[SalmonDaze]

Originally Posted by jad2t

1] You generally want to match diameter when tying braid to a mono or flouro leader for ease of knot tying.

2] Depends on what you're fishing for and where. Frog fishing in the thick stuff, absolutely no leader. Tie braid to the frog. Finesse worm fishing, yes you should use a leader. Mono will work but flouro is better. This reduces line visibility. If fishing in dirty water you don't have to worry but if you hit relatively clear water like JPP, use the flouro.

3] I've used spiderwire and BPS braid and I like them both.

4] Not sure about that. 40# braid is 40# braid. The advantage is that 40# braid is a lot thinner than 40# mono or flouro so you can get more on your spool and it will cast farther.

Also I've found that the uni to uni knot gets snagged a lot in my baitcasters which can cause backlash on a longer cast when it gets "stuck" mid-cast. I've switched to the improved albright knot because it's a smaller profile and haven't had this issue anymore. The uni to uni will work fine on spinning reels.

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