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Originally Posted by Cal
I use 10 lb mono. Particularly in rivers I've had better luck with the stiffer mono's like Maxima or Trilene XT. I switched from 12lb XL to 10lb XT a few years ago and find I lose less gear. I tryed braid for a couple seasons as well and did not feel that its advantages were great enough to overcome its dissadvantages. Just a question to the people who tie a mono leader on the end of their braid, could you please point out to me the advantage of having braid at all in such a situation?
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When I add a leader, its usually fluoro, but have on occasion used mono, just for trout. When you have mostly braided line out and only a foot or two of mono leader, you get the increased castability of 2lb diameter line, no stretch, better sensitivity.