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i stopped using mono about 8 years ago... I dont use mono for anything, ever,
except as leader material.
Braig casts farther, is more sensitive which is important for more reasons than just a solid hookset without stretch... i often times slowly drag and bump bottom and "walk" my offering over stucture especially at new spots to determine what the terrain is. braid helps detect and transmits every bump to your rod to be felt.
example: remember when you were a kid with 2 soup cans and a string to make a makeshift temephone? well the way I look at it is, braid is the equivalent of a tight line while talking (clear crisp transmission) and mono is like a slack line (audible, but mushy mumbling)
If breakoffs are a concern, as they are in most of the terrain I fish ( o rarely ever fish sandy beaches) i lengthen my leader (60# mono). My average leader length is 5-6 feet
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