That little bit of resistance does make a difference, and overtime that knot can wear down your guides. You will cast farther: When using rods with micro guides, you donвЂ™t have to worry about your knot hitting the guides every time you casts.If you are throwing Braid then throw Braid if you want Mono or Flouro then your entire reel should be spooled with it.

Tying on a leader, no matter what type of knot you use, adds one more potential weak spot to your fishing setup.

You eliminate one more potential weak spot.

You can throw a thinner diameter line, without worrying about adding a big chunky leader.

Why would you fish Braided Line without a Leader? This will camouflage the line just enough to throw off any fish that may have been leery of the brightly colored line. To get around using a leader, grab a dark green sharpie and color the first 24вЂќ-36вЂќ of line just above your lure with the sharpie. If you are fishing with a bright color line, something like a neon yellow high-visibility braided line, then you might want to do something to make the line a little less visible as it attaches to your bait. Tips for Fishing High-Vis Braided Line without a Leader In situations where you need that higher test line, why would you not use straight braid? Think about it I can pitch out a 65lb braided line that is going to be the same diameter as a 12lb mono line. In fact, I would argue that because the diameter of these braided lines are so much smaller, they are probably even more invisible to the fish than a higher test weight Fluoro or Mono line. If the line is going to spook a weary fish, the newer dark green braided fishing lines are almost as invisible as any Fluorocarbon or Monofilament line. That being said, I almost exclusively use a dark green color when IвЂ™m fishing with braided line. Nine times out of ten IвЂ™m not going to do anything special when fishing with braid. If you are fishing stained waters, there is absolutely no point to tying on a leader. The fact is, unless youвЂ™re fishing crystal clear water вЂ“ and even then IвЂ™m still not afraid to throw straight braid вЂ“ there are very few times when tying on a leader is going to increase your hookup ratio.

I mean letвЂ™s get real the hooks on your lures donвЂ™t look natural.

For those that think the fish are spooked by the braided line, tell me how those same fish arenвЂ™t spooked by the skirts on your swimbaits, or the gigantic unnatural weed guards on your football jigs. In my opinion, there are very few occasions when a leader is even necessary. On 90% of my setups I use Braided Fishing line but very rarely do I use a Fluorocarbon or Mono Leader on my setup.

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