Thank you all for the answers and feedback in the topwater and finesse presentation section! Please, continue to answer those if you haven't already to keep up some great discussion. Next, we will be focusing on fishing line.
Everybody has their opinion(which they claim to be fact) on which fishing line is the greatest.
For this, I'd like ya'll to suggest ONE brand of each line. Mono, Fluoro & Braid.
Monofilament: Suffix Clear Elite
Fluorocarbon: Seaguar InvizX
Braid: PowerPro Sprectra
Mono: Sunline Super Natural
Co-poly: Izorline XXX
Fluorocarbon: Sunline Super FC Sniper
Braid: Seagar Smackdown/Powerpro Maxcuatro
Braid is power pro
Flouro is Tatsu
Mono is whatevers on sale because I only use it as backing
Braid:Power Pro yellow
Mono:CXX
Fluoro:Red Label (leaders for the braid when necessary.)
Mono - Sunline Defier. Simply no substitute.
Fluoro - Seaguar Tatsu. Need I say more?
Braid - Maxima ultra green braided line. This ones a real sleeper, and I highly encourage trying it. It's good stuff
Mono: Berkley Big Game
Fluoro: P-Line CXX
Braid: Power Pro
Mono: Berkley Big Game
Fluoro: Aint convinced why I need it
Braid: no brand loyalty; Power Pro & Spiderwire too stiff, most others to limp
Mono:Cajun red , looks good on a black reel with gold spool.
Flouro:Yo-zuri hybrid
Braid:Cajun red, pick up a bunch at 10 bucks per 300yd.
I hate paying retail.
Mono- Maxima Ultragreen(only used as a leader)
Fluoro- Berkley Vanish(Again only used as a leader)
Braid- Daiwa J Braid(new convert)
Mono..Don't use the stuff
Poly..Yo Zuri
Flouro...Sniper
Braid...Power Pro
Mono: Berkley Big Game
Fluoro: None
Co-poly: Izorline XXX
Braid: Power pro
Mono- big game
Flouro- dont use it
Coply- cxx
Braid- power pro or sufix
All I really need is CXX and Smackdown but if I did use a flouro again it would definitely be Tatsu.
I mainly use one line it's Excaliber Silver Thread copolymers in clear or green. It's never failed me.
Monofilament: Berkley Trilene XL or Big Game
Fluorocarbon: Yo-Zuri fluoro leader material
Braid: Power Pro
co-poly = Gamma PolyFlex
Flouro = Toray Super Hard Strong
Braid = Gamma Torque
Monofilament: don't use it for bass
Fluorocarbon: Seaguar Tatsu
Braid: Tuf-Line
Mono - Sunline defier (Berkley trilene XL and big game = runners up)
Flourocarbon - Seaguar Tatsu (Sniper and Invisix = runners up)
Braid - Daiwa Samurai (832 and FX2 = runners up)
Copoly - Yozuri Hybrid
Braid: Power Pro
Mono: Trilene Transoptic
FC: InvizX
Mono trilene xl .
floro and braid , dont use them .
Yo Zuri and whatever braid is on sale - mostly PP and Cabelas RipCord8 (but it looks like Cabelas brand has changed, and I haven't used the new RipCord yet. The old stuff was as good as PP and when on sale, far cheaper.)
Mono: Berkley Big Game
Co-poly: Yo-Zuri Hybrid
Flouro: I hate 'em all.
Braid: Nanofil
On 7/5/2016 at 8:44 PM, Catt said:Mono: Berkley Big Game
Fluoro: Aint convinced why I need it
Braid: no brand loyalty; Power Pro & Spiderwire too stiff, most others to limp
On 7/6/2016 at 1:20 AM, J Francho said:Monofilament: don't use it for bass
Fluorocarbon: Seaguar Tatsu
Braid: Tuf-Line
Thought this was interesting. Two guys with many years of bass fishing under their belts and their personal preferences are nearly 100% opposite. Just goes to show there are many ways to achieve the same result. Neither line preference is right and neither is wrong its just what they choose to use or what has worked best for them.
I am just glad we have all the options we have nowadays to pick what we like.
I tried floro and didnt care for it . Then I started reading about it . Florocarbon does stretch but unlike mono it is not elastic and does not regain its original propetries .. Once it is stretched you are literally fishing with damaged line . At least thats the way I interpret it .
Can't believe y'all buy tatsu. That's just too much money for line IMO.
Mono- any version of trilene
Fluro- bought some and hated it. Using up what's left for the occasional leader
Braid- spider wire stealth braid. But after everyone on this site using power pro I just picked some up to try
Mono: Big Game
Fluoro: Don't use it anymore but Cabelas was my favorite for the money.
Braid: I equally hate all brands.
Braid: Seaguar Smackdown
Mono: Big Game
FC: Tatsu
Copoly: McCoy Mean Green
Monofilament: Sunline Defier Armilo
Fluorocrbon: Tatsu
Braid: Smackdown
Sufix Siege or CXX for mono. Shooter is my favorite fluoro but I don't normally shell out for it. Power Pro is the "best" braid but blue/green FX2 is the best looking.
Power pro for everything. I'll use trilene leader at times
Mono?,.stren green
flouro? just tried it this year,...didnt like it
braid? mostly use power pro in saltwater,.. but gunna give it a shot for frog type lures
Stuck on green stren for all my bass fishing, maybe its a clearwater confidence thing