Leader Building

[JoeP]

Bryan's right about the fish-catching abilities - mono & fluorocarbon are neck & neck in most cases, especially at night. I use 50 or 60LB most nights and 80LB sometimes.

However, I like fluorocarbon also for its better stiffness over mono, its ability to sink faster than mono due to its higher density, and pound for pound its better abrasive-resistance - I think you can drop down one LB size with fluoro over mono most times (like 60Lb to 50LB...).

[Backbeach Jake]

I use 50 or 65 pound PP. With a 40 or 50 pound mono leader. The leader breaks first.