Leader for trolling bandits

[AdamKanzo]

I troll with off shore side planers and bandits. I’ve been using 12 pound mono with a 6 foot 10 pound vanish fluorocarbon leader to the bandit… Is this necessary or should I eliminate the leader?
Thank you in advance.

I’ve fished with boards on charters and on my own boat for the last 5 years and never did I use a leader. The charters I was on trolled with
Braid w/o a leader and I just use mono and it works great. Something you can do is actually line your spool with a mono backer and finish it with a flouro and you’ll still have your flouro you like. Flouro actually works very well on trolling applications too