Advice with braid

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(10-02-2015 02:45 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  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)

This for sure. Even when Im fishing for stream specks I use a six pound braid with a four pound flouro leader. Particularly if Im using live bait in log jams. That way the flouro breaks well before the BRAID