Best all around line

[Todd2]

Well, I'll double down (from the other line thread) and go with 10lb Original Stren if I had to pick one line to do everything. 

[Choporoz]

2 minutes ago, Todd2 said:

Well, I'll double down (from the other line thread) and go with 10lb Original Stren if I had to pick one line to do everything. 

If I was forced to go back to original Stren after more than a decade since I left it...I might consider new hobbies.  

[Todd2]

11 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

If I was forced to go back to original Stren after more than a decade since I left it...I might consider new hobbies.  

Lol..wow.. No love for old purple..There is a reason it gets 4.8 out of 5 stars at BPS and has been one of the best selling lines since 1958.

[Hulkster]

this thread is refreshing to me to see because so many of us are recommending mono as the best all around/overall line.

 

5 years ago it was all braid braid braid and we would have been flamed off the earth if we had mentioned mono lol

 

[roadwarrior]

5 hours ago, soflabasser said:

Flourocarbon is well known for knot failure...

Well, I have been fishing fluorocarbon for many years and have NEVER had a knot fail.

Perhaps it's "user error", not the line.

 

[GReb]

Mono in 12 or 15 pound is still my go to. Only exception are my two heavy cover rods. I have 50 lb braid on them 

 

I’ve been using McCoys for the last 6-8 months and really like it. 

[Quarry Man]

3o lb braid, small enough for finesse if you really needed it to be, and strong enough for frogging, if you need it to be. Have used it for both techniques and have caught fish.

[long island basser]

2 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Well, I have been fishing fluorocarbon for many years and have NEVER had a knot fail.

Perhaps it's "user error", not the line.

 

Same here?

[soflabasser]

3 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Perhaps it's "user error", not the line.

You are incorrect. I use the uni knot and uni to uni knot which are well known for being strong, dependable knots. Have been fishing for over 24 years for both freshwater and saltwater fish so I know a thing or two about which lines can handle abuse and which lines cannot. Mono is by far the best when it comes to abrasion resistance, knot strength, and overall use. Have caught sharks that weigh several hundred pounds and other strong fighting fish (not just bass which barely fight) on mono, fluorocarbon has failed to impress me.  My favorite mono is Big Game since it has very good abrasion resistance and has a reasonable price unlike many overhyped fishing lines. 

4 hours ago, Hulkster said:

this thread is refreshing to me to see because so many of us are recommending mono as the best all around/overall line.

 

5 years ago it was all braid braid braid and we would have been flamed off the earth if we had mentioned mono lol

 

Experienced multi species fishermen (freshwater and saltwater fishing not just midwest freshwater fishing) tend to agree that mono is the best overall line.  Braid has its place in heavy aquatic vegetation but mono is still king for overall applications. As for being flamed for liking mono it means nothing to me since I am consistently catching bass 8 pounds and above every year on mono while others struggle with 6 pounders and below on braid.

39 minutes ago, Quarry Man said:

3o lb braid, small enough for finesse if you really needed it to be, and strong enough for frogging, if you need it to be. Have used it for both techniques and have caught fish.

30 pound braid can be good for frogging but many prefer 50-65 pound braid, especially when fishing for big bass in heavy aquatic vegetation. Mono still wins when it comes to abrasion resistance and overall fishing for both freshwater/saltwater applications.

[crypt]

Big Game for me...........

[Quarry Man]

 

53 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

30 pound braid can be good for frogging but many prefer 50-65 pound braid, especially when fishing for big bass in heavy aquatic vegetation. Mono still wins when it comes to abrasion resistance and overall fishing for both freshwater/saltwater applications.

 

I started with 30 for frogging, and now use 50, as I am in pa, not catching master bass. never had problems with 30, just feel safer with 50. 

[soflabasser]

2 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

I started with 30 for frogging, and now use 50, as I am in pa, not catching master bass. never had problems with 30, just feel safer with 50. 

30 pound test braid is what I use for most of my frogging and rarely do I use 50 pound braid for frogging. I do use 50 pound braid for some flipping, pitching, swimbaits, and other applications where I feel it is needed. Open water is different and you can get away with 8 pound test mono if you know what you are doing and you can get the bass away from structure.

[Quarry Man]

55 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

30 pound test braid is what I use for most of my frogging and rarely do I use 50 pound braid for frogging. I do use 50 pound braid for some flipping, pitching, swimbaits, and other applications where I feel it is needed. Open water is different and you can get away with 8 pound test mono if you know what you are doing and you can get the bass away from structure.

good point, and im not trying to disagree with you in any way. we likely fish completely different water bodies, and are each subject to our own opinions. When I started out I had one spinning g combo with ten lb braid. like you said, I wa able to frog fish, albeit not as well as I do now that I have specialized gear, and get the job done. I too would use 8-10 lb mono if I could have one rod, and 30 lb braid if I got a casting!

[Shimano_1]

I'd go seaguar red label 15 lb. I dont fish topwaters much so that would cover most of my duties! Great line on a budget