Line choice help

[MichaelJ7]

I have played around with a few different lines but what are you guys using for swimjigs, lipless cranks, and chatterbais? These are fished on different rods so 3 different types is ok. I prefer straight 30 pound braid but what do you think? I fish really clear water to muddy...

[MIbassyaker]

its not very sexy, but i use 15lb trilene big game for all 3 -- does everything i need it to and the price is right.

[MichaelJ7]

Well the reason I like the braid is I always get hung with lipless and with braid I can get them back...

[NHBull]

I am a braid to leader guy too

[MichaelJ7]

2 minutes ago, NHBull said:

I am a braid to leader guy too

For these applications do you ever just direct tie the braid?

[NHBull]

11 minutes ago, MichaelJ7 said:

For these applications do you ever just direct tie the braid?

I tie braid direct to larger top water and some swimbaits

[tbone1993]

15lb fluorocarbon because I like a little bit of forgiveness. Might pick up a new chatterbait rod something in a 7fth glass to throw straight braid and have a sweeping hookset. 

[MichaelJ7]

I’m really leaning towards 30lb braid to 15lb flouro for all three mentioned and maybe just remove the leader in really stained water. 

[junyer357]

All 3 on flouro for me. 

12# lipless

15# for other 2 

[LionHeart]

I've switched everything I have to braid.  I use a leader on most, for a few reasons.

[Chance_Taker4]

1 hour ago, junyer357 said:

All 3 on flouro for me. 

12# lipless

15# for other 2 

x2 for me. I rarely use braid. I only have 3 of my 10 setups with braid.

[JawjaBoy]

On 2/25/2018 at 5:44 PM, MIbassyaker said:

its not very sexy, but i use 15lb trilene big game for all 3 -- does everything i need it to and the price is right.

I picked up several spools of Big Game Supreme 15# a while back and it quickly became a favorite.  Tough but still fairly easy to handle, and has less stretch than regular Trilene, at least to me.