braid vs mono on planer boards.

[bobkayla]

i"ve always used braided line on my planer boards, i figure the no stretch gives me a better hook up. but sometimes the hooks do rip out of the fish, anyone use mono with their boards and why do you think it works better? thanks

[irishfield]

I use braid with a full rod length of mono "leader" as the shock absorber, as suggested to me by Ron.

[silveradosheriff]

Braid for me.

[Grimace]

Braid and a flouro leader. works for me.

[Mike the Pike]

Oh boy here we go again this will open a can of worms.I use both set ups when using my planer boards.

 

I use mono on my Offshore Boards because the clips that come with them are meant for mono unless you do a wrap around with the braided line which has resulted in lost fish from trying to undo the wraparound.

 

I also use Church tackle boards which work well with braided line.

 

I don't believe that braided line means less hookups.Once a treble hook ends up in a fishes mouth it pretty well stays ther unless it is hooked lightly in the front of the lip.

 

I believe in the rod you are using will help with the hook up.The bend in the rod will compensate for the lack of stretch with the braid.I have never lost a fish yet with braid.I use 2 down rigger rods with my inline planers I am yet to see it proven that mono is better than braid for boards .I think they both work well most treble hooks provide a good hookup.

 

I recently purchased a battery powered hook sharpener .It sharpens hooks like night and day to what your new lure comes with.

 

A sharp hook will give an angler the greater advantage for a cleaner hook up.

 

I don't use leaders while walleye fishing but I have hooked a few pike without a leader hooked deeply in the mouth and the line was not cut by the pikes teeth.If that was mono my lures would have been gone.

 

My 3 cents MTP