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Braid Fishing Line #12378514 08/09/17 03:55 AM
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Have you ever used braid as your leader line on a C - Rig?

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yup

Re: Braid Fishing Line [Re: SWAC] #12378537 08/09/17 04:06 AM
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No just floro leader from braid line


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No, typically fluorocarbon. Although sometimes mono is good because it will help your plastic float a little bit vs dragging the bottom.

Re: Braid Fishing Line [Re: SWAC] #12379621 08/09/17 11:25 PM
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No I want to be able to break it off and retrieve my weight if I get hung up. I just haven't seen any reason to change from mono or fluoro. I used to think mono was to let it have a little float to it but have recently watched a video of both and they both drag the bottom from the weight of the hook and plastic. I guess you might find some more buoyant plastic out there that might float the hook

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The reason I was asking is we are fishing a lot of rocks and I figure the braid would not fray as quick as the floro and break if you get a big bite.

Re: Braid Fishing Line [Re: SWAC] #12380598 08/10/17 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted By: SWAC
The reason I was asking is we are fishing a lot of rocks and I figure the braid would not fray as quick as the floro and break if you get a big bite.


You might be OK with braid leader in heavily stained water, but I would probably just up my fluorocarbon leader size.


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Originally Posted By: T Bird
Originally Posted By: SWAC
The reason I was asking is we are fishing a lot of rocks and I figure the braid would not fray as quick as the floro and break if you get a big bite.


You might be OK with braid leader in heavily stained water, but I would probably just up my fluorocarbon leader size.


^^^This. I would just expect to have to re-tie a couple of times. If it bothers you to have to stop & re-tie, I might suggest having some leaders already set up so that you just have to throw the weight on the mainline and tie on the new leader.

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