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after having a very similar problem myself I asked the same question on here & the advice I went with was to swith to a mono mainline with a leader. I have started using a 12lb mainline with a 30lb braided leader ( lenght of the rod with at least 6-7 turns on the reel) and have yet to crack off again ! As I said I faced a similar issue & wasnt sure if was duff braid, or beacuse they braid kept drying out or if i had over filled the spool and the line was wrapping around the rings. What ever the issue was its sorted now I have switched over.

I like to use short(ish) hairs about 5mm seperation with the hair coming off the bend Personally I think this a good starting point as you can always make it longer with some hair extenders if the situation dictates. I tend to have two type pre tied - normal bottom bait with hair coming off the shank and KD style for use with pop up/wafters - this covers 99% of my fishing situations

Hi all I have been tying my own rigs for a while now & have always made them up using braid. Having done a bit or research & from talking to & seeing what others at my local lake are using ive begun to start think about tying some using fluro & mono. However I'm a bit confused as to where & when it would be best to use each one. What are the advantages & disadvantages of each?? For example when & why would you use braid over fluro or vice verse, or when would you use mono over the other two?? There seems to be an endless & bewildering array of variations & I'm just getting a bit caught up in it all! Any help would be much appreciated!!