FLIPPIN': When to use Braid Vs. Fluorocarbon?

[Fishin is life]

I switched to braid at the end of the year last year and thank goodness....it was a lot of the reason we won our club....had a hawg down in a tree that im sure would have broke me off with anything less than braid....for what my opinion is worth, if im not in extremely clear water i will have braid tied up for flipping

[flippindrew]

Braid is usually fine around bushes since the branches and twigs are thin. But when around a large piece of waterlogged wood, the braid will dig into it. I flip bushes/wood with 20lb P-line 100% flouro and I've broken 0 fish off using it. Of course braid is not going to dig into wood "every" time you hook a fish with braid on wood. But having that happen one time on a big fish can cause a lot of hearbreak that I'm not willing to chance when it can be avoided with flouro. Co-polymers are also fine for flippin wood.

A lot of people still use co-polymers when flippin wood b/c of the stretch. When your flippin, your usually close to the object your fishing so there is a lot of impact on the knot and line when you set the hook. Using a co-polymer that has a bit more stretch than flouro can take some of that impact away.

But, I've had great success with the P-Line flouro with flippin and I love the added sensitivity so I stay with it.

So, if I'm flippin both grass and wood, yes I'll have two flippin rods. 1 with braid and another with flouro.

[Greg Sallee]

Braid is usually fine around bushes since the branches and twigs are thin. But when around a large piece of waterlogged wood, the braid will dig into it. I flip bushes/wood with 20lb P-line 100% flouro and I've broken 0 fish off using it. Of course braid is not going to dig into wood "every" time you hook a fish with braid on wood. But having that happen one time on a big fish can cause a lot of hearbreak that I'm not willing to chance when it can be avoided with flouro. Co-polymers are also fine for flippin wood.

A lot of people still use co-polymers when flippin wood b/c of the stretch. When your flippin, your usually close to the object your fishing so there is a lot of impact on the knot and line when you set the hook. Using a co-polymer that has a bit more stretch than flouro can take some of that impact away.

But, I've had great success with the P-Line flouro with flippin and I love the added sensitivity so I stay with it.



So, if I'm flippin both grass and wood, yes I'll have two flippin rods. 1 with braid and another with flouro.

I agree, I also use 20lb P-line flourocarbon for flippin.

[Todd2]

When you guys are flippin and pitchin with braid are you using straight braid or a leader?