Mono vs braid

[Reckless]

Better results fishing for fluke using mono or braid. What's your opinion. Some claim they are doing much better with mono.

[Bucktail]

Everybody's got their favorite methods.  I like braid for the sensitivity. 

[Wreckfish]

I pretty much use braid all the time now.

[NJ Guy]

 

[sealife]

all braid no mono on any reel anymore

[IrishAyes]

Braid all the way for me. Fishing with mono is like fishing with a rubber band after you use braid.

[Scott G.]

 

[SurfJockey]

You can feel everything with braided line.  Mono has stretch, and the "memory" kinda sucks. 
 

[Kenny]

All braid....with a short mono or fluro top shot depending on the fish I'm after....

[Reckless]

 Ok I don't think I phrased this correctly. Folks down this way are saying when they switch to mono they did better catching fluke. Can anyone think of a reason why? Sorry for the confusion.

[ped579]

Like it has been mentioned before, braid is the way to go especially for the feel factor, but I like many others use a mono shock leader about the length of the rod.  I want the assurance of not getting cut by the braid.

Plus the use of mono of fluro can be helpful in masking out the visibility factor.  What ever it is the combo has been working for me for years ans I would not switch back.

Happy Catching

Paul

[SurfJockey]

To a fish, you'd think using braid with a long enough mono/fluro shock leader, would be the same as just spooling up entirely with mono.  I could only see the "advantage" on line type being what the fish can see.

[Bucktail]

Ok I don't think I phrased this correctly. Folks down this way are saying when they switch to mono they did better catching fluke. Can anyone think of a reason why? Sorry for the confusion.

My guess is the stretch and the lack of sensitivity offered by the mono gave the fluke that extra time to eat the whole bait before the angler could react.  Since you feel everything with the braid, it can cause you to strike back too soon when you get a bite.

Learning to fish braid after using mono for many years takes most folks a little time to adjust to.

[Hunter 2]

Ok I don't think I phrased this correctly. Folks down this way are saying when they switch to mono they did better catching fluke. Can anyone think of a reason why? Sorry for the confusion.

My guess is the stretch and the lack of sensitivity offered by the mono gave the fluke that extra time to eat the whole bait before the angler could react.  Since you feel everything with the braid, it can cause you to strike back too soon when you get a bite.

Learning to fish braid after using mono for many years takes most folks a little time to adjust to.

My thoughts exactely Bob

[Reckless]

Ok I don't think I phrased this correctly. Folks down this way are saying when they switch to mono they did better catching fluke. Can anyone think of a reason why? Sorry for the confusion.

My guess is the stretch and the lack of sensitivity offered by the mono gave the fluke that extra time to eat the whole bait before the angler could react.  Since you feel everything with the braid, it can cause you to strike back too soon when you get a bite.

Learning to fish braid after using mono for many years takes most folks a little time to adjust to.

I was thinking along those lines.

[BigAl13]

Well put bob. It may also be that the fish is feeling the fisherman before the fisherman is feeling the fish. On the lines of what bob said you need to know the feel of braid primarially because you feel everything and may act too fast as where monno when your a drift and the bite is maid the stretch in the line may offer a longer time before the fish gets savi.

[Luna Sea 5]

throw the mono in the garbage..