Whopper plopper 90 what kind of line?

[Wesley Owen Purtee]

I’m throwing the whopper plopper 90 and wondering what size line I should be using? I’m currently using 10lb power pro braid.

[evilcatfish]

For topwaters of that size I like 15lb straight mono, but a little heavier or lighter is fine.  30lb braid is popular too and works well 

[Wesley Owen Purtee]

1 hour ago, evilcatfish said:

For topwaters of that size I like 15lb straight mono, but a little heavier or lighter is fine.  30lb braid is popular too and works well 

Do you think 10lb braid is to light

[Glaucus]

7 minutes ago, Wesley Owen Purtee said:

Do you think 10lb braid is to light

No. Just tie a good knot. I throw the 90 on my Squarebill and Lipless rod. 12lb mono. Never have had a problem.

[Angry John]

10 lb braid is to light and if you get a backlash it will break off.  I have used mine on 30 pp, 14lb xl or 10lb yhb.  They all work just fine.

[Wesley Owen Purtee]

1 hour ago, Angry John said:

10 lb braid is to light and if you get a backlash it will break off.  I have used mine on 30 pp, 14lb xl or 10lb yhb.  They all work just fine.

My reel  recommends using 8lb and 10lb braid what happened if the I  exceed that

[EGbassing]

3 hours ago, Wesley Owen Purtee said:

I’m currently using 10lb power pro braid.

Are you using a baitcaster? If so, 10lb. braid is way too light.

[Wildbillb]

I use 12 mono.  Keep a high hold on the retrieve to keep line off the water at much as possible.

[Angry John]

Never seen a reel that recommends braid but the new ones may. If spinning the 20 is my favorite size, on a small bait caster like alphas 30 is good and 40 on a full size bait caster and up.  Doing any harm is unlikely but possible I have only damaged one spinning reel that had braid on it and it was on a bait that was a single hook that I gave more heat than I should have on the set.  Braid is strong but light braid does not take shocks well. I still have casted off lures with 20 on an alphas but nothing 30 and up.  I use a lot of 8 Carrier but the 20 cast off was a 6 carrier braid.  Dont know factually how different carriers effect shock performance but very curious.

[Bluebasser86]

I use 10lb braid on spinning reel, 20lb braid on baitcaster for the 90 size. 

[nosdog2]

30 lb power pro.  Never had an issue. 

[Black Hawk Basser]

20 lb Sufix 832 is my standard on bass spinning reels for most techniques, including topwaters.  I bank fish and just use 2 to 3 rods every time out, so I lean towards versatility .  I use 10 lb 832 on a lighter outfit for more finesse stuff.

[Wesley Owen Purtee]

14 hours ago, EGbassing said:

Are you using a baitcaster? If so, 10lb. braid is way too light.

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