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Do you think you can feel just as much with fleuoro as you can braid?
I personally think braid still has better sensitivity because of the no stretch and smaller line diameter.
Even with fluro, you still run into stretches, abrasion, etc… so you do have to constantly check your line and retie. With braid, I almost always tie just once… when I retie again, it’s because I’m tying on something else. 
I used fluro heavily for the past 2 years — It works great, less stretch and stronger than mono. Although, the applications I mainly used it for was open water, didn’t do a whole lot of flippin’n pitching (stuck with braid). Reason why I’m backing out is due to price. Fluro is awesome but your looking at $20 bucks a spool (for the good brands). Got too expensive that’s why I started looking at alternatives (Pline – flouroclear – mono with fluro coating).
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staying on the braided subject…who all here uses braided line for flipping? I think its real sensitive and u can feel everything with it…but is fleuorocarbon or fleuorocarbon coated line the way to go for flippin…? This question has been eatin away at me for a while now
90% of minnesota waters, can’t go wrong with braid. 20-40lb braid (low-vis green). Most of our waters are murky green or dirty.
Now if your fishing a southern lake/river/reservoir with 15+ ft water clarity, then that might be a different story.
I use mono/fluro for open water and braid for everything relating to heavy cover (thick matte weed, pads, brush, wood, etc…)
I don’t think there’s any tests out there that’ll prove fluro can outfish braid while flippin’ n pitching. Till then, braid is my preference.
my 2 centz
well my case isn’t about getting my bait down there… i’ve drop shotted (gulp minnows, tubes, 4 inch worm to 6inch worms), tried regular jig/grub, bounced heavy jigs, spoons on these 30-40ft depths but still no takers… tried a reaction approach and a super slow finesse approach… nada. Might just have to stay put till the water temp moves into the 40’s… 
here’s a shot of them bastids:
weird… I was at sportsman’s warehouse yesterday and was touching the powerpro spools there and it doesnt feel like what it felt 2 years ago… maybe it was a different brand? 
It felt pretty good. Was tempted to purchase again and test it out, but I can’t because I should have some new Pline braid coming in soon. 
I hate powerpro… I use to use it.. got sick and tired of the waxy material and how flat the line can become. Switched over to Suffix 2 years ago and never looked back. Suffix is round and stays round and dry.
This year I’m going to try Pline’s braid. Slightly cheaper but have heard great reviews.
its tough out there… no sign of fish. I’ve only been able to locate some fish in 30-40ft holes on pool 2. Even then they don’t seem to wanna bite. Been thinking bout throwing live bait down there but I’m too lazy to make a run to the bait shop… *sigh*
