In Florida, yellow is a popular color for braided line.  To that you tag on 2 to 3 feet of 25-pound (or so) monofilament leader, to which the lure is attached. 

For a Minnesota guy, this has prompted a two-part question:

a. can fish see color?  If so, yellow is a bad choice for line.

b. the mono leader makes the above question moot. But in the QP I tie my crankbait directly to the braided line, foregoing swivels or leaders for better action.  How many others tie jigs, lures, etc., directly to their braided line? 

If the answer to "a." is yes, then I've got to change my braided line before venturing north. 

prouboy

Unless I'm fishing jigs, I always use ball bearing snap swivels. Eliminates line twist. Easier to change lures. Lure runs truer.

Since I have started using ultra-thin titanium/nickel alloy leaders that are stretchable and highly kink resistant, I don't even consider fishing without a leader. The swivels generally wear out before these leaders ever kink.
If you can tie a trilene knot in fishing line you can tie your own leaders with titanium. It's a little weird to work with at first really quite simple. 25lb test is my fave. I'll have a few leaders at Copia for those who will be there.

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I do not use leaders when jigging but do use a snap swivel with jig spinners to prevent line twist.

KF,

I notice the 25 lb leaders come in 15 or 30 foot lengths.  Do you use the entire 15 foot length or cut into smaller pieces?   

Earth to Prouboy.........earth to prouboy......

Did you already buy your yellow line? Yikes......take it back and fast. No "here I am" line allowed while fishing backcountry or near shore. Yellow line is fine when your trying to keep track of offshore trolling spreads but the kiss of death otherwise.

Heres the deal.......get some 30lb green power pro and add a 30lb floro leader of some 2 or 3ft. You need fingerless gloves and plenty of practice to get mono and braid to stick......but if you want to catch 'em that is the accepted method. If the snook are running big then 40lb is the ticket and if big trout are your game then 20 or even 15 is the way to go (I have caught plenty of big trout on 6lb mono before I learned you can't catch them on line that light ).

No yellow line on my boat.......no white T shirts......and no more than 2 consecutive bad words uttered when the line breaks up underneath the mangroves ......."I know it all happened very fast, when you stop shaking you can tie on another hook"