Hey just curious which you prefer. I have a few jig rods and a couple have fluoro and a few have braid. 
I think braid has more straight line sensitivity and fluoro has better slack line sensitivity. Is that correct? 
I noticed that I definitely feel more stretch when dragging a football jig with fluoro which I dont love…

 

just want your thoughts. What do you use and why? For football, pitching, skipping and casting jigs. Same line for all of what? 
thanks 

I might be wrong but I prefer 15lb FC when fishing from shore and shallower. The stretch help me working the jig around rock easier. I also have one rig with 30lb 832 braid. I use that mostly on kayak or boat dragging in deeper water.

If I’m throwing jigs into timber, rocks, or cover that isn’t super heavy I use 40lb braid to a 20lb fluorocarbon leader. When throwing to heavy cover or punching, I’ll use straight 40 or 50lb braid. 
 

The fluorocarbon leader is more abrasive resistant than braid so I feel much more confident with a leader around rocks, logs and toothy fish. I’ve never had a esox bite off a thick fluorocarbon leader but they bite through taught braid like it’s dental floss. 
 

When throwing to heavy cover, I go straight braid because I don’t have to worry about abrasions as much and I also want less to catch the slop on entry. A leader knot in heavy cover can get caught up. 

In open water for smallies, meaning rocks, sand, gravel with tubes and football heads I use straight fluoro mainly because I'm generally dragging the jig and I live in zebra mussel country. I would agree that fluoro has better slack line sensitivity. I also prefer fluoro for pitching and fishing wood laydowns. In grass I'll usually use straight braid.

 

The only time I use braid with a leader is on spinning tackle, for dropshot, Ned, and other finesse.

I used straight mono for decades very successfully.

Now use straight FC for my jig fishing for slight improvement on the jig feedback. Down side with FC is weaker knot strength.

Only used straight braid for jig fishing at the Delta and Clear Lake do to heavy aquatic plant growth, tulles/reeds and weed beds that braid cuts through.

Tom

Clarification: when I said braid I meant braid to leader…usually fc leader. 
didn’t think about the abrasion resistance. But man…fishing with braid and an nrx…sensitivity is crazy! 
sounds like majority is straight fluoro tho 

interesting 

Straight braid if I’m pitching vegetation. The fish don’t care about visibility and it’s a reaction bite mostly. Wood or general pitching it’s mono since I don’t really run straight fluoro for anything. Same goes for swim jigs. 

Casting into clear water or light weeds - 15# Tatsu

Casting into moderate-to-heavier weeds - 40# 832 to 12#YZH

Pitching into very-heavy cabbage - 50# 832 to 15#YZH

 

Ya - I have 3 rigs I toss jigs with.

I use straight FC for jigs, I like the slack line sensitivity it gives.

I use fluoro for jigs. The slack line sensitivity and straighter connection to the bait are the main reasons why. Floating lines cause a huge bow in the line. I also don't think a little stretch in my line is a bad thing.

 

I don't normally pitch jigs into heavy cover, I use soft plastics for that, but that would be the only scenario I would use braid for jig fishing. 

Any moderate to heavy vegetation gets straight braid.  Soon to be extinct  flouro carbon for everything else.

Straight braid for all but deep rock. I use a mono leader there to make breaking off easier, and prevent losing long sections of braid. 

Straight braid for heavy vegetation but I actually use fluorocarbon most of the time. I have  12lb and 15lb rigged for 3/8 and 1/2oz jigs and up to 20lb for bigger jigs. 

I used to use braid to leader on jigs. But braid sucks in wood. It's loud and it cuts into the wood. It was already a bit irritating, and it just took one big fish loss to put an end to it. 

 

Now it's all straight flouro, with a double SDJ knot. 

 

Punching is straight braid for me, and I haven't pitched weed edges enough to have a strong opinion on straight braid or straight flouro in that situation. 

All fluoro here for this angler. The ONLY time I use braid is for topwater or if I’m flipping grass in the heat of summer.

 

 

I like braid for swimming jigs up shallow.  Not sure why but I do! Set it hard and bring ‘em in 

11 hours ago, MidwestBassAttack said:

All fluoro here for this angler. The ONLY time I use braid is for topwater or if I’m flipping grass in the heat of summer.

 

 

Mind sharing why? 
Anyone else notice increased slack line sensitivity?

I don’t fish anything but braid nowadays. No memory, great sensitivity, easy casting, etc. It just makes life easier.

41 minutes ago, clemsondds said:

Mind sharing why? 
Anyone else notice increased slack line sensitivity?

Slack line sensitivity and I just have more confidence in Fluoro for jig techniques. Since it’s bottom contact I like the better abrasion resistant qualities as I’m dragging over rocks, timber, etc

45 minutes ago, clemsondds said:

Mind sharing why? 
Anyone else notice increased slack line sensitivity?

Fluoro absolutely has the best slack line sensitivity, but that difference can be mitigated to a large degree with good slack line management using both braid and mono. 

15 minutes ago, MidwestBassAttack said:

Since it’s bottom contact I like the better abrasion resistant qualities as I’m dragging over rocks, timber, etc

Not all braids are created equal. I fish 40# 832 through rock and wood all the time, and I need to retie it FAR less than I ever did mono or fluoro. Braid also gives me the ability to muscle bass out of places that just wouldn't be possible with those other lines. 

I'm a slack line fisherman, so I use straight fluoro or Pline cxx.

I fish jigs with  mono 90% of the time. I will use braid around gnarly reedy cover sometimes as required.

On 10/29/2022 at 11:43 AM, clemsondds said:

Clarification: when I said braid I meant braid to leader…usually fc leader.

It's straight braid, or straight fluorocarbon depending on the application for me. 

15-20# fluro always for jigs..just like everyone says, can’t beat the slack line sensitivity. 

On 10/29/2022 at 7:45 PM, Jrob78 said:

I use fluoro for jigs. The slack line sensitivity and straighter connection to the bait are the main reasons why. Floating lines cause a huge bow in the line. I also don't think a little stretch in my line is a bad thing.

 

I don't normally pitch jigs into heavy cover, I use soft plastics for that, but that would be the only scenario I would use braid for jig fishing. 

Ditto

 

 

 

 

 

Mike