What line do you use?
 

Just cuorios on what line you guys use weather it be mono,braid, or whatever. I mainly use Spiderwire Super Mono 14#-20# test with pretty good luck.

i use big game now 15 to 20#,and like it very much.i was using ande but decided to switch last year ,so far so good.these are on spinners.will be trying braid 30# though on one reel. ande i feel was little stiff.

berkley trilene big game 25# for spinning, 30# and 40# conventional, berkley whiplash 65# spinning, and spiderwire stealth 65# spinning. no problem at all with any of these!

12-20# Test mono....Berkley big game or Yo-zuri hybrid.

20 and 25# Big Game mono.

20 and 30# Fireline

50, 65 and 80# Whiplash/Spiderwire Stealth.

does anybody have any solid experience with Yo-Zuri hybrid? i like the look/feel of it, but i am a little uneasy about using a fluoro as a main line. any advice on it?

20, 25, 30# Big Game

65, 50# Whiplash

I just purchased 50# Power Pro on the recommendation of an old friend who claims that it stays slicker than the Whiplash. I hope that this is true, but I will find out this year. :confused: :confused:

7'8" rod- 14 lb fireline
9 ft rod - 15 lb yozuri hybred
11 ft rod- 17 lb berkley big game
Boat rods- 80 lb power pro, 20 lb big game, 30 lb ande.

t.lapinski, I have used the Yozuri Hybred for three years now and love it on my 9 ft rod, especially when into 8 - 13 lb bluefish. One thing you should know about the line is that you don't want to go too heavy on the lb test as it does not flatten on the spool like regular mono. I only use 15 lb test on the rod. I started with 20 lb and what would happen is that when you would open the bail to cast the line would just come coiling off. So I went done to 15 and have never had a problem since. It's tough stuff, but cast very smoothly. I like it alot, hope this info helps.

ANDE 20,30,40.....

Any kind for schoolies 10-12 lb..

I'm gonna try Hybrid this season. 12 for youngens'
20 for big brothers, and 40 for mamas....

Canal jigging I was using the FINS braid that M&D's had in bulk (which by the way has been discontinued). I will try Cortland Spectron this season in 50lb. For plugging in the canal I have used 25lb Big Game.

Plugging the outer beaches I use 17lb Berkley Trilene XL. Schoolie or light tackle poles same but 12lb.

I tried Fireline and liked the sensitivity but did not like the loops on light lures when casting into the wind.

10# Fireline - Schoolies etc.

14# Fireline - Fluke etc.

30# Fireline - Large



Dave

Line
 

Power Pro 10 Schoolies
Power Pro 20 Jigging from a boat
Power Pro 80 Jigging the Canal

Big Game 20 Plugging the canal
Yo Zuri 8-20 for Plugging

:D Hybrid 20 lb ,great line for $.My bigest 42lb( keeper) was taken on HYBRID , I swear on this line.

Big Game 12,20,25,30 Green - nuff said

Will likely try braids this year...

17# silver thread= all bass up to 44.5# to date anyways.
65# whiplash= ditch jigging
80# whiplash= cod jigging

:) Since I'm a good sport at striper fishing and don't want to create stress :rolleyes: I use #50lb test main line and #40lb floroucarbon and haul them to the boat and put them in the cooler. My buddy likes to use #20lb test and play the fish for an hour and then release them. He says he believes in conservation. Can you imagine the stress.

I don't have to imagine the stress I have seen it first hand.

i used to rely on berkley big game, #20-30 lbs. now, i always target on flourcarbon line like stren and yozuri hybrid. but the stren flourcarbon line is better than yozuri because of the diameters. however, yozuri gives you many selections of line weight. so use 12-25 lbs line because it will do better. if you want a thick one, then use a heavy one for a boat fishing trip.

Re: Line
 

What is "power pro" ?????
Who makes it ??

big game 15lb for spinning reels
spiderwire 30lb for boat reels.

Used to use hybrid 20# only on conventional rod (I caught my biggest fish ever on this setup two years ago). Putting it on all reels this year (spinning). Wish I would've read FW's report, I wouldv'e gone down to 15#.
Oops,
Rick

Conventional- 35 Cortland Spectron for beach fishing

50 Cortland Spectron for Canal Jigging (will straighten an 8/0 Mustad jig hook :D )

Spinning- Big game mono, 12 lb mostly for schoolies. Also tried 35 spectron when I changed the line on my ABU 6500.

Come here often? :laughs:

My, those are pretty eyes :smash:

Got any Irish in ya? :cheers:

Was that your boyfriend last night with his young counsin - they're pretty cloase, eh? :wall:

Oh line :smash: :bshake: :whackin:

The only times I used Yozuri was some 15# test that I saw no reason for it to be better than Big Game. Notaro, use Flouro for leader and mono or braid for your main line...

I use 65 pound spider (15 Dim) for everything, with a floro leader in different pounds for different fish, and different sitiuactions.
Macojoe

Van, Power Pro is made by Spectra it is a braided line, very similar to cortland. Isn't flat like fireline, isn't as light in the air as whiplash, so it doens't knot up as easily.

Nice stuff, tried it on my 7'er a few years ago, went with 20 lb test on spinning and had alot of knot trouble, I am going to try 30 this year, but if the same thing happens I am going back to my trusty 14 lb test fireline on my light rod. Everybody has there own preference for braided lines. have found that after trying alot of different ones I have gone back to fireline.

One flaw that the fireline has is that it is coated and if you do not have hard guides on your rod it will cut the tip guide and from the friction of the line going thru the guides it will fray a bit and cause you more wind knots. But with hard guides this problem is eliminated.

20lb big game on my eelin' rod and large surf (spinning) rods
10lb big game for some schoolie applications

30lb magibraid for plastics or any situation I want the sensitivity

trying 20lb magibraid for flats fishing

My uncle spooled some yoz hybrid a couple years ago and was breaking off bluefish left and right... IMO, he needed to back off the drag a bit cause of the low stretch.

Big Game Green 12, 15, 20, and 25 # - spinning

Power Pro 30# - spinning, 50# - conventional

Cortland Spectron 50# - conventional canal jigging

why should i use floro as my leader, john?

Notaro it would cost you less to use Big Game monofilament for your reel, and use a leader of flourocarbon. He is just trying to help you save money, and use it for other things like plugs, or whatever.

oh, i see, thanks guys. i hear that a braid line doesn't have any strong abrasion resistant. is it true?

another reason why pure fluoro is a BAD choice for a main line is that it will explode off a spinning reel. due to the memory of flouro, it does not like to be wound on a spinner. at the first chance it gets, you will have a mess on your hands!

so far, the only person that i have heard of using Yo-zuri hybrid on a spinner in the higher pound tests would be the iron man. he uses 20# hybrid on his VS reels. i'll have to talk to him about that stuff.

Big Game 15# and 20#
Power Pro 50#

Tried Yozuri Hybrid 10# on a schoolie rod and had problems with coils flying off the spool and lost a couple fish due to breakoffs. May try it again on a backup rod.

ah, yes, you are right. i used flouro and it tends to tangle up bad. well, i used it for a short cast on my "easiest and favorite" serect spot. the clear big game do well. but the green one doesn't seem compatible with my gears.

Notaro - now you are typing out your butt - what do you mean the green is not compatible with your gear? Is it a fashion statement? What line did you spool your reels with this past year? C'mon, you are trying to BS some people here? I'm not trying to be bitter but you are waffling back and forth on your posts and it appears that you are regurgitating other people's info as your own and that you are making statements which make zero sense.

Please try to understand that nobody expocts you to be the instant expert or require that you comment at every corner to show participation. I've been fishing for a while but only seriously surf fishing for 6 or so (I thought I was serious for a while before that but had ZERO clue) and I consider myself FAR from expert.

I hope I'm wrong but it seems as though you are trying awfully hard to be a mensch among mensch. That's not what you need to do. You need to relax (and I would say have a beer but you have a couple years to go :cheers: ) and lighten up a tad or two. The fish will be up your way in a month!

Write down a reasonable but SIMPLE plan on how you think you should attack this spring for bass. I'm being honest & sincere here. Do a little homework and figure out a plan for this upcoming spring fishing run. Let's try to put together a reasonable plan for you so you have some milestones to hit and take a little pressure off you (& us)...

Thanks...

John

John the green not being compatable with his gear. I know where he got that one. I once went to a certain tackle shop, near a big ship. I asked to be spooled with 15lb Big Game Green. The owner told me all he had was clear, he does'nt carry the green cause too many people complaim about it's performance on spinning reels. Now I have never had a problem with it. So it is a place of last resort for me.

im useing
 

30lb 75yd spiderwire stealth :D

uh, no, john, it just occured to me. i did used it on the castle island. every time i cast, it tend to tangle.maybe im wrong. who knows? i didnt say that i became an instant expert. hey, im learning. like i said, maybe im wrong. i used it last winter on the castle island. i didnt do well with that.

Do you recall how you wrapped it?

In a nutshell, it is very good line and the same as the clear. My preference for green is based on the color and some wierd quasi-reasoning that I have - not that it is particularly different than the other Big Games...

But I do base my feelings with it on the fact that I've been using it for years.

Just about all lines are tougher in cold weather - seems to remove the suppleness and adds memory...

Just think before you post if what you are adding is of value to add. And THEN read it again before you hit the Submit Button... That way if you are offering advice on a particular line or a particular tackle shop or a particular theory of angling technology that you KNOW a bit of what you are talking about before the rest of the world has a chance to see...

Someone offered to send you a book I think from Saltwater Sportsman. I can also loan you my copy of Striped Bass by Karas if you want (provided I'll get it back :) ) but in the mean time Go to BORDERS or the Library and get some of those books we're talking about on the other thread. Do that before you do anything. If you are about to buy 3 different rods & 4 reels like you've been talking & asking about, I suggest that you go buy a book or two before anything else. Also BUY THIS WEEKS New England Fisherman!!!!!!!!! Has a great article on Novice Surfcasters that you MUST READ!!!!!

alright, just gimme the name of the books and i will get it. i just need to know if there are any available stocks on those books. so don't worry about me not doing the legworks. i aim to.

no one from the saltwater sportsman ever offered me to send me a book. i have no ideas.