Mu Young Lee wrote in message .itd.umich.edu...
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Sierra fisher wrote:

There is no good answer to this controversy, so give it a try and let us
know how it works. However, you might want to carry some nylon or fluoro
tippet just in case

Use double uniknots to connect fireline to monofilament.

I've been experimenting around with almost every possible combination
of line known to man. Mono stretches too much for good hooksets with
texas rigged plastics. Powerpro doesn't cast far enough for me and
seemed to reduce the number of hits. I just tried 6lb fireline with
6lb stren recently and thought I had reached line nirvana. I can cast
it a mile and the fluoro is almost invisible. Then I lost a few fish
from the leader breaking at the double uni knot. I tried breaking the
double uni with my hands and found it broke really easily. I tried the
double uni, J Bend, surgeon's knot and stren knot and they all break
easily compared to trying to break straight line. I even tried 20
power pro with 10 lb stren fluoro and it breaks easily also. I think
the braid saws through the fluoro. That's why I'm thinking about using
straight Fireline.