Im a bass guy to heart and understand the benefits of different line types and high end fishing gear. Heres where most of my forum time goes hanging out with these OCD picky technical gear junkies. Trust me they tinker and play with some of the highest end rods/reels/bearings/ and lines.
http://tackletour.com/index.html
To me heres the meat and potatoes of TT:
http://forums.tackletour.com/
The one big change I came to realize about freshwater (bass) vs inshore is that in the inshore world braided lines with leaders and clean knots have greater advantages and versatility than in the freshwater world. More so even when using spinning gear and dealing with wind knots. Another thing is in the fresh world Ive not had anything ever eat flouro or mono like oyster reefs ! Being able to replace leaders and not ruin main line is a cost savings as well. Its cheaper to replace at 6' section of flouro than a whole spool. Not to mention the sensitivity gain is sometimes the difference between getting the hook set or missing the subtle bite. Just remember to compensate for line stretch with you rod pairing ...
I also do subscribe to greater casting distance with braided lines. After all the mods you do to your reel no matter how far it will throw with mono/flouro I feel if you then strip and switch to braid of equal or less diameter you will gain a little more distance. Main reason alone is no line memory to flow through level wind or line guides on the cast.
This is just my opinion. In the big scheme of things what ever works for you and keeps your confidence up is what I'd use ...