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  1. 10-27-2019, 09:16 AM #1
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    Florocarbon or Braid For Crankbaits

    Was reading today about David Fritt's cranking setup. He uses 15 to 20 lb braid.
    I've always been a fluorocarbon guy, but the article made me debate, so I leave it up to the poll
    Fluorocarbon or braid for mainline for crank baits?
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    #2 10-28-2019, 12:42 PM
    I still use monofilament.......
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    #3 11-06-2019, 07:37 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Dogfish_Jones View Post
    I still use monofilament.......
    Same for me. I've never had a fish break my line either. I use Berkley 10 lb and 12 lb XL.
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    #4 10-28-2019, 05:36 PM
    Braid
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    #5 10-28-2019, 05:44 PM
    Fluorocarbon 10#
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    #6 10-28-2019, 06:10 PM
    I use braid. I want to use fluoro but braid is so much more sensative that I can tell exactly what my crankbait is bouncing off of (or not) and I can't with the few fluoro's I've tried.
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    #7 10-28-2019, 09:13 PM
    braid with a flouro leader
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    #8 10-29-2019, 10:52 AM
    12# Sunline Sniper FC for all cranks. 16# for squarebills, or shallow cranks in heavy cover.
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    #9 10-31-2019, 05:58 AM
    Depends. I use both.
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    #10 11-07-2019, 09:13 PM
    Braid, with a medium light graphite rod.
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    #11 11-08-2019, 10:21 AM
    sun line sniper fc is what i use. also still use big game mono.
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    #12 12-04-2019, 09:36 AM
    Braid to leader
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    #13 12-04-2019, 04:26 PM
    Mono for me too
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    #14 12-04-2019, 04:42 PM
    Mono here as well. Seems weird to me to want a limber for for crankbait fishing and then use braid with no give. jmo
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    #15 12-05-2019, 09:59 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by 96MrBass View Post
    Mono here as well. Seems weird to me to want a limber for for crankbait fishing and then use braid with no give. jmo
    I want a more limber rod for anything I use braid with compared to mono.
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    #16 12-07-2019, 01:59 AM
    I use flouro. Braid will work, but you better have soft tipped rods to allow the fish to take the bait. No stretch.
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    #17 12-08-2019, 08:53 AM
    12lb seaguar fluoro for crankbaits and 15lb fluoro for squarebills and rattlebaits.
    I have used braid for rattlebaits and I just prefer fluoro.
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    #18 12-11-2019, 10:26 AM
    Mono, ole school.
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    #19 04-22-2020, 06:10 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by dirtseller61 View Post
    Mono, ole school.


    Not making fun of you or anything, but I find this funny. The reason is that I am so old, that when I was a kid, braid is all that we had so to me, mono is a newfangled idea. Put me in the old coot category.

    To answer the poll, I use braid on a spinning reel and fluoro for crank and spinner bits on a bait cast reel.
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    #20 12-23-2019, 04:07 PM
    Abrazx Flouro - great abrasion resistance and just a little stretch.
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