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I use Seaguar fluorocarbon (Leader Material, there is a big difference) and don't have any problem... You can also go heavier with the floro if you wanted, the fish just don't notice it as much as mono...
Last February, we entered a Mac fishing tournament here in Montana. We were using a braided line with a 3' leader of Berkley 12lb. mono. On two different occasions, my friend and I hooked a couple of very large fish and both times, on setting the hook, our mono leader broke in the middle of the 3' section. Our thought was that the mono we were using was not sufficient for cold water use. We are now looking for suggestions on a 12 to 15lb mono that we can use for cold water ice fishing conditions. Any thoughts or suggestions? Yes we did tie our braided directly to the tube jigs, but the bit was much slower, so we feel the short mono leader worked best. Just a thought but did you happen to be using a spinning reel and didnt adjust your drag properly?