Spinnerbait/chatter Bait Line

[DN3]

What line and what pound test do you guys recommend for a spinnerbait/chatter bait set up - and maybe the occasional topwater? Looks like I might have room for another rod on an upcoming fishing trip.

[bigbill]

For;

topwater I like 12# test.

Spinnerbaits the 1/8oz, 3/16oz to 1/4oz 8# test.(in lines)

Spinnerbaits the 3/8oz to 1/2oz 10# test

Plastics C-rig. 17# test.

Jigs. 14# test.

From shore.

[Blues19]

I use 10-12 lb test for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits

[spartyon8]

I use 12lb Trilene BigGame

[jbsoonerfan]

14lb Sufix Elite

[Texasangler14]

i like 15# fluoro for spinnerbaits, dont throw chatters much.

[Bluebasser86]

12-15lb test mono or copoly. Trilene Big Game is pretty tough to beat for spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. 

[John G]

Lately, it's been 12# Yo Zuri Hrbrid for spinnerbaits

[Grantman83]

Anything between 12lb fluoro and 40lb braid. I throw chatterbaits on heavier line depending on weeds etc.

[doyle8218]

15# Yo-Zuri.

[nascar2428]

20 lb braid, with or without leader.

[new2BC4bass]

For;

topwater I like 12# test.

Spinnerbaits the 1/8oz, 3/16oz to 1/4oz 8# test.(in lines)

Spinnerbaits the 3/8oz to 1/2oz 10# test

Plastics C-rig. 17# test.

Jigs. 14# test.

From shore.

 

I like this.  Except I throw 3/8 oz. and above spinnerbaits on MH baitcast rods which means I normally will have #12 mono on the reel.  The smaller spinnerbaits get used on Medium rods which will normally have 8# mono (both spinning and baitcast reels).  Plastics and jigs are one place where I will often use a braid line instead of mono.  40# braid on my b/c set up and 30# braid on my spinning set up.

[War Eagle 44]

15# P-Line CXX for spinnerbaits and 50# braid for chatterbaits. I never fish a chatterbait unless it's in or over heavy grass.

[iabass8]

15# fluoro.

[Mike L]

I fish both on the same setup with 15# floro

Keep in mind I'll throw a spinnerbait in grass maybe 70% of the time.

Mike

[Bass Junkie]

20lb Sunline Supernatural. Great strength to diameter ratio (0.015", or the same diameter as 14lb. Suffix Elite), the right amount of stretch, and handles well.

[BasshunterJGH]

I like using mono for spinnerbaits because it floats so u can keep your spinnerbaits near the surface more easily. I use 12-16 lb sunline super natural depending on cover

[JGBassinAL]

I go with 14 lb Sunline Reaction Fluoro for my spinnerbaits and 17 lb Sunline Sniper Fluoro for my chatterbaits.

[Hyrule Bass]

I like using mono for spinnerbaits because it floats so u can keep your spinnerbaits near the surface more easily. I use 12-16 lb sunline super natural depending on cover

i think there is fault in your reasoning here. the fact mono floats will not matter when fishing a spinnerbait because the line is tight as you reel in. the speed in which you reel and the weight of your spinnerbait is whats going to affect the depth of your spinnerbait. the floating properties of mono should not come into play there.

 

also, to address the OP, i like to fish spinnerbaits on 12lb mono. but have fished them successfully on 10lb and 20lb line also

[iabass8]

i think there is fault in your reasoning here. the fact mono floats will not matter when fishing a spinnerbait because the line is tight as you reel in. the speed in which you reel and the weight of your spinnerbait is whats going to affect the depth of your spinnerbait. the floating properties of mono should not come into play there.

 

also, to address the OP, i like to fish spinnerbaits on 12lb mono. but have fished them successfully on 10lb and 20lb line also

Mono creates more "drag" in the water thus resulting in it being a more efficient line when waking spinnerbaits. This is why it's easier to wake a spinnerbait /w 17# line vs 12#. I'm not saying you can't do it on 12, it's just easier to do /w a larger mono because of the drag it creates. Fluoro is more dense and sinks which is more difficult to create the same presentation. you can hold your rod tip higher when using fluoro on a spinnerbait to create the same effect as using mono. For instance, if you throw the same rod/reel/line/spinnerbait using the same exact style of retrieve, the spinnerbait won't ride as high /w fluoro. It isn't a huge difference when using the same line but it's there. Hold your rod tip a little higher and reel a tad faster, you get the same effect you would using mono and tip down.

[BradGuenette]

Line is a tool just like a rod/reel, everything has it's purpose for me it all depends how I'm fishing the spinnerbait. Burning heavy 3/4-1oz+ blades gets #25 Super Natural to keep it up in the water column, fishing 3/8-1/2oz around cover/grass #30 PP gets the nod.

[Hyrule Bass]

Mono creates more "drag" in the water thus resulting in it being a more efficient line when waking spinnerbaits. This is why it's easier to wake a spinnerbait /w 17# line vs 12#. I'm not saying you can't do it on 12, it's just easier to do /w a larger mono because of the drag it creates. Fluoro is more dense and sinks which is more difficult to create the same presentation. you can hold your rod tip higher when using fluoro on a spinnerbait to create the same effect as using mono. For instance, if you throw the same rod/reel/line/spinnerbait using the same exact style of retrieve, the spinnerbait won't ride as high /w fluoro. It isn't a huge difference when using the same line but it's there. Hold your rod tip a little higher and reel a tad faster, you get the same effect you would using mono and tip down.

 

none of that really matters to me though. if i want to fish it deeper i reel slower, higher i reel faster. i think it can all be based solely on the weight of the lure and the retrieve speed. and i can vary any of those regardless of line type, which is why i say/believe the floating properties of mono shouldnt even come into play when fishing a spinnerbait on a tight line, there is no slack line to float. im not saying the lure wont react ever so slightly different on fluoro, but still the depth is ultimately controlled by the lure weight and retrieve speed. what good is floating line if the presentation is fished on tight line in which there is no slack to float? see what im saying now?

[iabass8]

Hold your rod tip a little higher and reel a tad faster, you get the same effect you would using mono and tip down.

 

 

none of that really matters to me though. if i want to fish it deeper i reel slower, higher i reel faster.

 

 

Mono creates more "drag" in the water thus resulting in it being a more efficient line when waking spinnerbaits. This is why it's easier to wake a spinnerbait /w 17# line vs 12#. I'm not saying you can't do it on 12, it's just easier to do /w a larger mono because of the drag it creates. Fluoro is more dense and sinks which is more difficult to create the same presentation. you can hold your rod tip higher when using fluoro on a spinnerbait to create the same effect as using mono. For instance, if you throw the same rod/reel/line/spinnerbait using the same exact style of retrieve, the spinnerbait won't ride as high /w fluoro.

 

. i think it can all be based solely on the weight of the lure and the retrieve speed. and i can vary any of those regardless of line type, which is why i say/believe the floating properties of mono shouldnt even come into play when fishing a spinnerbait on a tight line, there is no slack line to float. im not saying the lure wont react ever so slightly different on fluoro, but still the depth is ultimately controlled by the lure weight and retrieve speed.

Again....yes and no. Floating properties have very little to do /w using a mono vs fluoro on a spinnerbait. I didn't say anything about the floating properties causing a bait to ride higher in the water column or whatever you are thinking but in case you missed my first sentence I'll repeat it. Mono creates more drag which ultimately leads to the bait riding higher in the water column than when using the same # test fluoro.