The TRUTH! Mono VS. Braided Fishing Line!

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jean-yves lefebvre - 6 years ago

Very instructive great video learn a lot

Redneck SharkRigger - 6 years ago

A while back he posted a video on how to save a ton line. I can’t find the video which has the name of the company and website. Can anybody help me?

In here - 6 years ago

Good prices my ass they charge you 20 bucks for shipping on a small spool the make what the loose by changing stupid amount for shipping

Jesse Bradshaw - 6 years ago

I use braid for everything, if I need the abrasion resistance run a 10-20m topshot like you said,

Randy Whitley - 6 years ago

Hey Victor love your sit and how you are doing what you love. At your age it's awesome to see that in young people love the videos keep it up. Have a question do you rinse your reel's off after you fish in salt water. Keep chasing the dream.

mike stanfield - 6 years ago

Oh yeah, heading to the boat ! Crushing day out front ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuoBoWCym0k

Jess Peck - 6 years ago

hey my man , watch your vids all the time . and becouse of that i learned how to , and in the past 3 days , have cought 4 of the biggest snook of my life , right off the sand in south beach . went before sun up and the water was a boiling . about every 5th cast . would of never of known how to east coast surf fish without your vids . thank you sir . and as for my question you answered a couple weeks ago ,,, hell yeah there are fish in southbeach ! big ones ! lolol.

MrRedskins0021 - 6 years ago

I use mono on the rocks and from the shore. I'll use braid with my small reels.

jonnywaselectric - 6 years ago

I have heard from a few people to keep a small lip balm tube in your tackle bag, if you get a wind knot to smear some on the knot before you pull on the braid and most of the time it will slip undone.

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bbaker904 - 6 years ago

Need to add Fluorocarbon and pier fishing. When your fishing from a tall pier, like Pensacola Beach, your 20 to 40 feet above the water. Then trying to get a luer down into 20 to 60 feet of water depth. Mono is one of the hardest to use fishing from a pier. Any wind causes mono to bow and is very hard casting into the wind. If using a surf rod casting as far as you can you may have 100 yards of line out at one time. Mono can cause a long delay between a bite and you being able to set the hook. Then again mono helps you from snapping off when the fish runs against on the the pier legs. I haven;t found any line that can handle a 20 pound fish going into the pier legs without snapping the line. Braided works great on piers. Those casting long rods find casting into the wind has less effect than mono. You can set a tighter line surf fishing on a long cast. The line is super sensitive making even the smallest hits yank the pole. Setting the hook is far better. Using braid fishing smaller luers trying to catch smaller fish isn't good idea. Braid is more visible and sinks way faster than mono. Mono line is full of micro air bubbles. This is why mono floats for a while before sinking. Braid can cause smaller lures to sink to the bottom fast. So if your trying to keep a luer high mono is the way to go. If you trying to get the luer deep stay away from mono. Fluorocarbon is a form of mono made with no air bubbles. Fluorocarbon disappears in water. So if your fishing and fish are spooked easy, fluorocarbon is the way to go. Fluorocarbons downfall is it sinks like braid. If fishing from a pier fluorocarbon will allow small luers to sink batter and not get affected near as bad in high wind days. Fluorocarbon is in between braid and mono with stretch. Downfall is the fluorocarbon is the most expensive of all the lines and is very hard to find above 30 lbs test. So if you are pier fishing with a surf rod or any other large set up where your casting way out use braid. If your casting shorter using lighter gear like fishing for popino, use fluorocarbon. If your fishing close to structure or around pier legs our oyster beds, use mono. Mono or fluorocarbon work best for sea trout and redfish.

Nick S - 6 years ago

bbaker904 Sufix 832 is about the best braid I have used that resists abrasions.

I have had a fish wrap 50lb Sufix 832 around a couple pier pylons before and I was able to pull the fish out and then pull it up the side of the pier to unhook it. Still, mono trumps braid for abrasion resistance.

Basic_Fishing - 6 years ago

awesome video man usually i prefer mono for most of the style of fishing i do which is either wharf, beach or the rocks. easier to manage, easy to get and less hassle unlike braid

Francisco Peña - 6 years ago

Thanks for the info ,

Unknown - 6 years ago

Can you do a video on knots and rigs and what application that you use them for

TurmoilBezerker - 6 years ago

And does line color affect hook up ratios in this instance blacktips

TurmoilBezerker - 6 years ago

Was it you that bought all the line off of bull buster dammit I was gonna get some 2500 yards of 30 lb test for this spring breaks blacktip migration and it's sold out

TurmoilBezerker - 6 years ago

Well 2500 yards of both yellow and green are sold out now

james r - 6 years ago

Boy now that's service. May have to give your line a shot here real soon.

Bullbuster Brand Direct Fishing Lines - 6 years ago

Actually just talked to our production lead and we can have the 2500 Yard Spool Of Yellow 30Lb available by tomorrow, put it up on the site for you just now

Bullbuster Brand Direct Fishing Lines - 6 years ago

We should have 1500 yard spools of 30LB in stock with free shipping

Ian Afzelius - 6 years ago

Hi land shark fishing! I was just wondering if you could make a cast net tutorial video I was thinking about getting one, thanks!

Bullbuster Brand Direct Fishing Lines - 6 years ago

What line are you looking for? Chances are we can spool it up for you pretty quickly

WA STINGA LEGENDS ! - 6 years ago

I’m starting to get in to shark fishing. I’m getting a tyronos 50lrsa and I was thinking of just spooling it up with strait 80lb braid. Comment your thoughts.

Cheers James

Florida Swampman - 6 years ago

Is that bull buster braid a 4 strand or 8 strand braid?

gavin hirt - 6 years ago

Ultra lite braid my heavy gear broad back and floro leader unless it has big teeth the wire

gavin hirt - 6 years ago

Landshark Fishing inshore straight braid w floro leader I like braid 2 x the cost but holds up better

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

Do at least 100 yards topshot of 80 or 100

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Michael Shaw - 6 years ago

Viktor ... you should have also included KNOTS .... mono is more open to more knots and 'simple', where as Braided lines are limited to only a few that work properly and are generally 'more complicated' .. so Mono would win that one .........
Great Video, always enjoying your channel !!!
Cheers
Down Under Mike

Steve Young - 6 years ago

Should mention tangles mono much easier to untangle but more likely to spring off a spinning reel if it's new

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

Good piint

Matt's Saltwater Fishing - 6 years ago

Very informative video, both braid and mono have their purposes for different applications.

Kombat Karl - 6 years ago

Bullbuster sucks they messed my order up. Sold out all the time on stuff. I won't use them.

Rylan 430 - 6 years ago

Do a updated rod and reel arsenal

Miami Angler - 6 years ago

I fish both

Tampa Tom - 6 years ago

You got skills

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Jeffrey VanderKlip - 6 years ago

Well, not complaining but, went to buy a 2500 yard spool of 65 for Sword fishing next week and they are out of everything! So it's plan B

james r - 6 years ago

Do I hear job opportunity? Haha

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

Sold out bc people can't get enough lol, Colby is expanding the company fast but he will have it back in stock soon

Hernan Enriquez - 6 years ago

I fish mono!!!!!!!

George Aziz - 6 years ago

Yo bro I love your videos lit
Keep up the good work ❤⚡

30. comment for The TRUTH! Mono VS. Braided Fishing Line!

Herb Coswell The Second - 6 years ago

I would never use braid unless having 20-100 yards of mono topshot.Braid is great if you need that extra line capacity.

Also If your doing something like lbsf and running multiple lines braid floats increasing the chance of it tangling another line.

MarineBoar - 6 years ago

I suspect that abrasion is a function of line diameter, not lb.s test. Can you do a practical test based on line diameter ?

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

Yes but practically speaking I was comparing them based on their breaking strengths

Cade Mason - 6 years ago

Awesome video. Love watching these

Bill Smith - 6 years ago

Well done Vik ! :D

HARRISON HERNANDEZ - 6 years ago

King fish don’t have soft mouths it’s when you foul hook them thats how you pull hooks

Kevin Deuschle - 6 years ago

Yup. Fish 65# braid commercially for kings( live baiting ) don’t have any problem getting them to the boat. If I notice I’ve foul hooked a decent fish I just back off the drag and let the rod/ reel fight the fish( Shimano tallus xh, Trinidad A 20’s ). A smooth drag and a rod with a somewhat parabolic bend, however is a must if you’re fishing braid for hard running fish. The rod and reel become the cushion apposed to the stretch in mono. If you’ve ever tried to pull a couple 7/0 tandem hooks buried deep in a king’s jaw out in a hurry you know there is nothing soft about it. That misconception comes from tournament fisherman fishing small hooks, often trebles that never actually penetrate the bone in the mouth.

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

That's also a downside to braid foul hooked fish

That Murder Inc. - 6 years ago

I switched to mono on my saltwater rigs

PianoMan3330 - 6 years ago

Landshark Fishing lol

Nick Hall - 6 years ago

Good video . I wish you added flourocarbon to this convo. I recently ordered a new reel and decided I was gonna fill it with 12 lb floro for reds and trout.

Murry123G3 - 6 years ago

Didnt you make a video about buying fishing line in bulk and you said bullbuster is overpriced?

Landshark Fishing - 6 years ago

They came down on their prices since they first started and their prices are even better when you buy in bulk.

Jerome Mora - 6 years ago

Mano Is way better then braid for me

David Centeno - 6 years ago

I do braid on small spinning reels, mono backing on big spinning reels to save some money and I do mono on my conventionals with braid backing since I usually target bigger things on them