11-02-2009, 07:59 PM
[quote StrictlyBiznuss]...The reason that many guys use braid for lipless cranks (rattle traps) is so that they can rip them through the grass better/cleaner....I would imagine that Martini possibly has one of two reasons for using mono with his crankbaits. The first reason would be the stretch factor. Mono stretches more than either fluoro or braid does. When using a crankbait with small treble hooks, having that little bit of give in the line helps bass to stay buttoned to your crankbait a little better...[/quote]
Yeah, that's why I use braid for rattle traps. If I pull the trebles out of a clump of grass, the grass is coming off the lure 9 times out of 10 with braid. Mono would stretch and half the cabbage would stay on the lure. And like Strictly said, fishing trebles with braid comes at the high price of losing a fish here and there.
Normally if I'm fishing a crankbait in open water, I'm using 8# or 10# mono. I can squeeze another foot and a half out of a crankbait by switching to fluoro in 6# or 8#, but most of the time its easier to use a deeper diving crank than switch my line. Mono is $7 for 300 yards and fluoro is $17 for 200 yards, so its cheaper to use mono.
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Yeah, that's why I use braid for rattle traps. If I pull the trebles out of a clump of grass, the grass is coming off the lure 9 times out of 10 with braid. Mono would stretch and half the cabbage would stay on the lure. And like Strictly said, fishing trebles with braid comes at the high price of losing a fish here and there.
Normally if I'm fishing a crankbait in open water, I'm using 8# or 10# mono. I can squeeze another foot and a half out of a crankbait by switching to fluoro in 6# or 8#, but most of the time its easier to use a deeper diving crank than switch my line. Mono is $7 for 300 yards and fluoro is $17 for 200 yards, so its cheaper to use mono.
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