Confirmation????

[BassAddict]

I've never been a total fan of braid for flipping and may of had that confirmed at my last tournament. My brother and I fished the Chicahominy River a month ago and were flipping Cypress trees in the back of a creek. He was using a black/blue jig in the front of the boat with 30lb Power Pro and I was in the back using a t-rigged Junebug Babybrushhog with 17lb XPS Fluorocarbon. In the first 2 hours I caught 10-12 fish and he caught 3-4 fish. We had 4 keepers over 14" and I caught them all. We debated the rest of the day whether it was the fish being line shy or the bait. To see I had a Zoom Ultravibe Speed Craw t-rigged on 30lb Power Pro and I could not get a bite on it. I normally catch a lot of river fish on that craw. I think the fish just shyed away from the braid. I'll find out again this Sat. in our next tx.

I think the braid works well in lakes and ponds that don't receive as much fishing pressure or fished in thick vegitation (I use it for sure with frogs). I use 17lb XPS Fluoro or 20lb FluoroClear and seem to get more bites and with the 7'H St. Croix I still cross their eyes. I will drop down to 15lb in lakes with not as much cover. I'm convinced now to stick with the Fluorocarbon line. I'll be trying Triple Fish Fluoro soon and give a report.