New To Fishing

[joshua_douglas7]

What's up, guys. So I'm fairly new to fishing. I just really started to get into it about a year or so ago, and since then I have really started to get some nice stuff. But I've really struggled to find that one brand of line, soft plastics, and crankbaits that just really blow everything else away. Anybody got any recomendations?

[The Next KVD]

First off WELCOME to the BEST SITE EVER CREATED!! 

 

Well, everyone is going to have their own opinions on what is best.  It took me a long time to figure out what works for me and what does not.  But I'm more than willing to help you on some recomendations.

 

Fishing Line:  Sunline FC Sniper, Berkley Big Game, PowerPro braid, and Berkley Trilene XL covers my line that I use on a consistant basis.

 

Soft Plastics:  PowerTeam Lures has some very cool stuff and you cannot go wrong with most Berkley products especially their 7" PowerWorm

 

Crankbaits:  I really rely on two brands; Rapala makes some quality stuff at a reasonable price (DT series, X-rap, ShadRap),and Strike King has some really realistic looking colors at prices that you would expect to pay for Lucky Craft.

 

Hope this helps point you in the right direction.  This site is awesome and the guys here are EXTREMELY helpful.

[kickerfish1]

You want one line that you can fish BOTH plastics and cranks with? Or is it that you want a good line for each? To me it would be two different lines. For cranking I prefer mono or a limp, manageable, and somewhat stretchy floro like invisix or abrisix. Mono is good if you want the rod to be able to throw topwaters. Most mono lines are under $10 a spool and for abrisix or invisix will be closer to $20. You don't have to have a really special line for this technique that is going to blow your mind.

For your soft plastics you basically have 3 options. It will boil down to personal preference and to an extent what kind of rods you have. Straight braided line offers zero stretch and and helps maximize the amount feel on lower end rods. Straight braid really excels in heavy vegetation as it cuts through the cover very well. Option two would be braided line with a floro leader. This is popular in clear water or lighter cover. The last option would be a really good floro line only. High end floro lines have been highly debated. I don't know what you want the line to do to blow your mind. Do you want it to be super sensitive or do you want it to cast well? If you want the most sensitive floro line by sunline shooter or superhard. Both have little stretch and are very pricey. If you want something that casts really well and is manageable but still somewhat sensitive abrisix or sniper are good choices. If you want a line that combines the best of both tatsu is that line.

Plenty of options and I have tried most of them. For cranks I fish both invisix and Trilene XL and for plastics all I use are high grade floro lines. I only use braid for horny toads, hollow body frogs, and soft plastic swimbaits when I am fishing the jungle. Majority of the guys here fish braid or braid and floro leader for plastics but for me it just doesn't cut it.

[Marty]

But I've really struggled to find that one brand of line, soft plastics,

and crankbaits that just really blow everything else away.

 

They don't exist. In virtually every equipment category there are numerous brands and styles which perform very well. You're just going to have to try things and settle on those that work well for you.

[Arv]

They don't exist. In virtually every equipment category there are numerous brands and styles which perform very well. You're just going to have to try things and settle on those that work well for you.

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