Line for falling presentations

[AManWearingAHat]

Question regarding line choice on a bait caster. Currently running straight fluoro on my "do-it-all" MH-Fast casting rod. I mainly ran swim baits and swim jigs on it this year.

I want to start learning more how to fish jigs and other falling presentations (un-pegged T-Rig, creatures, etc.). I was considering switching to braid as a mainline with a fluoro leader, but I have heard that the slack line sensitivity with braid is not very good. When I read about falling presentations, I've typically been told to let them fall on slack line for the most natural presentation, which begs the question about bite detection with braid. Should I stick with the Fluoro? Any shared experiences would he helpful. 

[MN Fisher]

Jigs, T-Rigs - any bottom contact I use FC (Patriarch 7.1:1 on Fury 704C)

 

Braid is for my moving baits - spinners, chatters, etc (Patriarch 7.9:1 on Aird-X MH/F)

 

Ya, two different combos.

[Phil77]

7 hours ago, AManWearingAHat said:

Question regarding line choice on a bait caster. Currently running straight fluoro on my "do-it-all" MH-Fast casting rod. I mainly ran swim baits and swim jigs on it this year.

I want to start learning more how to fish jigs and other falling presentations (un-pegged T-Rig, creatures, etc.). I was considering switching to braid as a mainline with a fluoro leader, but I have heard that the slack line sensitivity with braid is not very good. When I read about falling presentations, I've typically been told to let them fall on slack line for the most natural presentation, which begs the question about bite detection with braid. Should I stick with the Fluoro? Any shared experiences would he helpful. 

I like fluoro for plastics but have lost some nice fish this year so I'm probably going to straight braid soon. I use 30# braid for all my jigs and getting to depth hasn't been an issue. I was using straight braid for plastics at the beginning of this year but went back to FC out of habit. If anything I would think braid would be an advantage for slack line presentations since it floats. There is only one lake around me that the fish are spooked/line shy and some days nothing works but everywhere else I fish they will hit on any line. It never hurts to experiment but I'll probably continue to use all three types.

[Mike L]

Flouro for everything except frogs and punching. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[WRB]

Bright colored braid that floats acts like a strike indicator on slack line. Braid with mono/Copolymer leader is a batter combo the using FC leader. Bass are not line shy and FC requires very specific knots to reduce knot failures. 2 knots is double trouble imo. The only presentation that braid with a leader may excel is weightless Senko/stick baits. Simply watch the extra floating braid for any movement that indicate a strike.

I use 12 lb premium FC ( Tatsu or Shooter) for my jigs and sliding sinker T-rig soft plastic larger size worms and creatures. Fins 60 lb  braid in very heavy cover and Sunline Armillo Nylon or Maxima UG Copolymer for everything else.

Tom

[LonnieP]

I use straight fluoro for jigs and worms

[cyclops2]

Most of my deeper water 11' or deeper is a gang of some type of fish.  A loose school of resting SMB is never line shy about 60 or 80 # test braid. 2nd guy to the lure goes hungry logic is what they do.  That is how 2 SMB or a jumbo perch & a SMB get pulled in. I have looked down & watched the exposed part of a Rapala repeatedly attacked by other fish trying  to rip off a piece of the lure. 

[papajoe222]

Many like straight fluoro for jigs and worms, I don't as I'm old school when setting hooks and have had too many break offs when doing so.

I use straight braid and have come to like the high-viz ones. I rarely let the bait fall on completely slack line, so between watching the line and feeling the tap of a hit, it works for me.  I do, however, camo the last foot of line with a green Sharpie as I don't want the fish focusing on the line.

[rtwvumtneer6]

Frog and Flip/Pitch/Punch vegetation with 50# braid.  Prefer fluoro for jigs, mostly 15, 17 and 20#.  Moving baits are fluoro or copoly anywhere from 10-20#.  Braid as a main line on my spinning reels to a FC leader.

[Bluebasser86]

I use flouro for bottom contact baits on casting gear that aren't being fishing in heavy vegetation, those rods get straight braid. 

[ATA]

You heard right, Braid is not sensitive at all on slack, But when you have jack hook on jig the best way to do it is braid to fluorocarbon , I do 40lb test braid with 16lb Fluoro for that application.

if you have finesse jigs you can do 14,15,17lb test fluorocarbon straight.

[ABrugs]

I’ve only used 16# and 14# Sunline Sniper for all falling techniques. I plan on switching to 12# Seaguar Tatsu next year as I’ve heard it’s the best and I don’t need heavier line in the waters I fish.

[cyclops2]

For catch & release of anything I hook up to AT DOCKS & BOATS TIED TO THEM.

 

I NEVER NEVER use the 4 & 6# lines. with the small lures & their black WIRE HOOKS !! 

 

I know the hooks WILL WILL bend in a couple of seconds. What did I prove ?  I just use the small floaters with no lip or hooks but a split shot 2' or 3' feet on the line  A hit means it was caught or meat to eat.

However    Some of those fish are now educated about any splash And jumping it. A wake coming at the lure & no hit. It will only do 1 or 2 rushes at .....ANYTHING ,,,,,,tossed to it. Floaters, slow sinkers or full sinking to the bottom.  

I am happy with that fish being so wise and having that knowledge to pass on to the next years spawning.