Chuck,

I realize you don't know me from Adam (not a member of WBC), but here's what I do and you can take it or leave it.....

Anymore on almost all of my rigs I fish braided line with a fluorocarbon leader.  I'm talking spinning and baitcasting.  The only exception would be for crankbaits, or topwaters (so far, and I'm still experimenting).  In general I can keep the same braided line on the reel for a season or more and then just make adjustments with my leader, going from 6# to 20# as needed.  I tie the lines together with back to back uni knots and will even put a dab of super glue on the knot with the heavier lines and shorter leaders.  Most leaders are 10-20 ft long so I don't have to retie them very often, but I can still retie at the hook as often as needed.  If I'm fishing a frog in and around some heavy veg. I can cut the leader off and tie straight to the braid.  If I want to downsize my line, I can do that by simply adjusting the leader.  In some cases (soft jerkbaits, trick worms) I'll use a swivel just to help combat line twist, in which case I'll use a 3-4' leader.
Braid gives me some handling characteristics (no memory, strength, durability) that I like, while fluoro gives me some others (sinking line, less visible, good abrasion resist.)  Match them together and you have the best of both worlds.  Works well everywhere I've tried it from Potholes to the Columbia.

It will work fine for skipping as that is more about your technique and rod/lure choice.  The uni knots with 3-5 wraps on each one are very small and you may hear them go through the guides but they don't hang up on the guides. 
The only problems I have had are when I've used a small dia. braid (say 6lb dia.).  I have had the braid cut through the fluoro.  With the larger dia braid I haven't had that problem.