Hi All,
I was strictly mono for the longest time. Swore by the stuff until I replaced one reel with Power Pro and saw the difference. WOW...
It out casts mono by at least 20 - 30 yrds, and I can feel the bottom much better when fishing bait. I fish mainly surf so that is important.
Since trying the stuff I have now switched over to all braid and never looked back.
I tie all my plugs directly to the braid and have had no problem.
For bait rigs I tie on a fishfinder rig with anywhere from an 18" leader to 3' depending on the conditions.
One thing I notices with the braid is that it can bury itself into the spool. An easy fix is to set the drag your normal way and back off another 1/4 turn. I do this all the time now and have had no problem since.
Happy Catching
Paul