02-27-2014, 05:05 PM
I drift fish only so this only applies to drifting. In recent years I have gone away from mono due to getting too much strech resulting in too many spongy hooksets when running long drifts. I use hollow core braid main line (hollow ace made by power pro) but run a VERY long leader of Suffix Tritanium Plus, usually 12lb or 15lb depending on river flow. My hook up to landed fish ratio went from about 30% to ~50% on steelhead. Really improved my chinook landing ratio, now 70-80% compared to 30% before the switch.
It is a co-polymer so it has the abrasion resistance, higher sensitivity, and no-strech qualities of fluorocarbon but is priced about like mono. It also sinks like fluorocarbon. I also run this line on all of my bass rods where abrasion is a concern, like dragging $15+ crankbaits through rock fields (really hurts my feelings when I break one of those off) and have had great success with it.
The hollow core braid just lets me change out ~30 yds of leader at a time without having to respool every year and/or throughout the year as you start to get low on line due to break offs. Its higher cost up front ($40 for a couple hundred yards or so) but can save money in the long run depending on how often you change out line.
It is a co-polymer so it has the abrasion resistance, higher sensitivity, and no-strech qualities of fluorocarbon but is priced about like mono. It also sinks like fluorocarbon. I also run this line on all of my bass rods where abrasion is a concern, like dragging $15+ crankbaits through rock fields (really hurts my feelings when I break one of those off) and have had great success with it.
The hollow core braid just lets me change out ~30 yds of leader at a time without having to respool every year and/or throughout the year as you start to get low on line due to break offs. Its higher cost up front ($40 for a couple hundred yards or so) but can save money in the long run depending on how often you change out line.