Quote Originally Posted by delmuts View Post
I've used braid on panfish rods for years. Up here we are vertical jigging, casting, or working baits under floats. I run PP 2/10, but run a 8 # flour leader on 7 ft lite rods. Love this set up.
I proved to myself; ( was walleye fishing and catching fish. Broke my leader off, so tied direct. No bites! Tied leader back on and caught fish again) you need some type of leader when using braid.Yes it can be hard to cut, but i found i had to change the blades on trim knives often for a clean cut. Then last year i gave he Rapala scissors a try. One tip was to run them thru a work sharp sharpener first. ( which i had) They were sharp but afterwards were much sharper. The lighter idea is got idea too.