Sept 20 - What kind of line do you use and why

[LoonyToon]

  Right now I'm using Spiderwire Stealth 30 lb test on most of my rods and 50-65 lb on my pitchin and swinging rods. I find this braid to be the most forgiving of all lines in the braided family. It is best to tie Palomor knots to all baits and hooks as they won't usually pull out.

[LoonyToon]

  If I'm going to use any mono,flouro, or coplymer it's going to be Trilene XL 14 lb. flourscent/clear on my baitcasters as it is the best I have found for my style of fishing in my neck of the woods. It ties extremely well with the Trilene Knot, has good strength, and stretch. Is really resialiant to abrassions, and will cut thru most hydrillia, spaderduck, and milfoil I have fished in

[LoonyToon]

  I won't purchase any spider XXX in the future. It developes memory almost overnight, does not tie well(shows friction wear) even when moistened. It will break before stretching, knots up quick, and tangles easily.........Not good..I used this line for 2-3 years and never had this happen until this year........no more..........

[LoonyToon]

  If you are going to purchase any flurocarbon, copolymer, or mono fishing line I don't think Wal-Mart is the right place to get it. Tell you why-as a sporting goods co-manager in a very busy wally-world stor I know first hand that the stock is almost never rotated.When we got resupplied by Maurice, Pure Fishing, Rapala or any other purveyor the new was put on top the old and sometimes/most of the time the newest stock was gone by the next day leaving the old for sale, and we have had fishing line in Geargetown for 2 summers already-Left over from 2004...........That is why I switched to Braided line this year and I have used most of them, but my favorite is Stealth by SpiderWire. It won't cut the rod guides, has almost NO memory and when a fishy hits my hook, it won't stretch, break or bend........Hook-em Danno

[Buzzman]

My favorite all around, go to line is 12# Berkley XL. I like the give when fishing top waters, Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits.

[Buzzman]

I use 14# Sugoi Fluorocarbon for plastics on baitcasting equipment in clear to stained water. The line provides just the right amount of memory and exhibits good abrasion resistance for a thinner, lighter line. It is also very sensitive.

[Buzzman]

I've tried 12# XPS Fluorocarbon and have noticed that the knot strength seems to suffer.

[Buzzman]

When fishing Power Pro (any pound test), I tie a modified uni-knot to keep the line from slipping. The modification is a simple one – instead of coming through the eye once to start the knot, double through the eye of the hook twice, then go into the loop and wrap, wrapping the line 7 times.

[Buzzman]

I like Power Pro in pads and in grass in stained to dark colored water. The line seems to cut through the vegetation. Power Pro around wood, in my mind, can "saw" into the wood and hang up more.

[Buzzman]

I throw 20# Vanish Fluorocarbon when fishing downed wood. The added stiffness of the line helps move plastics and jigs over limbs and sticks and transmits bites very well. Also very abrasion resistant so you don't end up having to re-tie every other cast.

[Buzzman]

I've tried 8# Vanish on spinning reels, but found that the line is to stiff and will peel off the spool to easily.

[Buzzman]

Fishing 10 lb Power Pro in combination with a 10 foot leader of 8 lb Vanish has been a good solution to fishing tubes and drop-shotting.

[Buzzman]

Using Power Pro while aggressively jigging (tubes / spoons) and / or fishing jerkbaits seems to end up in a lot of fouled lures. The line is so incredibly limp that an erratic action can loop the line over the hook(s).

[Buzzman]

I've tried Berkley Iron Silk and have found that the memory is SO high that it only excels as a line backer on my reels! Nothing like casting a slinky 40 to 50 feet out in front of the boat.

[bass1cpr]

     My main copoloymer is P-Line CXX IT's the strongest line I have ever used I've never worried about breaking off a fish. I have broken off a fish on it but I believe it was from my own neglect of not checking the line after a bad hangup or fishing it to long in the rocks without checking.

[bass1cpr]

     The main Flurocarbon line I've been using is Stren in 14 and 17 lb. test. I like the sinking properties of flurocarbon and the low strech. It's a very sensitive line and very abrasion resistant, I've had no bad issues with it in the last two years. It's been very dependable and reliable, I have it on my GLoomis Jig and Worm rods.

[bass1cpr]

     This year I decided to give Berkley Iron Silk another try. I loved the stuff the first time I ever touched it in the store, you could bend it over and try and kink it and it wouldn't kink. I was amazed and it was so limp. Well it lasted about one day I had it break three times tieing knots. I didn't even fish it. stripped the reel and put back on my P-Line.

     After talking to a Berkley rep who told me that the first runs of Iron Silk were run at to high of a tempature, and that they had corrected the problem. I said I had already spent money on it and was disappointed with the results. He asked if I'd give it another try if he replaced the two spools for free I said yes.

     Well I've gone thru the two spools this summer and didn't have one problem with it. The last of the second spool is still on my senko rod and is still working flawlessly. I've never fished a copoloymer that didn't develop a memory after a lot of heavy use in a month.
    I think I'll be picking up some more and continue my test into the winter with it so I can see how it handles the extreme cold of winter power plant lake fishing.
    It has also proved to be a great line for working Sammy's and Spooks even with the low strech, I guess it's the limpness of the line that helps it out in those situations. It also worked well with a frog, but Braid would be better in heavy grass type frog fishing.

[bass1cpr]

     One of my favorite super lines is Fireline, I've used it on my spinning reels since it came out. 6# seems to be best for me for most of the type of spinning presentations i use. It will straighten out a Gamakatsu 2/0 hook when hung up. But it will not open up a 2/0 Mustad mega bite hook. 
    IF I use it in clear water for drop shotting I tie a clear leader usually Flurocarbon.
If it develops twist I cut off the hook and let out some line the idle the boat and let that spool empty out, and troll it behind the boat for a couple of minutes the close the bail and pinch the line between my index finger and thumb nail at the stripper guide and reel in the line under tension, Twist is gone and it 's good to go again. 

4# test 1# diameter is a great crappie line.

[bass1cpr]

     I have one flipping stick rigged with Braided line it's my last spool of Raptor Line. It's a micro Dyneama line the smae as Fireline but without teh caoting that Fireline has. When it's gone I'll be replacing it with Power Pro 65 or 80 pound test for grass jigging. I agree with an earlier post that Braid isn't good around wood. That 7 1/2 footer also serves as my Carolina rig rod.

[Fishaholic]

I was using 30lb. test spider wire for awhile, but found that it had manufacturer flaws in it from one spool to the next, i.e., one spool of line was great and the next had weak spots throughout the length of the line so I abandoned spider wire.

[Fishaholic]

Currently, I'm using Spider Wire Stealth in the 50lb. test braid for my baitcaster. It casts exceptionally well, has a relatively small diameter for its weight and sheds water well...make sure you tie a good Palomar knot with this stuff though.

[Fishaholic]

I used to use Cortland 12lb. test chamo-braid line which worked exceptionally well for me, but then became difficult to come by. Its only problem was that after casting with it for a while you'd have to remove several feet due to fraying which didn't cut down on its strength, but did cut down on its castibility.

[Fishaholic]

For my super ultralite rig I use 4lb. test Berkley Trilene Clear XL which allows me to even cast 1/64 oz lures, for its line diameter it's extremely strong, but it is susceptible to abrasion.

[Fishaholic]

I tried the Berkley Ironsilk in 8lb.test for my medium spinning rod, and really liked how the line disappeared in the water...but hated the memory, had more problems with bird's nests with this line, moreso than any line I've used to date.

[Fishaholic]

My backup spool for my super ultralite is loaded with Stren green 2lb. test line. It's totally invisible in the water, limp enough to effectively use my tiniest baits and strong enough to land most fish...as long as I'm staying out of the heavy timber, or heavy weeds. The stretch factor is what helps, between a certain amount of line stretch and rod bend you're still using a fairly effective tool when fishing for neutral or negatively minded fish.