Spinning Reel Question

[Slidellkid]

You fellas that use braid, are you using the braid tied directly to your lure/bait or do you have a mono leader? I have used braid on several occassions and always used a mono leader. I had horrible problems with the leader breaking because the braid doesn't stretch and breaks the mono. I started using leaders that were heavier pound test than my braid but I still have break offs upon hook set. I started making the leaders longer to allow for some stretch but I still had break offs. I was doing all this in Canada and they would not let you tie directly to the bait with the braid because the braid would wrap around the lake trout and kill the fish (we were only allowed to keep one lake trout a day). Anyway, I gave up on braid after all this so wanted to know if you guys are tying directly to the braid. I know that would solve the problem but I also wondered if the braid tied to the lure would spook fish. Thanks.