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I am a newbie on Swimbait fishing. Was told by a reputable source, good set up would be a Dobyns 806SB matched with a Daiwa Lexa WN300. He uses P Line Tactical Fluoro, which he suggested. That's my set up, including the P Line 25 Lb Fluoro. I have read and seen where people recommend using 25 Lb Big Game Mono, I have seen where people use 65-80 Lb Fluoro and also seen people using Fluoro, as I am in 25 Lb test. Just about everywhere anyone fishes, there are pickerel/Pike. I am more worried about losing a SB to them than my line breaking when I cast. Is it that Mono is more abrasion resistant than Braid or does it have to do with the amount of stretch/shock resistence? I am willing to listen/change if I can get a better understanding of why Mono is better than Braid.

I am a noob to fishing these bigger swimbaits. I have used my SPRO Rat a time or too but never used any swimbaits. I purchased a 9" M S Slammer directly from Mike Shaw (One of his personal baits) and i'll be using it as a wake bait. I have a Dobyns 806SB Rod and a Daiwa Lexa 300 reel. At the moment, it is spooled with 20 Lb test P-Line Fluoro . I am not keen on using Fluoro only because I don't want to be losing that Slammer anytime soon. Can I use Braid in place of the Fluoro and possibly have the same results or do you recommend using the Fluoro? I changed out the hooks to the Owner ST36 2/0 Stinger trebles.