Super User 5bass Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Just curious what the general consensus will be on this. This is generally what pound test I use on each. Some fluorocarbon, some mono. Shallow cranks 12# Mid depth cranks 10 or 12# Deep cranks 10 or 12# Spinnerbait 17# Jerkbait 10# Texas Rig 17# Carolina Rig 65# braid, 15# fluorocarbon leader Frog 65# braid Traps 12# Jig 17# Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Shallow cranks 10# CXX Mid depth cranks 10# CXX Deep cranks 10# CXX Spinnerbait 12# CXX Jerkbait 8# CXX Texas Rig 12# CXX or 50# Power Pro Carolina Rig 12# CXX or 50# Power Pro Frog 65# braid Power Pro Traps 10# CXX Jig 50# Power Pro I sometimes add a FC leader or CXX leader to braid. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Shallow cranks 8 lb. CXX Mid depth cranks 8 lb CXX Deep cranks 8 lb. CXX Spinnerbait 15 lb. CXX Jerkbait 8 lb CXX Texas Rig 17 lb. Stren fluoro Carolina Rig 17 lb Stren fluoro Frog don't fish em Traps 12 lb. CXX Jig 17 lb. CXX or 17 lb. Stren fluoro Quote
Super User Tin Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Jigs = 65 pound braid or 17 pound Trilene 100% Spinnerbaits = 17 pound Trilene 100% Finese stuff (shakey head, tubes, small t-rigs,) = 6 or 8 pound Trilene 100% or Seaguar Drop-shot = 4-6 pound Sunline or Seaguar Invisx (depends on if I can get Sunline cheap or not) The 4 pound 100% does nothing but knot up on me. Traps and Shallow cranks = 10 pound Trilene 100% Creatures and Worms in grasslines = 17 pound Seaguar Abraisx or Trilene 100% Hard Jerbait = 17 pound Trilene 100% (I like to get them on plane and in the boat asap. I usually don't fish the jerk deeper than 2') Soft Jerkbait = 12 pound Trilene 100% C-Rig = 65 pound braid with 15 pound mono mono leader Frog and salad = 65 pound braid Quote
Stingray23 Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 This is what I used last season. Crankbaits-10lb YoZuri Hybrid Spinnerbaits- 12lb P-Line CXX Jigs/plastics- 15lb P-Line CXX Swimbaits-12lb P-Line CXX jerkbaits-10lb YoZuri Hybrid Finesse spinning-8lb Seaguar Invizx I'm gonna try more Fluorocarbon this season. Quote
Super User David P Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Shallow cranks 12 or 15fluoro# Mid depth cranks 12 or 15fluoro# Deep cranks 12fluoro# Spinnerbait 20fluoro# Jerkbait 12fluoro# Texas Rig 20 or 25# Carolina Rig 55# braid, 15# fluorocarbon leader Frog 65# braid Traps 50lb braid or 15lb fluoro# Jig 65lb braid with 20-30lb leader, or 15lb fluoro straight# Quote
kikstand454 Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Shallow cranks -12 # yozuri hybrid Mid depth cranks -12 # yozuri hybrid Deep cranks -12# yozuri ultrasoft Spinnerbait - 15# yozuri ultrasoft/ hybrid Jerkbait-12# yo zuri hybrid Texas Rig -15# berkley 100% flouro. Carolina Rig -20# braid- 15# flouro leader Frog -15lb yozuri hybrid Traps -15lb yozuri ultrasoft Jig -15lb berkley 100% fluoro the frogs and traps im switching to 30# braid or so this year... just havent put it on yet. Quote
Blade-Runner Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Shallow cranks 15# Big Game Mid depth cranks 12# FC Deep cranks 12# FC Spinnerbait 15# Big Game Jerkbait 8-12# FC Texas Rig 12# FC or 50# Power Pro Carolina Rig 12# FC or 50# Power Pro Frog 50# braid Power Pro Traps 12# FC or 50# PP Jig 12# FC or 50# Power Pro Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted February 21, 2010 Super User Posted February 21, 2010 Unfortunately, the way lines are rated (for marketing purposes), lb test means little. I go by diameter first, then other needed properties. The exception is braid which I go by rated break. I fish for LM mostly in both soft and hard cover. FC = Fluorocarbon BR = Braid ARM = Abrasion Resistant Mono/CoP Shallow cranks .013 ARM Mid cranks .012 (spring) or .013 or .015 (heavy rippin) ARM Deep cranks .012 or .013 M or FC Spinnerbait 30# BR w/.014 or .017 ARM Jerkbait .010 M or FC or .012 FC Texas Rig 20# or 30# BR w/.014 M ARM Carolina Rig 30# BR w/.014 or .017 ARM Frog 30# or 50# BR Traps 10 or 12# .012 or .013 ARM Jig .008 to .017 FC, or BD w/ARM. Big category for me, including grubs, jigworms, to small swimbaits, to light Flippin' work. I would even just throw DS in here too. Flippin' >30# BRD Quote
IwillChooseFreeWill Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Since I do not have the income to support 8-10 rods at a time, I typically have 2 (and soon a 3rd) setup. Power Pro braid 15-20 lb for vegetation various types of mono usually 10-15 lb for shallow/topwater Pline CX or CXX copoly 10-20 lb for deeper or all around. The Pline copoly is nice because you can use it for almost anything. It is light enough that with little to no weight, it can stay on top or very shallow for topwater lures, it is clear and invisible underwater for deeper presentations, and so far I have had no problems using it in light vegetation. I have a few extra spools of mono but since I started using the Pline CX and its versatility, the mono mostly just sits there unused (or used for panfish reels). Quote
Landis76 Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 All cranks 12# Spinnerbait 17# Jerkbait 12# Texas Rig 17# Carolina Rig 30# mono, 12# fluorocarbon leader Frog 50# braid Traps 12# Jig 17# Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 Spinning tackle: Yo-Zuri Hybrid or Hybrid Ultra Soft #6 Baitcasting gear: Hybrid #12 8-) Quote
bassnleo Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 All billed cranks/topwater/jerkbaits: 12# Flouroclear (I may drop to 10 if I need more depth) Spinnerbaits/lipless cranks: 15# Flouroclear Finesse(ds, shakey):8 lb Power Pro /6-8 lb Gamma flouro leader. Frogs: 30-50 lb braid (depends on thickness of cover) Flippin/pitchin: 65 lb braid Tube draggin/driftin: 8 lb Gamma flouro Flukin': 10 lb braid Deep jigs: 14 lb flouro Dock skippin': 20 lb braid Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 Baitcasting: Shallow cranks 10 or 12, mono Mid depth cranks 10 or 12 mono Deep cranks 10 YZH Spinnerbait 12 or 15 YZHUS Jerkbait 8# YZH Texas Rig 17#, fluoro Carolina Rig 50# braid, 12# mono leader Frog 50# braid Traps 30# braid (rippin') Jig 5/16 - 12# 100% fluoro 3/8 and larger - 15# 100% fluoro Spinning: 8 or 10# 100% fluoro Sometimes, it's just whatever rod I pick up or have with me at the time. Quote
tyrius. Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 I only have 4 setups and don't want to change out line all the time so Jigs, weighted soft plastics, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits (in general single hook lures 3/8 oz or greater) 12 lb Big Game Cranks, topwater, jerkbaits (treble hook lures) 10 lb Big Game Weightless soft plastics, small jigs, small spinnerbaits (under 3/8 oz) 8 lb Trilene XT or Big Game Small cranks, very small plastics (basically for smallie creek fishing) 6 lb Trilene XL For my spinning rods (the bottom two) I also have some braid on spare spools, but I don't use it much at all. In general I think us bass fisherman are WAY over what is actually necessary to get the job done. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 Big game on BCs, XL on Coffee Grinders (6-10 lb) as follows: spinnerbaits: 12 jigs/t rigged cratures/pitching/liplless cranks: 12-20 crankbaits: 10-15 jerkbats/weighless plastics: 8-12 ricos and clones/ C rigs: 12-15 sammys/buzzbaits/wakebaits: 15-20 jigging spoons: 20 drop shot/fly & float/roadrunner (or whatever they are calling crappie fishing for bass these days): 6-8 frogs and the like: 50-65 lb braid Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 Shallow cranks 12 lb Fluorocarbon or 15 lb Big Game Mid depth cranks 12 lb Fluorocarbon, or 30 lb braid if I am in alot of grass Deep cranks 10 lb fluorcarbon or 30lb braid Spinnerbait 12 or 15 lb fluorocarbon Jerkbait 8 or 10 lb fluoro on suspenders, 30 lb braid on floaters Texas Rig 12 or 15 lb fluorocarbon, or 30lb braid Carolina Rig 15 lb Fluoro, w/ 15 or 12 lb leader Frog/Flipping grass 50lb braid Traps 12lb Fluoro or 30lb Braid Jig 15lb Fluoro, or 50 lb braid. (12 and 30 on smaller/lighter cover jigs) Topwater 30 lb braid Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 Berkley Big Game Mean Green 15# for every thing but matted grass & Carolina Rigs then it's 65# braid. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted February 22, 2010 Super User Posted February 22, 2010 In overview, the preferred line-test for mid-depth cranks ranges from 8lb to 20lb test (nylon or fluoro). That's quite a disparity, because 20 lb line is 60% fatter in diameter than 8 lb line and 150% stronger. In general I think us bass fisherman are WAY over what is actually necessary to get the job done. Where do I sign? Roger Quote
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