Super User bigbill Posted October 31, 2015 Super User Posted October 31, 2015 Casting reel setups what line test do you prefer? Copolymer? Extra Heavy jigs Medium Heavy topwater Medium Heavy crankbaits Medium Heavy spinnerbaits Spinning reel setups Medium Heavy topwater Medium crankbaits. Medium. Spinnerbaits Medium light. Smaller baits Pros and Cons of what line test to use. Just want to see what line test is the average. Quote
bigturtle Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Casting reel setups what line test do you prefer? Copolymer? Extra Heavy jigs - Whats extra heavy to you? 1 oz? 2 oz? I use 50lb braid or 20lb fluoro for my 1.5 oz football jigs. Medium Heavy topwater - assuming you are talking about 3/4oz ones? 30/40lb braid Medium Heavy crankbaits - how deep do these things dive? if deep, I use 15-17lb fluoro, otherwise 12lb mono or 30lb braid Medium Heavy spinnerbaits - 15lb mono on all my spinnerbaits Spinning reel setups Medium Heavy topwater - same as above Medium crankbaits. - same as above Medium. Spinnerbaits - same as above Medium light. Smaller baits - whats "smaller"? 3/8oz?1/4oz?1/8oz? I use anywhere between 4-8lb mono/fluoro or 10lb braid. Pros and Cons of what line test to use. - For me, all those line strengths (test) is chosen to be the weakest/thinnest line I can get away with for my local fishery. I dont know what kind of place you fish or what kind of fish you catch, so those might not work for you at all. Just want to see what line test is the average. Quote
Robert Riley Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 For heavy jigs, assuming you are fishing them deep, I'd do braid with a FC leader. For topwaters, I use #30 braid, allows for a good hookset, but it's harder to keep the fish on the line. But if you are using poppers, then #10 Co-Poly (P-line) hands down. For cranks, i use #10 Co-Poly, It's pretty good, feels like mono but better hooksets. For spinners I use #12 Sunline Reaction FC, stuff is awesome. 2/12 of my set ups are spinning rods, both are meant for finesse presentations. One is #30 Sunline SX1 with #8 Invizx leader. I use that for shakeyheads, wacky rigs and T-rigs. Number 2 is purely #8 Invizx used for my girlfriend/buddy when they come with. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted October 31, 2015 Super User Posted October 31, 2015 Most of my reels carry a mono or copolymer line. Cheap. Handles well. Low visibility. Or high visibility if I use Neon Tangerine. May not be the best for every situation, but I feel these lines do an excellent all-around job. Casting rods: Heavy 17#, MH 12#, Medium 8#, ML & Light 6#. Spinning rods: 30# braid on a MH Worm & Jig, 8# mono Medium and ML, 10# braid on a Light. Only rods I use for one specific type of lure is my cranking rod (currently 10# mono, but will drop to 8# when line needs changing) and a Lightning rod for spinnerbaits. It carries 15# mono only because that is what the guy put on it when he cleaned the reel for me. Otherwise it would have a 12# mono or copolymer. My STX get used on various rods for fishing in the slop. It carries 40# braid. My pitching and flipping rod (a HF) carries 55# braid even though it has never been used for flipping and pitching. I do not fish heavy swimbaits or I'd probably be using a 20# copolymer or mono on one rod. Quote
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