Would you recommend fishing braid in rocky structure?

Was hoping if you could help refresh my memory.

Thank you

What kind of rocks?

Personally, I wouldn't recommend fishing braid around rocks. I tried it once and learned my lesson. 

Braid yes but had to have a stout & fairly lengthy leader. 

I was a full on jetty jockey for a Looooong time.

Braid and at least a 50lb mono leader was the order of the day & and night.

Barnacles make zebra mussels look like cotton balls. 

#tugowar

A-Jay

3 minutes ago, Michigander said:

What kind of rocks?

Could be anywhere from a rocky bottom to rock piles to isolated boulders. 

Just now, Jigfishn10 said:

Could be anywhere from a rocky bottom to rock piles to isolated boulders. 

So sharp rocks or smooth rocks? And what kind of hooks and lures are we taking about?

As @A-Jaysuggested, braid to a leader around rocks is a win. Straight braid around rocks (what my mind immediately assumed)not so good. At least in my short time as a wannabe-fisherman

Just now, Kyle S said:

As @A-Jaysuggested, braid to a leader around rocks is a win. Straight braid around rocks (what my mind immediately assumed)not so good. At least in my short time as a wannabe-fisherman

Also, nice fish @A-Jay

 

7 minutes ago, Kyle S said:

Personally, I wouldn't recommend fishing braid around rocks. I tried it once and learned my lesson. 

 

    X2!

   A couple of lakes where I fish are retained by what is now called "urbanite". IOW, broken-up concrete. Fishing braid in that was just an exercise in futility. Now I use Trilene Big Game, and I'm happy.  ?   jj

Rocks will slice through braid but it takes a little while. You can see the line shredding cast after cast

 

we have more rocks than dirt, that’s why we take corn in liquid form .....

38 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Would you recommend fishing braid in rocky structure?

Was hoping if you could help refresh my memory.

Thank you

No braid is horrible in  rock I would use mono or at least a mono leader.

Odd man out, I fish rock daily zero problems with straight braid which I use exclusively.

If a rock will cut your 30 lb braid, it will cut your 12 lb FC or mono.

 

If you like braid, throw it. 

Do you have zebra mussels?  They should make braid scissors out of them.  They don't seem to have as much an effect on fluorocarbon, or other mono lines.