie my leader knot on my deep cranking set up. My leader was so short I didnt need to Reel the joining knot through my guides in order to make a cast. The casting distance was about the same. But that is some pretty interesting stuff. I may have to try it out... i could see it maybe helping the joining knot slide through the guides a little better.

I was kinda forced to use braid with larger squarebills on a couple of private lakes due to big bass and very heavy cover.
Seemed to work ok but I did better with a bit softer rod for that situation to keep hooks from straightening out or pulling out.
All those suggestions above seem reasonable for other applications.

I tried braid for all 4 depths of CBs once, didn't like it at all, so I use McCoys Mean Green for all CB applications. I like the way it gives during runs, no memory to speak of, stronger than an ox per lb tests and casts like a dream, so I keep using it for CBs, primarily, but it is my main line for everything but C-rigs, too. Hope this helps. OH, I like to play a hooked fish vs. just reeling them in and flipping them in the boat, but that just may be me, dunno. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.

Thad Rains

I see no reason in having a leader for fast moving baits. Just another place for failure imo.

That way you don't rip it out of their mouths!

Braid no leader

30# Fins Windtamer tied to a Seaguar Invizix #20 fluro leader with crazy alberto knot

Me too

+1 for the same reason.
Leaders are for C-rigs.

I switched to braid for shallow running crankbait around 2003 when fishing Lake Grapevine.

It was pretty common to catch 100 bass per day with two guys in a boat, and some were dinks.

For me I could feel the fish fighting better.

That's what I was going to ask. Why use a leader on a moving bait unless you are getting the hooks tangled in the braid.

Other than that I see no reason to use a leader if you are using a rod designed for throwing crank baits.

There�s no reason to use anything but mono. Your contradicting yourselves, you want a rod with flex when using a crank bait, why do you think you need line that has no stretch? Waist of money.

With braid, you can feel what the lure is doing on the bottom--easier to feel where the structure and/or cover changes. Easier to feel bites. Better hook set at long distances

Mono helps prevent ripping the hooks out and gives the fish some stretch close to the boat

It's all personal preference. Some pros prefer deep cranking with a soft, parabolic rod while others prefer the same rod they use for Trig.

What you are fishing from is also a factor.
Fishing from the bank or a dock you have the best leverage--allows you to use the softest of rods when cranking

Fishing from a float tube you have the least leverage--every time you set the hook from a float tube, you move toward the fish

David Fritts ALWAYS said to use the lowest stretch line you can for crank baits and now he uses braid. He is pretty good at using crank baits as I recall.