The age old question.......does it matter? Is 8lb braid/superline with its skinny diameter more visible than an 8lb fluorocarbon leader?

I honestly don't know and certainly don't fish enough small test braided line in the north to render an informed opinion. What I do know is I absolutely tore the big Walleyes up on a reef in Basswood using 8lb mono and a week later couldn't buy a single bite on braid even though I was marking fish.........(of course that means nothing, they might not of been chewing but thats another story).

I wonder what the pros do? Could 8ft of stiff, dense, low stretch Florocarbon reduce sensitivity? Maybe a teeny tiny bit? I fish mostly straight stretchy mono and can still set the hook just before they bite  ;)

Oh, I almost forgot......I like Trilene green XT, performs well on spinners in smaller lb tests with knot strength being excellent when used in conjuction with a tie fast tool..... and I also like co-polymer lines like Gamma....... and I like 50lb power pro for pike fishing. I have had incredibly bad luck with various fluorocarbon casting lines like vanish although I know a lot of pro Bass fishermen who wouldn't fish without a fluorocarbon line so go figure  ......