How much pound flouro most used? 2024
Ksam1234 reply :
So I was watching some YouTube videos of guys out fishing and they are throwing T rigs and jigs and soft plastics on 25 pound flouro.. I think that's a little overkill unless I'm missing something, they said it's to help not break off. I usually only use 10 pound abraisx and wondering if maybe I should up it to 15 or more. I know it's about where I'm throwing it and we do have some trees and limbs or rocks where I fish but is 20-25 pound needed ?
Team9nine reply :
On 3/1/2018 at 2:41 AM, Ksam1234 said:So I was watching some YouTube videos of guys out fishing and they are throwing T rigs and jigs and soft plastics on 25 pound flouro.. I think that's a little overkill unless I'm missing something, they said it's to help not break off. I usually only use 10 pound abraisx and wondering if maybe I should up it to 15 or more. I know it's about where I'm throwing it and we do have some trees and limbs or rocks where I fish but is 20-25 pound needed ?
Like you said, it's about where you're throwing it. For me on my waters, 12-16 lb. fluoro gets the bulk of the action. I'll go 8-10 with some jerks and deep cranks, or 17-20 with A-rigs, football heads, or in heavier timber. I could see 25 in some specialized conditions, but it would rarely ever be the norm around my parts. It's no different than any other line, so just use what you'd normally use and you'll be fine.
ZebcoZak reply :
I use 15lb 100% of the time, but I do not have any vegetation in my home lakes. Literally zero. I have absolutely hammered into a hookset several times with zero breakoffs. I even use it for my Musky rods most of the time and zero issues. If it can take the ferocity of a 45" Musky hitting a 2 oz bucktail followed by a massive hookset I am not worried about a Bass doing anything.
If I was fishing weeds I would more inclined to upsize a bit. My brother fishes a lake in MI and sometimes you end up with 15lb of salad on your lure by the time you get to the fish. He uses 65lb braid most of the time.....
Spankey reply :
I'm a river rat that fishes pretty light compared to many of you guys. 6-8-10 lb. fluoro. is all I go. My braid diameter and sizes are small also. It's relative to the surroundings.
Sorry about my font size and bold, not screaming, not sure what I've done.
Mike L reply :
On 3/1/2018 at 3:00 AM, Team9nine said:Like you said, it's about where you're throwing it. For me on my waters, 12-16 lb. fluoro gets the bulk of the action. I'll go 8-10 with some jerks and deep cranks, or 17-20 with A-rigs, football heads, or in heavier timber. I could see 25 in some specialized conditions, but it would rarely ever be the norm around my parts. It's no different than any other line, so just use what you'd normally use and you'll be fine.
Ditto
I use 14# or 16# Sniper and 20# Shooter for all bottom contact, weightless and most moving presentation's depending on what and where I'm throwing.
Mike
WCWV reply :
10 lb
20 lb
25 lb
long island basser reply :
For my t/rigs, jigs usually 14/ 16/20 sniper depending on cover.
Heavy weed I use braid.
CroakHunter reply :
12,17,25. Meant to buy 20 instead of 25 but the 25 handles fine for pitching heavy wood cover so I think I will continue to buy it.
12poundbass reply :
10lb for T-Rig
50-60lb braid for everything else.
LonnieP reply :
I use 12 lb for everything
geo g reply :
15 lb trylene 100% Floro. Good stuff but expensive.
68camaro reply :
12lb 100% flouro. and 20lb.
papajoe222 reply :
Fishing shell beds, I could justify the heavy fluoro, or when fishing 40ft.+ The first to overcome the nicks that end up as break offs when you get bit with lesser lines the second because it doesn't stretch as much and is more sensitive.
Personally, 6lb. on the light action spinning rod, 10lb fluoro on my cranking rods, 15lb+ mono for topwater and 30lb. braid for most of the rest. I do have one combo with 65lb. braid.
Sam reply :
Look at your specific rod's specifications as they relate to line test.
Add the numbers together and divide by 2.
That is the line test you should be throwing.
However, since there are no rules in bass fishing, you can throw any line test you have confidence. For me, it is mostly 12 pounds on baitcasters and 8 on spinning reels.
What ever you like best and have confidence it will perform for you is the correct line test.
Ksam1234 reply :
Thanks everyone, I think I might go to 15 pound flouro and stay with that, we don't have tons and tons of weeds or lots of rocks enough to risk a break off. I usually use 10 -12 but just incase 15 should do the trixk
Turkey sandwich reply :
Are you having problems with abrasion/break offs/or fishing new water that would require heavier line?
- if no, then there's not really a great reason to change unless it's for presentation/performance.
Anymore, I only use FC for clear water finesse presentations and use either Sniper or Seaguar Inviz ranging from 6lb-12lb. Generally, 8- 12lb Hybrid is my go-to leader material 80% of the time. Unless there's a real good reason to go heavier, I'm confident that 12lb Hybrid will hold up to just about anything.
Also, just because someone has a fishing channel on Youtube, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have any idea what they're actually talking about.
fishwizzard reply :
I use 12lb Invizx as my general purpose line, I've only experienced abrasion in extremely ridiculous circumstances, like when I accidentally cast over a concrete retaining wall and have to retrieve my line across the corner of it.
McBass_Arkansas reply :
Depending on water clarity, cover and technique, anywhere from 6 to 25.
kingmotorboat reply :
12 pound abrazx 17 pound p line 100 percent fluoro. I fish lots of Cypress trees stumps and laydowns in a river system and find this perfect. But I still keep 65 pound braid on my 7'6 heavy dobyns savvy just in case
fishindad reply :
Most used line size? For smallies, 8 lb. For largies, 12 lb. If I fished where the bass grew to double digits (FL, TX, CA etc) , I'd probably be using mostly 17 and 20 lb. and more powerful rods.
SDoolittle reply :
12#, 14#, and 17# for Texas rigs and jigs depending on the type of cover I'm fishing.
burrows reply :
10,12 and 15 mostly I buy more spools of 12 pound than anything else.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
I use 8,12,15 and 65 braid. Thats it. Mostly 15lb flouro though
Ksam1234 reply :
Awesomeness thanks everyone for the input. Guess I wasn't to far off with what I'm doing
tbone1993 reply :
15lb is one most of my flipping setups and if I need heavier i have a rod spooled with braid. I can always throw on a 20lb leader and I'm going to give that shot this year. Just feel I can cast a lil further with 15 over 17/20 but we will see how this test goes. I jumped up from 6lb invisx to 7lb sniper last season on my spinning setup and I like it a lot. Have super clear water but tons of zebra muscles so the 6 was getting destroyed. 8lb worked but again fishing is about learning and trying new things and the 7lb seems to do it. Crankbaits and the like go on 10/12lb
Pitch'nCypress reply :
I use mostly 20 and 25lb test fluoro and 50-60lb braid but use different brands for different techniques. Some brands line diameter are much smaller than others. With the heavy line I'm looking for reaction strikes flip'n and I don't believe they pay that much attention to the line. Jason christy and Greg Hackney have proved this to be true over and over. Christie flips 25lb the majority of the time no matter the water clarity and the same goes for Hack with braid. Also the size fish in your particular fishery should play big in determining your line size imo. Around here there's no way I'd use less than 20lb flip'n and mostly use 25lb. At the same time if I were in a part of the country that simply didnt have alot of big bass that line size would probably be pretty overkill. Whatever works for you and gives you confidence roll with it. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
WRB reply :
You all are bass fishing not tuna fishing.
Tom
RB 77 reply :
For Bass fishing I use 5-25 lb test mono/ flouro or braid equivalent. However, the majority of the techniques will get 10-12 lb test. Super "light" for finesse presentations like drop shotting gin clear water. Super "heavy" presentations for throwing A-rigs and such.
WRB reply :
The OP's is fishing sparse wood and rock with jigs and worms, didn't sound like heavy flipping cover or big lures heavy lures.
What the OP's bass fishing water sounds like is what the majority of bass anglers fish and why I made my opening statement. Bass anglers tend to over power their tackle and use line and rods too heavy and strong for general bass fishing. 20 to 25 lb FC is stiff high memory line suitable for heavy swimbaits or flipping heavy cover, other not needed for 95% of bass fishing.
I use 5 lb mono for finnese spinning 90% when finesse fishing. 10 to 12 lb mono for general bait casting 90% of the time for the type of cover and structure the OP fishes.
Tom
freelancer27 reply :
* 6# on BFS set up
* 8# of Spinning for Drop Shots
* 10 # Jerkbaits / Ned Rig Rod
* 12 # Deep Diving Cranks
* 12# Lipless
* 14# 3/-3/4 oz Jigs
* 15# Spinnerbaits
* 18# 1/2-1 oz Jigs in heavier vegetation
* 20 # medium sized Swim/glide baits
* 30 # large Swim/Glide baits (Deps 250)
Boomstick reply :
For my casting rods, 15lb or 17lb gets most use from me. I don't own a boat, so I'm usually fishing in shallow water and the extra strength to pull a fish out of weeds and grass is often beneficial.
For finesse I will use 6lb or 8lb, often braid to leader.
JDV reply :
On 3/1/2018 at 2:41 AM, Ksam1234 said:So I was watching some YouTube videos of guys out fishing and they are throwing T rigs and jigs and soft plastics on 25 pound flouro.. I think that's a little overkill unless I'm missing something, they said it's to help not break off. I usually only use 10 pound abraisx and wondering if maybe I should up it to 15 or more. I know it's about where I'm throwing it and we do have some trees and limbs or rocks where I fish but is 20-25 pound needed ?
New Lake Fork Guy video?
Ksam1234 reply :
On 3/7/2018 at 4:49 AM, JDV said:New Lake Fork Guy video?
Haha yes it was.. I was thinking holy sh** just breaking 25 pound flouro
greentrout reply :
12# MONO
JDV reply :
On 3/7/2018 at 7:33 AM, Ksam1234 said:Haha yes it was.. I was thinking holy sh** just breaking 25 pound flouro
Ha, ya I recently watched it as well and thought the same thing when he mentioned the line he was using. I was thinking I only have 20lb test on my Swimbait rod and that already feels like weed wacker line to me!
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