lines for crankbaits

[cheeseman]

is stren magnathin good for crankbait fishing?what about berkley trilene sensation line?

[Cajun1977]

i like the trilene      ive only owned 2 spools of stren before  and i had probs with both of them       what size pound test are you using

[jdw174]

If you're fishing around rocks I would stay away from Magnathin.  Very little abraision resistence at all.  

[toothdoc]

Trilene Sensation is pretty tough stuff.

[cheeseman]

which one should I go with.

[The_Natural]

I use Pline CXX in 10, 12, and 15lb tests.

[OnyxWulf]

I have a Curado 200DHSV and a G.Loomis Crankbait rod.  I have now tried 4 different lines on it and my favorite that I have used by far is the Gamma.

I use 10lb test.

I have tried:

Stren Magnathin - too many reties and seems to break easy.

P-Line CX Premium Moss Green - too rigid.  I couldn't seem to get a rythm with this line

Maxima Ultragreen Line - because I had a spool sitting around.  Not good stuff.

Gamma High Performance Copolymer - Tough, not too much memory, doesn't break easy, comes of the reel nice and the price is right.

I will be sticking with Gamma for a while even though I just ordered some P-Line Evolution Smoke Silver, which I will try next.

[Deuceu72]

I use 10 lb Seaguar for almost all crankbait fishing.........

[Siebert Outdoors]

I use mostly 10lb flourocarbon.

[R Tilson]

After using Floro for years I've switched to Hi-Seas White Lightning in 12#.

Results:

Longer cast

Deeper dive

Less memory

Good abrasion resistance

[roadwarrior]

Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #12 (19.5 lb test).

[FishTank]

P-Line Flourclear #12

[.ghoti.]

I now use mostly 10 lb Vanish for cranks. Used to use Trilene XL. Been experimenting with some others. P-Line is too stiff. It makes a good slinky. Magnathin is too easily abraided. Xl has quite a bit of stretch, but is still, IMHO, the best handling line. Tried some Silver Thread AN40. I picked it out of the clearance bin at wally-world. Not bad at all. Sensation is decent.

For next season, I have a spool of Gamma and a spool of Sufix Elite, both in 10, ready to try. The experimenting never stops.

Cheers,

GK

[Cousin Eddie]

You guys using fluoro for cranking, I'm assuming it's more for the low stretch, abrasion resistance and not so much for the low vis property. I'm I correct?

[OnyxWulf]

Yes.  Also because it gets to the depths that I like quickly.

[lubina]

I use P-Line Fluoroclear or CX  10-12 lbs except for deep cranking that I switch to P-Line Fluorocarbon

[MALTESE FALCON]

I'VE BEEN USING TRILENE XL FOR TWENTY YEARS. I JUST HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING I LIKE BETTER.

BEFORE I TRIED TRILENE MY BUDDY SUGGESTED STREN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LUCK WITH IT.

THIS SUMMER I'M GOING TO TRY BRAID ON ONE OF MY RIGS.