Patrick Lang

So essentially if I went the route of using the yo-zuri hybrid it would eliminate me having to use a leader? or would using the flourocarbon leader still be required?

First of all thanks so much to everyone for all the input so far! To be honest I'm still learning a lot but from what people are suggesting I should use a 50# braid and a leader. Just now being back in the fishing game, I hadn't every heard of a leader till just about now ha. I do understand the concept though. 50# braid as the main line then at the end tie on a "less visible" line that connects to the lure. I can easily look up the way to tie on the leader via youtube. However my question is now, what kind of leader is recommended (mono?), and about how much leader line do you put on the end of the braided line? 2ft? 3ft? ect. Also is the "suffix" or "Yo-Zuri Hybrid" just brand names? or they actual types of lines like a braid, mono, ect? If you believe I'll be just fine using just straight braided with no leader then let me know that as well. Thanks again!

So just a little brief history. I used to fish a TON when I was younger, we have a good sized farm pond in the neighborhood I grew up in. anywhere from 1-7lbs bass could be caught back in the day(biggest one this summer is 5lbs). Through the years as I got older I didnt fish as much since I was so caught up in sports/teenage/college life. I am now 23 years old. And still live in the same area I grew up in. Just this last summer I started to go back down to the old farm pond I used to fish when I was young. Going to the fishing section can cause quite the headache since it seems technology has come a longgggg way since I last was fishing as a youngin. On the pond my go to bait is just texas rigging soft plastics worms/lizards and letting them sink and slowly bringing them up and sink, up and sink and it works wonders on the farm pond. I use anywhere form the bronzeeye 65 frog to spinners to swimbaits on a given day down there as well. I have been able to catch fish on any of these lures at the pond. My real question is though based on the lures I tend to use what would be the go to type of line / lb test that would be best for my situation. I have 2 rods but I don't want to be carrying around both when im there thats just a pain. However im willing to put a different type on each, that way if I know im going to work say worms that day I can easily just grab the rod/line that will work best for that day. The farm pond can some times be weedy as well but not much logs/twigs are on the bottom to worry about and ive never had a snag in the weeds that I didnt just punch through without a problem. I do also go up to a River in Wisconsin where there are a lot bigger fish but not more than once or twice over the summer. Also Im sure this matters, both rods use a spinning reel All answers are very much appreciated! THANKS!

hey everyone, so i live about an hour away from chicago and in my neighborhood there is a pretty decent sized pond. I am 22 now, but when i was growing up in my younger years, (young for me atleast) my dad, neighbors, and myself always used to fish the pond, this is all fishing off the shore. Even 8 years ago when the last time i fished it we were pulling out really big size bass for the ponds size anywhere between 1-6 lbs largemouth. From what i remember our go to lure was just a simple 5-7" plastic worm (purple in color) with a texas rig and you could litterally fish the pond for hours having a blast. Ive used all sorts of different lures anywhere from top water to using baby bluegill with a bobber and even frogs (and catching monsters). I stopped for god knows what reason, sports? school? girls? what have you but a recent fishing tripped sparked my fishing fire and im back and ready for action. Im kinda getting a late start on the year obviously i really cant wait to see how big the bass are after over probably 8 years of not casting a single thing in the pond. Just wondering if you have any tips for me starting out this late in the season with the weather a bit chilly lately today is suppose to only get up to high 60's and 40 at night with some 70 deggree weather approaching. Me and my buddy plan to strike at 7am in the morning on saturday so any help i can get before that is much appreciated. I just bought some plastic worms and a couple of the bronzeeye frog lures which i thought might be a good start. Im from St. Charles, IL if you wanna look up the weather to get a better perspective. THANKS FOR READING!!! and for any help provided it is much appreciated.