What's your experience and opinion on depth of straight Fluoro and the difference with braid and a fluoro leaders ( 4 to 5 feet) of it . Will the depth be similar since the broad cuts through the water easier or will straight fluoro take the bait deeper over all?
I would think straight fluorocarbon would get to the bottom faster since it sinks and braid floats. But I guess it depends on what you want to do. Cranking I don't think it would make a difference. Throwing a unweighted senko I think fluorocarbon would sink faster.
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I agree , I was wondering more about jerkbaits...
I like the braid-to-fluoro leader on jerkbaits as I've noticed I'm able to get a much more erratic action with it, I assume due to having less stretch. It also seems like the lack of stretch actually helps it get down to depth a little quicker, though that difference is fairly negligible. I haven't noticed a difference in just how deep they'll go with either set up...if there is a difference, I'd bet it's a matter of inches.
Braid technically does float, but most of it is more neutral once it gets wet in my experience. This only takes a couple casts. In fact, I'd almost say that wet braid sinks more than mono does.
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A great explanation , thankyou .
Braid isn't like a bobber because it floats. It's not going to make a bait float or ride higher. I find that with 30lb braid, that my crankbaits will go deeper, faster that with fluoro. My fishing buddy, with fluoro, found that out after bugging me about using braid. I was bumping bottom and catching fish and he wasn't.
I wanted some anger info / experiences ... great responses fellas much appreciate d.
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