hookum Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Can some of you share with me the brands of line that yall are using and the lb test thats perffered as well as mono, flour, or braid for all different types of techniques. Looking for a good line guide, Also Looking to buy a good quality jig rod? any suggestions Quote
A-Rob Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 65# Power Pro/Tuff-Line for Flipping/Pitching & Frog 20# Vicious Elite Flouro for jig/worm 12-17# Berkley 100% Flouro for crankbaits 15# Maxima Mono for spinnerbaits 15# Spiderwire Camo Braid for spinning gear (+/- 10# P-line copoly leader) That's my roster! Quote
BassCats Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 40lb Stren Sonic Braid, 10lb Segaur Mono Quote
Christian M Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I think its really important to have a proper overview of the properties, pros, & cons of all the different types of line on the market and how they apply to different techniques and types of fishing. Flourocarbon is very abrasion resistant, sensitive, & hard for fish to see, which makes it great for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, & plastics, but it sinks so you never want to use it for topwater applications. Braided line is really strong and has an extremely thin line diameter, which makes it great for packing heavy test line onto a reel & tossing a lure like a frog or creature bait into the thickest cover you can find, but braided line floats so you might have a tough time using it with certain lures like diving crankbaits which require you to keep the lure in the strike zone for as long as possible. Mono is great for topwater lures like Spooks, Sammys, Poppers, Chuggers, etc because it floats and unlike braided line it wont get tangled up in the hooks. I also find that mono helps keep the nose of the bait up & you get a more life-like action out of walk the dog lures since it has a certain amount of stretch. However, with all that being said I think you just need to go out and experiment to find out what works best for you. I find myself using 10lb Power Pro to a 12lb Berkley 100% flouro leader a lot of the time because I like to fish soft plastics & spinnerbaits a lot, SpiderWire makes great Mono, Berkley makes great Flouro, PowerPro for braided. Good Luck!! Quote
guitarkid Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Mono- BPS excel, 12# for crankbaits, 14# for spinnerbaits Braid- Powerpro- 40# for finnesse jigs/ light texas rigs Flouro- I just put this on in the offseason, so I can't give a good recommendation, but I have Trilene 100% 17# for jigs/heavy worms -gk Quote
hookum Posted January 18, 2012 Author Posted January 18, 2012 Thanks for the detailed explanation: Sounds like some good info. Anymore out there that would like to share what there line up is? And also looking for a good jig rod any recommendations? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 18, 2012 Super User Posted January 18, 2012 15, 20, 50, 65, 80 Power Pro. 8, 10, 12 P-Line CXX 4, 6 Silverthread 12 Trilene 100% Fluoro 4, 6 InvisX 10, 12 Sufix Elite A good jig rod? General recommendation would be any 7 to 7.5' MH/F rod within your budget. I have an Avid AVC70MHF that makes a great all purpose jig and worm rod. Quote
Aluma-Bass Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 A good jig rod? General recommendation would be any 7 to 7.5' MH/F rod within your budget. I have an Avid AVC70MHF that makes a great all purpose jig and worm rod. I just picked same avid up on sale at dicks for $75 last week, and was just wondering what i could use it for and had same idea in mind! thanks! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 18, 2012 Super User Posted January 18, 2012 You can do spinnerbaits, ribbit toads, frogs in moderate cover, small boot tail swimbaits, chatterbaits, and spoons as well with it. A 7' MH/F rod has so many uses in bass fishing. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted January 19, 2012 Super User Posted January 19, 2012 Mono- I don't fish traditional monofilament nylon at all anymore; that said it would be either Seaguar or Supernatural that I'd be fishing if I did. Fluorocarbon- My preference, and what I have on 99% of the rods I have fluorocarbon on, is Seaguar Tatsu. It's simply the best there is. Braid- sucks. I only grudgingly fish Seaguar Kanzen as a point of necessity in certain situations. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 19, 2012 Super User Posted January 19, 2012 Braid for everything. Power Pro. Fluorocarbon leaders where needed. Trilene 100%. On spinning tackle: 10 lb braid on my drop shot rod with am 8lb test fluoro. leader ALWAYS a leader on this rod. 20 lb on my dock skipping/shakyhead/flick shake rod, 8lb fluoro leader where needed. Casting gear: 20 lb braid on my 7' Medium power fast action rod, 12lb fluoro leader where needed 20lb braid on my 7'11" Heavy power, moderate action deep cranking rod, 10lb fluoro leader where needed 30lb braid on both my 7' MH/fast rods, 17lb fluoro leader when needed 50lb braid on my 7'11" H power mod fast flipping stick...never use a leader on that. I need to add another 6'6" M power/fast to replace one that I got rid of, that too will have 20lb braid/12 fluoro Quote
Packard Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Casting: Plastic/Jig Rod: 14lb Sunline FC Sniper Fluoro Squarebill/Spinnerbait: 14lb Sunline FC Sniper Fluoro Jerkbait/Smaller Swimbait: 12lb Seaguar Senshi Flip and Pitch: 20lb Maxima Fluoro Cranks: 12lb McCoy Mean Green Topwater: 10lb Lucky Craft Floating Iron Athlete Spinning: Finesse: 20lb 832 Ghost on one spool and 12lb Suffix Elite on the other Crappie/Trout: 4lb Trilene XL Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 19, 2012 Super User Posted January 19, 2012 Freshwater spinning, 10 and15# braid, always a leader 15-20#. Saltwater inshore spinning, 15 & 20# braid, always a leader 30-40# Cuda spinning, 14# trilene xl Offshore spinning, 30# braid, 40# leader Offshore conventional, 20# p-line floroclear, 40-60# leader. Drift boats, 17# mono, 40# leader Quote
tracker01 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I hate braid. BPS Excel (mono.) for me. Just good line and cheap. I re-spool allot. 8 on my spinning and 12 on my baitcaster's. Keeping it simple. Quote
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