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There is no question of the superiority of braid for deep water sensitivity, plus the ease of hooksets with no stretch. All I use on my own vessel is power pro 65 for all my bottom fishin, especially the tog, you feel them lookin at the bait for christ sake.Its too bad that party boats cant have the small boat ability to drop as one and clear lines with ease when a good captain dictates when to drop, when to haul in, when to cross over as oppsed to under... I have been on a few limited trips(35 anglers) on the helen h where everyone knows what they are doin, and guys are able to use braid with no problems, but on an open trip go with the mono definitely. I see alot of guys using Yo Zuri hybrid 60 on the boats these days, and they all seem to swear by it. I am thinking of trying it my next trip out.
A good source for the knockoff solvkroken stainless jigs is Bucko's in Fall River. They have various sizes up to 24 ounce for under 10 bucks. Be sure to buy a few packs of vinyl squid skirts in various colors, and get those zing shrimp tails as well. I also like to use a large(200#) coastlock swivel for ease of changing rigs out. That way you can bring one setup for ease and comfort during transition from car to boat and back again. Tie a dropper loop off a 80 pound leader setup with a teaser hook and tail, about 15 inches down tie the coastlock. For bait, simply tie a up a single hook rig with dropper loop for weight, and for the jig be sure to put on a barrel swivel if the jig doesn't already incorporate one.
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