Braid vs Mono Leader off the planer

[fishnNauru]

Hey Box and all,
Just getting going using my yozuri - 10.5 diving board (similar to a planer). I run it off a winch (like a big handline with a drag, made by alvey) and will work on a planer rod deal when i get to shop in Oz in September for some 200# braid...none on Nauru.
Anyway I had a question about leaders off the back of the DB/Planer.
Has anyone noticed a difference between mono vs dacron in hookup success and hook penetration???
Been reading a few Capt. Fred Archer books about Wahoo fishing etc and he recommends a Dacron Hammer for plugs etc as the lack of stretch in dacron means the hookset is good as opposed to the stretch in mono meaning that the hookup aint so great. I had been running a 30m leader of 80lb mono leader off the DB, but chaged over to 30m of 130lb dacron to see if the hookup is better...
The DB has not always popped up or been triggered with a strike, and off the winch i do not really see or feel the bite...so the other day the drag went on the winch, which i thought was just b/c i sped up the boat abit or it came abit loose, only to find that when i got home the halco 7m diver i had on the DB had one of the trebles bent out. This had me thinking that there was not enough give in the setup (obviously i need to work on the winch drag and set it better), and maybe a mono leader would be abit more forgiving for a DB novice like me. The local fishermen on Nauru run Diving Boards, usually with diving lures behind them for wahoo and tuna (mainly halco lazer Pro 2m divers) with no wire or cable. Their leader lengths vary at around 20m at a guess.
I've tried a gar fish/ballyhoo off the DB without any hits so far...but i'm sure my rigging needs work. Also tried a few drone spoons on SS wire (coffee coloured...sorry box ) without any bites. So far the best DB producers have been large Halco rattle traps, and 2m and 7m divers...still plenty to be figured out.
Looking forward to ur input and planer wisdom.
Fishn Nauru

[gottaflylee]

For me, I like Braid to the planer and then, mono to the lure.