>>1831900Which Tatula line is that rod from? The cheaper $100 series or the cork grip $150 series? Either way look more for an extra fast because with many finesse applications you use a light wire hook and having the faster tip help with setting the hook when the hook is light wire. If you're opting for the $150 dollar Tatulas I would buy pic related over the 7'1" ML. They both have the same lure rating so even though this done is a "medium" it's power will be similar to the ML of the same series of rods and it's even a lighter rating that other brands' MLs are. Additionally the pic related has an extra fast tip that the ML Tatula doesn't have.
The benefits of using the leader is that braid will eventually unbraid at the knot and fray easier. Additionally if it slides around the eye of the needle it can rub the part of the wire where there's a slight gap and break. Lastly fish can see braid underwater easier than other lines. Fluoro absorbs UV for instance so it's virtually invisible.
>do i match the # test or what?For finesse fishing which seems like what you want to do an extremely popular thing to do is 10lb braid with a 6lb fluoro leader. If there's a lot of brush and cover you can upside your leader to 8lb-10lb. If you don't want to drop the money on fluoro you can also use copoly. Only copoly I'd recommend is Yozuri Hybrid or Maxima Ultragreen.
