Red Eye Shad (1/2 oz. ) Lipless Crank Line & Line Size ?

[ChrisD46]

*For those that use a 1/2 oz. Strike King Red Eye Shad in fairly open conditions (i.e. sparse grass lines , rip - rap in  reservoirs with gravel and rock) what co-poly , mono or FC line and size are you using currently ? In my inventory I have InvizX #12 lb. , Big Game #12 lb. , C-XX #12 lb. & Yo-Zuri #12 lb. Hybrid line . I am not opposed to going up in line size to #15 lb. or down to #10 lb. if there is a benefit in using with the 1/2 oz. Red Eye Shad for straight retrieve and especially with a yo-you retrieve (which  the Red Eye Shad excels at)  ... Thanks in advance for your replies !

[DitchPanda]

I use 15lb izorline xxx copoly.. I use it for lots of things honestly

It's been a good budget line for me..not super cheap like big game but not expensive either..it's been durable and manageable for me

 

 

[ChrisD46]

6 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

I use 15lb izorline xxx copoly.. I use it for lots of things honestly

It's been a good budget line for me..not super cheap like big game but not expensive either..it's been durable and manageable for me

 

 

*Thanks for the suggestions - keep 'em coming ! ... I have a feeling for most lipless crank depths (except FL.) that #12 lb. to 17 lb. line size range is what  most people will be using ?

[Born 2 fish]

I use 15 lb big game mono.

[TnRiver46]

I have yet to catch one with it so my advice is useless but 12 lb mono is what I’ve been chucking it on , like all other lipless baits 

[FrankN209]

30lb braid..

[A-Jay]

 

A-Jay

[MN Fisher]

All my cranks get 'pulled' on this.

[Russ E]

12 pound suffix advance mono.

[LonnieP]

12 lb McCoy xtra clear

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

16# Sniper FC

[Bankbeater]

Mono, Berkley Big Game, 15 lb.

[Bluebasser86]

15lb Pline CXX

[Jcj90]

12lb big game

[Hulkster]

12 pound Sufix Siege for me, i use it for all lipless cranks and diving cranks as well. 

[Choporoz]

Try your YZH 12.  I think you'll be quite pleased...assuming of course that you use KVD L&L

[MN Fisher]

22 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

assuming of course that you use KVD L&L

For me, if it's not Braid - it gets KVD without fail...YZH particularly benefits from it.

[Tizi]

Based upon what you have available, I would go with the Yo-Zuri Hybrid 12 lb line.  I use 10 lb same make.

[Glaucus]

12# YZH

[ChrisD46]

I do have KVD L&L spray - I'll dampen a spot on a small rag and wind line on my reel between thumb and forefinger and then also give the line on the reel a few sprays during the line wind on process ... That should work !

[MN Fisher]

2 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

I do have KVD L&L spray - I'll dampen a spot on a small rag and wind line on my reel between thumb and forefinger and then also give the line on the reel a few sprays during the line wind on process ... That should work !

That will...but what I do is give the filler-spool a good spraying a couple days before I spool up the reel so it dries - this helps manage the line while spooling it on the reel. Then every night before an outing, a couple spritzes directly on the spooled line for a maintenance touchup.

[Jermination]

15 lb sunline fc assassin or 15 lb pline cxx 

[RB 77]

12 lb is perfect. Any of those lines will work just fine.

[ChrisD46]

Thanks - looks like #12 lb. Yo - Zuri Hybrid will not inhibit the lipless crank bait action if other people are using it just fine.