What Line do you use

[Chance_Taker4]

I am not a braid to leader fan. I like having one solid line. I don't have confidence in my knot tying ability and worry more about the knot than actually fishing. But anyway, I was just curious what other use for line; these are my setups.

 

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait: 10# Mono

Crankbait: 12# Fluoro

Topwater: 12# Mono

T-Rig/Shakey head: 10# Fluoro

Drop Shot: 8# Mono or Fluoro

C-Rig: Braid (various sizes)

Jigs: 15# Mono

Flipping/Punching: 40# Braid

Frog 40# Braid

[A-Jay]

 

Line selection for me is predicated on a number of variables.

This includes but is not limited to casting distance desired, the presence of cover or the lack there of, and bottom composition (zebra mussels, rocks, trees, weeds, or swamp thing). 

That said, I'll go with this ~ 

 

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait: 12 - 15lb InvisX Fluoro

Crankbait: 10 - 17 lb InvisX Fluoro

Topwater: 10 lb Braid (spinning gear) 30 lb Braid Casting gear Sufix 832

Jerkbaits: 10 lb Braid (spinning gear)  and 10 - 12 lb InvisX Fluoro (casting gear)

T-Rig: 15lb InvisX Fluoro or 30 lb Braid Sufix 832 

Shakey head: 10 - 12 lb InvisX Fluoro

Drop Shot: 10 lb Braid / 8 lb AbrasX or Tatsu Fluoro leader

C-Rig: Does Not Happen

Jigs: 15 - 20lb  AbrasX or InvisX Fluoro or 30 - 50 lb Braid Sufix 832 

Flipping/Punching: don't do much but the little I do it's 40 - 65 lb Braid Sufix 832 

Frog: 40 - 65 lb Braid Sufix 832 

Swimbait - (over 2 oz) 20-25lb Mono or 50 lb Braid

A-Rig: 20 lb Tatsu Fluoro

Blade Bait: 10 lb Braid (spinning gear) or 12 lb InvisX Fluoro (casting gear)

Spybait: 10 lb Braid (spinning gear) Sufix 832

Hair Jigs: 8 lb Braid (spinning gear) Sufix 832

 

A-Jay

 

[Todd2]

10 lb mono or 20 lb braid - Spinning

14-17 lb mono - Casting

 

 

[Mike L]

SB/CB...12# Sniper 

Crank...(rarely use)12# Sniper 

Top...30# Power Pro

Jerk...12# Sniper 

T-Rig...16# Sniper or 20# Shooter 

Shakey...(rarely use) 12# Sniper

Drop Shot...Never

C-Rig...Never

Jigs...16# Sniper or 20#Shooter

Flippin/Punchin...65# or 80# Power Pro or 20# Shooter 

Frog...50# Power Pro

Swimbait...30# Power Pro

A Rig...Never

Blade Bait...12# Sniper 

Spybait...Never

Hair Jigs...Never

 

No spinning rods or leaders

 

 

Mike

[diversity210]

Topwater Frog: 50-65 pound braid

Topwater Spook, popper, buzzbait, wopper plopper:  15lbs braid to 12lbs mono leader.  Yes its weird but I get better hooks ups this way

Jerkbaits/spybait: 12lbs fluorocarbon

Crankbait:  12-15lbs flurocarbon.  I should be throwing 10lbs fluorocarbon to get all the depth out of my cranks but I just dont trust it

Jigs: 15-20lbs braid with 10-12 flourocarbon leader

Chatterbaits: 12lbs Flurocarbon

Texas/Carolina Rig - 20lbs braid to 12lbs Fluorcarbon

Panfish - 6lbs monofilament

Dropshot, shaky head, ned rig (finesse): 10lbs braid with 6-8 fluorocarbon leader

Spinnerbait: 15lbs braid

Flipping/punching (rarely): 30-50lbs braid

Spoon (Rarely): 12-15lbs fluorocarbon

I dont have a set up for large hard swimbaits because I never throw them.  I need to start though.  I hear they are great hear in california.  If anyway has suggestion for line setup on large swimbaits.  Let me know.

I dont throw Alabama rigs.  No offense to those who do use Alabama rigs, but I just refuse to look that goofy to fish. 

 

All of my line is Seagar InvizX/AbrazX Flurocarbon, Suffix 832 Braid, Berkley Trilene Monofilament.

 

 

 

 

[NYWayfarer]

I like to keep it simple, I use 12# Kastking Fluorokote on most of my baitcasters.

 

I do have a topwater exclusive baitcasting reel that I have spooled with 12# Berkley Big Game

 

I have a baitcasting reel with 30# braid I use for frogs and Carolina rigs.

 

Most of my spinning reels for Bass fishing have 8# Kastking Fluorokote on them. I have 1 spinning reel with 20# braid on it.

[Jar11591]

Topwater w/ trebles: 12lb Berkley Big Game

Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, lipless cranks: 30lb Power Pro braid

Weedless Frogs: 50lb Power Pro

Jigs & Texas rigs: 40lb Power Pro 

Wacky rigs, drop shots, Ned rigs: 6lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid 

Punching: 65lb Power Pro 

Jerkbaits: 8lb Berkley Trilene XL

 

For leaders I usually use 25lb Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon leader material for jigs and Texas rigs

 

 

[roadwarrior]

Baitcasting

Single hooks:  #12 and #15 Seaguar Tatsu

Treble Hooks:  #11 Sunline Defier Shooter Armilo

http://www.sunlineamerica.com/shooter-defier-armilo/

 

Spinning:

#6 Tatsu

 

[new2BC4bass]

48 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

I like to keep it simple, I use 12# Kastking Fluorokote on most of my baitcasters.

 

I do have a topwater exclusive baitcasting reel that I have spooled with 12# Berkley Big Game

 

I have a baitcasting reel with 30# braid I use for frogs and Carolina rigs.

 

Most of my spinning reels for Bass fishing have 8# Kastking Fluorokote on them. I have 1 spinning reel with 20# braid on it.

 

I like the KISS method.  Unfortunately I didn't.  Although (for the majority of my setups) I use 12# mono/co-polymer on MH and 8# mono/co-polymer on Med. and either 6# or 8# on ML rods, I have way too many brands laying around.  I bought 3000 yard spools of 8# and 12# AN40 so eventually I will be keeping it simple.  Might not make it before I die, tho. 

[Darren.]

Spinning:

• 10# regular PP yellow, 15# SS8 yellow
• Leaders from 6-10# Yo-Zuri Hybrid or Gamma Edge Fluoro

 

Casting:

• 20# Power Pro yellow
• Leaders: 8-15#

[tander]

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait: 16# Sunline Sniper

Crankbait: 14#  Sunline Mono Natural

Topwater:  14# Sunline Mono Natural

T-Rig/Shakey head: 10# braid, 7# Sunline Sniper leader

Drop Shot: 10# braid, 7# Sunline Sniper leader

C-Rig: Braid 40# braid, 16# Sunline Sniper

Ned Rig: 10# braid, 7#Sunline Sniper

Jigs: 16# Sunline Sniper or 40# braid

Flipping/Punching: 40# Braid or 65# braid

Frog 65# Braid

All braid is Power Pro

[kenmitch]

Baitcasters 30lb braid Sufix or PowerPro most of the time depending on best deal when in need. 

 

Just ordered a 150yd spool of Sufix Performance 40lb braid on Amazon this AM for $8.17 (add on item) to get the free scissors.

 

Spinning reels going with 10lb Sufix straight braid debating on a leader.

[junyer357]

Cranks and spinnerbaits: 8-14 flouro

Worm n jigs: 15-18 flouro

Flipping/pitch/punch: 65 braid

Frog: 40 braid

Spinning rods: 10-15 braid, occasional flouro leader

Topwater: 10-12 mono, except whopper plopper, its thrown on frog rod w/ braid

 

 

[MichaelCopeland]

30lb Sufix 832 on spinning gear 

40lb Sufix 832 and 17lb Vanish flouro on baitcasting gear

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[fishballer06]

7 hours ago, Chance_Taker4 said:

I am not a braid to leader fan. I like having one solid line. I don't have confidence in my knot tying ability and worry more about the knot than actually fishing. But anyway, I was just curious what other use for line; these are my setups.

 

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait: 10# Mono

Crankbait: 12# Fluoro

Topwater: 12# Mono

T-Rig/Shakey head: 10# Fluoro

Drop Shot: 8# Mono or Fluoro

C-Rig: Braid (various sizes)

Jigs: 15# Mono

Flipping/Punching: 40# Braid

Frog 40# Braid

You fish WAY lighter line than I would ever feel comfortable using. Here's what I'd use.

 

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait: 14-18lb Fluoro, or 40lb Braid if I'm ripping through weeds a lot

Crankbait: 12# Fluoro

Topwater: 14-17lb Mono/Copoly, or 40lb Braid (most likely braid because I hate stretch)

T-Rig/Shakey head: 14-20lb Fluoro, or 40-50lb braid in heavy grass

Drop Shot: 6-8lb Fluoro

C-Rig: 14-20lb Fluoro, with 12-14lb Mono behind my weight

Jigs: 14-20lb Fluoro

Flipping/Punching: 40-50lb Braid

Frog 50-65lb Braid

[CroakHunter]

Flipping/ punching- 65lb braid

1/2-1 oz Jigs- 20lb fluoro

Texas rigs- 20lb fluoro

Spinner/chatterbait- 17lb fluoro

Frog- 50lb braid

6-7" senko weightless and weighted- 50lb braid

 

1/4-3/8 oz jigs- 17lb fluoro

Drop shot/wacky- 15lb braid 10lb leader

Shallow cranking- 10lb mono

Deeper Cranking- 12lb fluoro 

Small senkos/ drop shot on casting gear-12lb fluoro

 

 

[keagbassr]

Spinnerbait,chatterbait,jig,pitch,punch 30lb braid 

Buzzbait,frog,toad 50 lb. Braid 

1 spinning rod 10lb. Mono For small topwaters mostly for smallies

[r83srock]

Baitcasters: 30lb power pro, jigs and frogs 65lb.                       Spinning: 10 or 20lb power pro

[CrankFate]

6 to 25lb braid. Various brands. 

 

Leaders anywhere from 8 to 50lbs, but usually from 8 to 20lbs. Anything from seaguar fluoro, yozuri pink (which I think is way underrated and is now better than before it went off the market for a while), triple fish fluoro, ande mono leader, Berkeley vanish line, but my favorite all around is 17lb stren purple.

[Djohn]

Spinning - 20 ib braid or 8 lb florocarbon

Casting - 12 to 14 lb florocarbon or copolymer

[waymont]

Casting setups: 12lb-15lb mono or copolymer, and braid 30-40lb

Spinning: 6lb mono, 8,10,15lb braid with mono or floro leader.

 

I love 8lb power pro with an 6-8lb leader. I can cast far and it lasts 2 seasons. It's super sensitive too.

[greentrout]

Waters I presently fish and will continue...Berkley Big Game, XT, Cajun Red and Silverthread 12 lb. mono with baitcasters...

 

6, 8 & 10 # mono with spinning...

 

10 # mono with spincast...

 

4 & 6 light mono with ultralight lures spinning...

 

14 lb. test Berkley Fire line spinning...

 

good fishing...

[Hulkster]

I use 10 pound sufix Siege mono on spinning

12 pound Sufix siege mono on baitcasting.

 

I love siege.

[Log Catcher]

1 hour ago, Hulkster said:

I use 10 pound sufix Siege mono on spinning

12 pound Sufix siege mono on baitcasting.

 

I love siege.

I have to agree with you. I set mine up the same way. Siege is one tough mono. I do use 12 pound Sunline super florocarbon on my Texas rigs and jigs.

[Hulkster]

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Siege is one tough mono

its tough but contrary to some reviews, I have found it to behave and cast very well on spinning gear.

 

I have even used 14 pound Siege mono for catching stripers in the ocean while on vacation in cape cod.

 

I think people that had trouble with it on spinning gear did not put the line on properly and it all twisted up. Thats the only explanation I can come up with.