Does straight braid have any negative impact on the fall rate of a 5” senko. Straight 15kb braid tied To 3/0 EWG with palomar

What do you mean by negative impact? Do you want it to fall slower or faster? The only negative I can think of when using 15lb braid is that is probably too light if you are fishing it in/around heavy cover. I would go up to at least 40lb braid at a minimum if that were the case. On the flipside, you would probably be better off with either 10-12 lb mono or FC if you aren't fishing any heavy cover. Not sure if I answered your question...

Strait braid will slow the sink rate over mono or FC 

2 minutes ago, Nelson Delaney said:

Strait braid will slow the sink rate over mono or FC 

That’s what I want, I want a slower fall in the shallow water I’m fishing

There are only 2 ways I ever use braid on a Senko.   I rig a 5 inch Senko on a 1/4oz football head jig to drag and pitch to beds in the tulies on lake st Clair and with a screw in nose weight for punching in the Potomac and did the same on Okeechobee.  I doubt the test braid you are planning would slow the fall rate since the diameter of the braid is so much thinner than mono.

58 minutes ago, Jcj90 said:

That’s what I want, I want a slower fall in the shallow water I’m fishing

 

I'm not sure I'd quite agree... 15# braid vs 15# mono or flouro & braid the braid might sink faster because it's only about 2# mono/flouro diameter

 

Diameter vs diameters need to be considered with sink rates

 

Maybe 40# braid vs 15# mono/fluoro would have about the same sink rate? 

 

Happy Fishing

22 minutes ago, FinmanPoozie said:

I'm not sure I'd quite agree... 15# braid vs 15# mono or flouro & braid the braid might sink faster because it's only about 2# mono/flouro diameter

Braid has micro-air bubbles trapped in the weaves - it's much more buoyant than mono. FC is slightly more dense than water, so it has a propensity to sink.

24 minutes ago, FinmanPoozie said:

Diameter vs diameters need to be considered with sink rates

Only when comparing same line types.

here a vid 12#fc vs 65#braid would think 15# braid fall even faster. I only fish wacky senko and only 10# braid or 8# nanofil so cant help with your set-up.

 

 

Looks like the braid was slower to me. @MN Fisher I agree that there are air spaces in braid and the hold either air or water. If they have air they’ll be buoyant. Once they fill up with water and the farther you cast, the more the skin of the water you throw it into holds the line up. I was literally watching that happen the past few hours I was out fishing. The line was just hanging on the surface.

10 hours ago, Jcj90 said:

That’s what I want, I want a slower fall in the shallow water I’m fishing

In that case, just use heavier braid. I used 30# and 40# braid for senkos before and it's strong enough to pull them out of cover and will sink slower than 15# braid.

 

Braid itself is fairly buoyant. Once it hits the water, it will have air bubbles that will cause it to sink slower than mono, so it seems like braid would be a good choice for what you're after.

23 hours ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

here a vid 12#fc vs 65#braid would think 15# braid fall even faster. I only fish wacky senko and only 10# braid or 8# nanofil so cant help with your set-up.

 

 

Braid was Definately slower falling by approx 1 second. Does it matter ?

There are much more effective ways to control drop speed than with line weight or composition. Whatever difference there is, it’s minutiae. Some people feel that slack line sensitivity is better with Fluorocarbon. Maybe, but I’m a line watcher and don’t see a problem. 

14 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

There are much more effective ways to control drop speed than with line weight or composition.

If I want to slow the ROF of a stickbait...or any other plastic for that matter...I just put a few small air bubbles inside them to make them a little more buoyant. I've got some used hypodermics a diabetic friend gave me - but this could probably work too.

On 4/17/2021 at 9:24 AM, Jcj90 said:

That’s what I want, I want a slower fall in the shallow water I’m fishing

 

Then I would use a mono leader.   The thicker (heavier) you go, the slower the fall will be.