Mono and braid for plugs

[Skitterpop]

no.....



many bass will bump first

[stormfish]

I think what Roseneath say makes sense. With braided line there's no stretch as with Mono. Therefore with the fish constantly shaking her head causing her to knock the hook out and rehooking herself. Mono has stretch therefore making it more difficult for the fish to shake the hook off than with Braid. Kind of like how there's a better percentage to jar a sinker snag out with braid than with Mono.

[Skitterpop]

The times I have experienced this, more than once, there was quite a number of bass competing for the lure. With the hooks I use it is highly unlikely they were hooked in the mouth first. Gill plates, head shots, between the eyes, back near head and mid ship.

When reeling I got a stuttered hooked effect.... meaning it felt like I almost hooked the fish multiple times while reeling in but it was pulling free....and I felt other bumps on the line as well...Night fishing.... I went back to my vehicle this one time and switched reels to one with mono and did not have the same experience.