I read Marty Stone uses mono for all his crankbaits.  Why would you use mono over fluoro?   Fluoro would help it get deeper right.   Would it be the knot strength or something.  

I read Marty Stone uses mono for all his crankbaits. Why would you use mono over fluoro? Fluoro would help it get deeper right. Would it be the knot strength or something.

personal preference most likely....mono stretchs and acts as a shock absorber with crankbaits

Mono stretchs so it wont rip the the treble hooks out....that simple

Mono stretchs so it wont rip the the treble hooks out....that simple

He hit it right on the nose here! If you are using a limber rod designed specifically for fishing cranks than you can get away with fluoro. If you are using a regular all graphite, stiffer rod than mono will help compensate for the lack of give in the rod.

Mono stretchs so it wont rip the the treble hooks out....that simple

Bingo!

I'll be the odd man on this one.   I use 20/6 super braid for shallow and deep cranking.   I don't want any stretch at all and the thin dia. allows me to fish certain baits at depths you can reach with mono or floro.   I will add a short leader of mono if I banging a lot rocks.   As for pulling the hooks out, just use a rod ment to handle cranks.

Mono casts better and has less memory. No matter what line you use you should ALWAYS use a slower action rod made of fiberglass or fiberglass/graphite mixes.

I'm with Big M on this one.......20/6 PowerPro braid for all my cranking - usually with a short section of mono leader to absorb rock abrasion.  

kevin short used 17 lb mono on the mississippi river tourney when he was shallow cranking to keep his crank from banging the bottm ans pulling up muck he wanted it to band in the wood.

What is the benefit of getting any particular crankbait a few feet deeper by using different line? Why not just use a deeper diving lure? Don't we all have tackleboxs full of lures that go various depths?

Fluoro would help it get deeper right.

Not true, the diving depth of a crank is inversely proportional to the line diameter regardless of the line material.

And fluoro does stretch, as much as nylon.

Braid on cranks? I heard of some guys trying it in heavy cover.

Mono is typically the best fit for most cranking applications. Honesty for me Mono covers all my work.

Mottfia

Braid on cranks? I heard of some guys trying it in heavy cover.

Mono is typically the best fit for most cranking applications. Honesty for me Mono covers all my work.

Mottfia

Yes sir, cranks on braid, very common line to tie cranks in the north east and gulf coast mexican lakes where the lakes are choked with tough mezquite trees, huizache brush, palo verde shrubs ( north east Mexico ) or the same + parota trees ( gulf coast of mexico ), all of the use nylon or fluoro as dental floss and chew up you line like mad, add to that big feesh.  

I crank with braid because:

- I can get my baits to maximum depth without sacrificing strength

- It's strong enough to handle fish around cover

- The sensitivity allows me to detect and manipulate the bait around cover far better - especially in deeper water

- You have better control for manipulating the action of shallow cranks

- it maintains sensitivity using magnum deep divers (20-25')

I use it for ALL my cranking needs.......but I figured out what worked best for me from lots of trial and error and EXPERIENCE - - something I think a lot of folks who bash braid don't actually have. You have to figure out for yourself what works best for you - - you might be missing out if you just make your decisions based on hearsay or generic fishing articles.   Keep an open mind and use what works best for you.  

I'm old school with my crankin'.....mono line and glass rods. Been working great for 25 years, no need to fix something that aint broke.

WHAT HE SAID  8-)

I use Yo Zuri hybrid for just about everything.

I use XT mono and graphite crankin' rods.  Am happy with them.  I just got to where I hated glass because where I fish there is plenty of weed and I'm just not good enough to stay out of them.  Pulling a crank free from weeds with a limber glass rod AND mono is a exercise in futility.....for me anyway.