Braided Line Around Docks

[TeamDaiwa69]

I fish in a lake where the majority of tournament fish come from under the docks. The water isn't crystal clear but isn't too dirty either, I really just dont know what kind of braided line or # I should be throwing in this situation for flippin and pitchin. Im also thinking about buying the Ardent F700 denny brauer reel, any ideas?

[LgMouthGambler]

If the cover around the dock is not too heavy, than 40# should do. If you are going to be pitching into heavy cover and brush, you might want to bump it up to around 50-65#.

[Marty]

I use 15# braid and that can get some nice bass through some pretty heavy cover. But I doubt that there's one right answer.

[fishking247]

i have pulled quite a few 5-6lb fish on 8lb mono through some of the thickest cover i have ever seen the reason behind this it was the most effective line for throwing the small bait i was using...

[Highhawk1948]

I pull fish out of docks with 10,12,15 pound mono. For our spawning season I will spool my flipping stick with 17. It works for me.

Caught the 7 pounder flipping with 15# mono. (see Avitar)

[SirSnookalot]

Docks, jetties always have barnacles or some kind of sharp edges where I fish, I get cut off all the time regardless of the line I'm using, probably why I respool so often. I mainly use 15 and 20# braid, 14# mono for 1 kind of set up, get cut off with that too.