Advice with braid

[MuskieBait]

Texas rig and Senko - tie fluorocarbon to braid directly (uni-to-uni or other splicing knot), then tie direct to the hook

Crankbaits - braid to swivel to fluorocarbon to lure...or braid to fluorocarbon to snap swivel. You can skip out the fluorocarbon if the fish are not as pressured, but I do like a length of fluorocarbon (or at minimum mono) to decrease visibility and to increase abrasion resistance (if there are any obstacles or if the bottom has zebra mussels)