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In tough situations like that, that's when I'm glad I use braided line - Fireline, Spidewire, etc.

If that fence and rocks are screwing up your of landing fish, the real braided line makes it easier to horse the fish in.

That sounds like a frustrating deal at Lake Opeka. Try the braided line, cast far past the fence, and land some of those fish.

Yeah, I've actually gotten used to 'working' the fence...cast out over it, sweep my line over the end, and run the line back in on the fence post! Kinda annoying but so far this season I've had some ok luck at Opeka, and all on new baits/lures for me. So it's working out I guess.

The braided line, I used it last season for a bit. I didn't like the knot tying difficulty with it. I prefer to tie stuff direct to the line but find the braided to be tough to cut off and doesn't seem to keep a good knot. Any suggestions?

Palomar Knot, easy to learn/tie. I will never go back to mono

http://eaglespark.com/Knots/palomar.htm

Dont forget to wet the line when you pull tight! I used to use a mono or flouro leader for clear water. I dont even do that anymore too many fish losses with mono/flouro

I use braided line and tie a uni, have never had any issues. Tight, tight not, and easy to tie once you get the hang of it. I use a flourocarbon leader as well and the not "uni to uni" is used to splice the two lines.

you know, i've been staying away from braided line because of the heavy fishing pressure we face around here. i know using a leader would solve that problem but doesn't that defeat the purpose? right now i'm testing out 14lb vanish, it's heavy enough line and the undectability factor with fish can really mean the difference between catching and skunkeroo. so far so good, except it does have mucho memory. what are your thoughts? have you guys experienced any hookup ratios by switching to braided?

btw, palomar knot has done me well.