I'm looking to respool my reel. I have 12lb bps fluoro on it now that was taken off a reel with a lower capacity. I was thinking I should step it up a bit. I can get 15,17 or 20lb and was leaning towards the 17lb.
It will either be invizx/abrazx or BPS XPS, leaning more toward Abrazx/BPS due to a rocky lake I fish about 25% of the time. I heard the invizx doesnt have much abrasion resistance but handles well. The other 75% of the time Im in grass, sand and lilly pads so I figure the added line strength will help when Im not using my braid reel. Ill have some left over for leader material for certain conditions also.
I've never used a line over 12lb in fluoro and 15lbs in mono, so Im not sure how fluoro handles in higher tests. I was testing a reel with 12lb YZ on my jig rod but the fluoro seems to give more feedback. Ill probably buy line later today with any recommendations, thanks.
Extent of my fluoro usage
red label 12lb---broke on the spool a few times as main line but works as leader
BPS XPS 12lb--Had a break off once on a 5+lb bass with a red eyed shad but I believe the knot slipped when putting my finger on the spool to stop the drag(my fault). No problems since. Works great at the rocky lake on jigs. I put it into good line category.