wordty Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I have a variety of rigs finally and now have a dedicated worm set up on a Carbonlite 7 MH with Pro Qualifier. I prefer braided line for this rig and will use it for senkos, ribbon tails, and trick worms. What pound line do you suggest?? Quote
Super User Sam Posted February 17, 2015 Super User Posted February 17, 2015 Are you throwing into open water or into heavy grass and slop? You can go down to 20# test for open water and up to 65# test for flipping and pitching into the grass, slop and underwater structure. I go with 65# test for both topwaters and plastics, especially when fishing the Potomac River and other bodies of water that have heavy grass. Just make sure you know the braid test diameter as it relates to mono and the line test parameters for your rods and reels. You will not get about a thousand answers with everyone's two cents. That is what makes this Forum outstanding for bass fishing. Quote
wordty Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 I have other rigs for heavier slop punching so this is mainly for in water with no slop or pads. Thanks. And title was supposed to say "worm" instead of "work"!! Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 17, 2015 Super User Posted February 17, 2015 I'd go with 30lb braid - Manages well, casts good and is certainly strong enough. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 17, 2015 Super User Posted February 17, 2015 Experiment with a fluorocarbon leader and see if you like that, too. The three issues with straight braid are visibility, abrassion resistance and the ability to break-off when you need to. Quote
War Eagle 44 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I'm with the other guys on this one, I'd also suggest 30 or even 40#. Although I mainly use 50 & 65# for the vast majority of my braid needs these days I've always had great luck and performance when using 40#. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 17, 2015 Super User Posted February 17, 2015 I use 50# Braid (12# equiv). It's way too much strength, but I like how that size handles. 1 Quote
bass raider Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I use 50# Braid (12# equiv). It's way too much strength, but I like how that size handles. X2 Quote
TorqueConverter Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 You can go as small as #30 and be impervious to line ding in as long as the braid has a high degree of roundness such as Suffix 832 but the majority of the braids out there are happier on baitcasters at around #40 - #50. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 I use 40# Performance, but like roadwarrior said, breaking it off isn't something you want to do with your bare hand. You could pull a large oak tree off the bottom of the reservoir with it. Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 20LB Power Pro is what I use. You can cast light baits a mile with it. 1 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 I try and limit my choices so I can buy larger spools for savings. Spinning reels get 20 baitcasters 40 or 65. These should do dam near anything Quote
tnt2671 Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 i like 40lb for all a round worm rig , maybe go up to 50 if your throwing weighted or creature baits into sloppier stuff, i'd say you can't really go wrong with either Quote
Super User RoLo Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 I use 30-lb braid for worms, jigs, plugs, spinners & spoons. For frogging and punching I use 60-lb braid (tungsten is expensive). Roger Quote
CHugh Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Jeeez #60 for bass fishing? Where's the fun in that? Haha! All my bass rigs are with #20 or less. If you work em right you can catch almost any bass on 10lb braided with a 20lb leader. Y'all just want to haul them right in, half the fun is the fight. 2 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 Jeeez #60 for bass fishing? Where's the fun in that? Haha! All my bass rigs are with #20 or less. If you work em right you can catch almost any bass on 10lb braided with a 20lb leader. Y'all just want to haul them right in, half the fun is the fight. ^^ I couldn't argue with 1 single word. ^^ Of all my bass set ups only my heaviest (med spinning) has 15# braid, I hardly ever use it. The others are ml down to ul with lighter braid. Quote
Fishinthefish Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 I use 20# on everything I have, I don't ever have to punch living in the north. I also fish for northern, and salmon using some of the same setups so it's more of a heavy braid for them. I do have one bass only rod with 14# fire line. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted February 18, 2015 Global Moderator Posted February 18, 2015 20# braid with a 12# floro leader for spinning rod 30# braid for all top water 65# braid for punching 15# floro for light cover Mike Quote
Arv Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 I like 30#, unless conditions call for a thicker diameter for handling purposes. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 I like 50# braid like others have mentioned. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted February 18, 2015 Super User Posted February 18, 2015 Jeeez #60 for bass fishing? Where's the fun in that? Haha! All my bass rigs are with #20 or less. The most important factor in abrasion-resistance is 'line diameter', which reveals the volume of material at war. Many anglers compare the abrasion-resistance of braid to fluorocarbon, while neglecting to compare their line-diameters, the most vital contributor to abrasion-resistance. The diameter of 60-lb braid is 0.014", while the diameter of 60-lb fluorocarbon is 0.028" (exactly twice as fat!). When punching heavy cover with $10 tungsten weights, what would you gain using a line thinner than 0.014" in diameter? Roger 1 Quote
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