I use 15 pound braid (8 lb. mono diameter) with a 4 foot 8 pound fluorocarbon leader connected to each other with a swivel and a cross lock clip at the end. I pull crankbaits 90% of the time and love the sensitivity & no stretch of the braid. I lose a few fish pulling off the hooks from no give in the braid, but I boat a lot more with braid than when I used mono exclusively. The stretch in mono didn't bury the hooks as well. I use line counter baitcaster reels.

Jim8