mono or super

[Dano2]

As I was welding today, I was thinking about fishing, and then a brain cell started to glow with yet another very important question.

I was thinking about when pulling crank baits, that useing planer boards really makes sense because it keeps the lure to the outside of the boat.
well, I have tryed planer boards abit, but to me they are abit tough, and I will probably try it again one day.
But in the mean time I was thinking, if the boat spooks the fish, and perhaps they scatter, then maybe regroup a couple moments later, wouldn't it make more sense to use mono when pulling cranks, instead of a superline (fireline, spiderwire, etc.,)?
reason being is it seems to take abit less line out, with a super line then it does mono, so if you have more line out, that gives your lure that much more time to get to the fish. It just seems to make more sense to have MORE line out, away from the boat.
Is this making any sense? or should I just keep welding and keep my mouth shut.

[Borch]

I now use the superlines for 99% of my trolling setups. Yes the lures will dive deeper with the superlines. But this is easy to adjust to by using a lure that doesn't run as deep.

The low stretch of the superbraids really helps with the hookups and feel for the lure. But you'll need to soften up your rods a bit if you go this route otherwise you'll just be ripping lips. I look for the softer Med. action rods. Usually IM-6 or Graphite Composite rods.

I troll carnks a lot and very rarely do I use planer boards. In clear water I just long line them 75-150' out. I pull cranks both day and night. Doesn't seems to matter.

Borch