Kingfisher wrote on Feb 16^th, 2011 at 6:22am:

I do not use any kind of "invsible" leader like mono or fluoro. I don't think these park fish are pressured enough to make tying leaders worth the effort. I do use steel or titanium leaders always when trolling, can't afford to lose too many baits cuz I don't bring that many along. I think you should use a line that you like and can tie good knots with. Then get the bait to the fish. They don't care what kind of line you're using.

this is my stance on the fish up there. using thinner line that the fish cant see is for when you are fishing in high pressure areas. the fish up there rarely see fishing pressure the way it is, so use whatever you feel most comfortable with. no sense in using something that you dont like because someone else says it is good. i use the braided line because i really dont like losing my expensive lures.

as for the issue of getting hooked and needing gloves to break the line that many people mentioned. i used to wrap the line around the paddle handle to straighten the hooks. one year i sunk twin trebles into a submerged tree in Oriana and my line cut into the paddle handle. ever since ive been using my rod holder for this purpose. i have the kind with the mounted bracket and the tube has a pin that just plugs into the mount. i just pull the tube off, wrap the line around the heavy duty plastic, and pull the hooks straight. this works great if you just treble hooks as they are thin and will straighten. ive been using a single rear hook on a lot of my lures for a while now and they tend to get snagged less often. when they do though, that heavy gauge wire doesnt straighten, you generally get a nice chunk of wood back with your plug. when using super lines, remember that it is very important to have a smooth pull to free your lure. dont jerk it because the line has high tensile strength, however, the shock strength is not nearly as high.