Braid for the first time…..

[phatdaddy]

Best knot to tie is the one you can tie

Skunks right on the diameter difference being an issue. When that happens, I use a spider hitch to double the braid. This is primarily on trolling rigs when going from 80 lb braid to 60 lb mono.

As far as mono vs flouro, probably not any difference. Lotta fish been pulled over the rail on plain old Ande