What Line Are You Using??? 2024

JWOA reply :

What line are you guys using for the most part. I dont have time to order anything, as I plan to go fishing this weekend...and will pick stuff up tomorrow if now today. Most likely at my local Academy, Walmart, local Chucks Bait & Tackle. Just need advice on a good fluro carbon...ive only used like three;

Viscious....low down was knot strength wasnt to great.

Berkley Vanish Flurocarbon....that stuff sucks...

Seaguar Invizx too much stretch...and I noticed a decrease in weakness of line after fishing it in reallly muddy water.

What would you guys suggest

kikstand454 reply :

For flouro, I liked berkley 100%. Its pretty good. Theres alot better I'm sure.

I just use yozuri hybrid/ultrasoft now. .... and PPbraid.

If you're in a rush, berkley big game is a good mono. So is tripplefish camo if they have it.

thehooligan reply :

My lines ive been using lately are

Sufix performance braid

Pline floroclear

Pline cxx

maxima ultragreen mono

yozuri hybrid

All pretty affordable and great lines. My flouro recommendation would be sunline sniper.

Darren. reply :

Guess it all depends on what's available at those stores you mentioned.

I don't have a lot of experience outside of XPS Fluoro (pretty good); Vanish - for leader material only, if I'm desperate (never); Seaguar Red Label (meh, not bad, not great, sufficient), Vicious - returned it....

The only way I use fluoro, mono, or copoly these days is as a leader.

But to be honest, my first choice would be either P-Line Floroclear (fluoro-coated copoly), or Yo-Zuri Hybrid again, as a leader-only. The only fluoro I'm using is XPS.

paleus reply :

I'm using 30lb regular yellow Power Pro with a 12lb Berkley 100% Fluoro leader where necessary.

fishballer06 reply :

If we're talking fluro and you don't like InvisX, try Seaguar AbrasX or Sniper Pro.

Hogsticker reply :

If you stick with Sunline or Sufix you should be good to go.

J Francho reply :

In this order:

Tatsu

InvisX

einscodek reply :

i used sufix 832 and Slick8

also use Seaguar Tatsu Fluoro

I dont ever touch mono anymore

Jar11591 reply :

Currently I'm using:

8lb Berkley Trilene mono

20lb Spiderwire Stealth braid

40lb Power Pro braid

Tywithay reply :

Sniper (US and JDM)

Shooter

Tatsu

Toray Polyamide Plus

Defier and Defier Armilo

Rarely use anything else. Sniper is far and away the best value of the bunch.

JWOA reply :

I bought some Sniper...still need to decide one a braid thinking i may with suffix or powerpro

LunkerFisher reply :

I use fluoroclear and sufix fluoro for leaders on 832 braid

5fishlimit reply :

Yo-zuri hybrid, 10#

Silver Thread, 10#

Izorline Platinum, 12#

Izorline Platinum, 10#

Sunline FC Sniper, 12#

Seagaur Invisix, 12#

Seagaur Red Label, 6#

Seagaur Smackdown, 40#

Power Pro, 65#

P-Line CCX, 17#

I really have no loyalty. Some I like better than others, but I just buy whatever is on sale when I am buying line.

Jrob78 reply :

If you're going to Academy and don't want to spend a lot of money, try the Sunline Super in the blue box. It's by far the best budget friendly fluoro I've used.

I use Tatsu and Sunline Sniper on most of my reels. Tatsu is the better of the 2 but it costs a lot more.

Mike2841 reply :

If I'm not using braid I like suffix siege

For braid I like power pro and 832.

FSUMF333 reply :

I used to use straight fluorocarbon on everything but recently I've switched to suffix 832 with a p-line shinsei leader ,been loving it great braid & line.

David P reply :

Shocked no one has mentioned Gamma fluorocarbon, stuff is absolutely incredible. I have used only Sunline Sniper and Gamma for a long while now, both are great, although doubtful they sell either at your local shops...

jbw252 reply :

Sufix 832 & P-Line CXX.

rippin-lips reply :

I try to keep things simple. Out of all the fluoros I've tried over the years I've settled on Sniper. To me it offers the best performance vs cost.

Power pro = braid

Sniper = fluorocarbon

Yozuri = copolymer

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

6# Nanofil

8# PP

10#PP

20#PP

10# PPS8S

15# PPS8S

20# PPS8S

20# Sufix 832

40# Trilene Pro braid

10# Sniper FC

12# Sniper FC

missouribigbass reply :

30lb power pro

12lb big game

iceintheveins reply :

P - line 100% fluoro.

doyle8218 reply :

Yo-Zuri.

ABW reply :

Yo Zuri Hybrid and Power Pro 40 lb braid.

The Fisher reply :

Seagur Invizix 12#

Silver Thread AN40 8#

Power Pro 30# with an 8# fluoro leader

BigBassLoveSenkos reply :

hatrix reply :

Suffix 832 40#

Power Pro SS 50# I got this for free the other day so I spooled it up. I am not sure about it. I think I like normal PP better.

Izorline Platinum 15#

Yo-Zuri Hybrid 15#

Yo-Zuri Hybrid 12#

Yo-Zuri Hybrid 30# !!! Bought it on accident and just put it on swimbait reel to try it.

Suffix Seige 20#

Suffix Elite 8#

P-Line CXX 20#

Power Pro 20# and 30#

I think that might be it. I am probably forgetting something.

Really I would like to just change every non braid reel to CXX of different sizes. It has great sensitivity and very little stretch. They memory can get pretty crazy though but that is the price you pay for such a great line. I need to just start buying the 3k spools so I can respool all the time

hoosierbass07 reply :

All my spinning reels and one baitcaster have Sufix Elite mono except for one or two that have Stren mono, all in either clear, lo-vis green, hi-vis yellow, and one in hi-vis clear blue. I had fluorocarbon on my new stradic but after a few weeks I ripped it off the reel and put on Sufix Elite mono. I'm into kayak and bank fishing and I want all my reels and line to be multi purpose and I feel mono is the ultimate multi lure line out there. Anyway, I really love that Sufix Elite mono.

TrippyJai reply :

McCoy Mean Green - Copolymer

Regular PP - Braid for punching, flipping

Sunline FC Sniper - Fluoro

greentrout reply :

Old school basser...

Hogsticker reply :

Spooled up some Sunline Defier Armillo and used it for a full day. Hands down the best non fluorocarbon/braided line I've ever used. Casts and handles like an absolute dream. Not to stretchy, and the dark smoke color is super nice. Beyond impressed.

Choporoz reply :

Yo-Zuri. Until it proves me wrong. I decided this year that hybrid is all I need....for now. I spent some time with P-Line...mainly because the rebates earlier this year made it nearly free. It has been pretty good, but not quite as good as Yo-Zuri. P-Line seems to have a little more memory and slightly more prone to kinking/breaking on the reel. All in all, however, I am very comfortable simplifying my line inventory.

Siebert Outdoors reply :

I use mostly 15lb inviz x.

BassOnKlinger reply :

I'm pretty sure I know the problem, but can someone else chime in on this:

I have some Berkley 10# Fluoro on my spinner/swim rod. (I know some use heavier around structure, but I fish it open water most of the time). Anyways, I tied a palomar knot and it broke literally every time I pulled tight. I spit on it, etc. Still snapped. I finally got it tied right (or so I thought) and my first hook set, I snapped the line. What gives?! Is it bad line? Does line go bad over the course of one summer (I don't use it often, maybe once a week if that). I've noticed that I have problems w/ the same line whenever I tie an improved cinch knot too. All my other lines (Stren 17# mono and Seagar 20# fluoro) work just fine w/ the same knots. Should I dump the 10# and get something else? Or am I doing something completely wrong when I tie the knots?

Mike L reply :

Braid--Power Pro

Floro--Invisex on B/C, Tatsu on Spinning

Co Poly--Yo Zuri

Mike

sarcazmo reply :

I've been using McCoy xtra clear. My favorite overall line atm. Tremendous value. A more supple yozuri hybrid (another great line.)

hatrix reply :

On 9/9/2014 at 9:39 PM, BassOnKlinger said:

I'm pretty sure I know the problem, but can someone else chime in on this:

I have some Berkley 10# Fluoro on my spinner/swim rod. (I know some use heavier around structure, but I fish it open water most of the time). Anyways, I tied a palomar knot and it broke literally every time I pulled tight. I spit on it, etc. Still snapped. I finally got it tied right (or so I thought) and my first hook set, I snapped the line. What gives?! Is it bad line? Does line go bad over the course of one summer (I don't use it often, maybe once a week if that). I've noticed that I have problems w/ the same line whenever I tie an improved cinch knot too. All my other lines (Stren 17# mono and Seagar 20# fluoro) work just fine w/ the same knots. Should I dump the 10# and get something else? Or am I doing something completely wrong when I tie the knots?

I don't think you can really use a palomar on fluoro. It crosses it self all up and makes the knot break. I know sdj is very good for fluoro and I am sure improved clinch would work also.

WIGuide reply :

On 9/9/2014 at 9:39 PM, BassOnKlinger said:

I'm pretty sure I know the problem, but can someone else chime in on this:

I have some Berkley 10# Fluoro on my spinner/swim rod. (I know some use heavier around structure, but I fish it open water most of the time). Anyways, I tied a palomar knot and it broke literally every time I pulled tight. I spit on it, etc. Still snapped. I finally got it tied right (or so I thought) and my first hook set, I snapped the line. What gives?! Is it bad line? Does line go bad over the course of one summer (I don't use it often, maybe once a week if that). I've noticed that I have problems w/ the same line whenever I tie an improved cinch knot too. All my other lines (Stren 17# mono and Seagar 20# fluoro) work just fine w/ the same knots. Should I dump the 10# and get something else? Or am I doing something completely wrong when I tie the knots?

When you tie it and cinch it down, does the tag end or main line look kind of like a curly cue? If it does there's too much heat in the knot meaning your cinching it down to fast and/or it's not lubricated enough. Honestly though, it sounds like you may have just got a bad spool of it as even a poorly tied palomar should give you more strength than that.

On 9/11/2014 at 7:42 AM, hatrix said:
I don't think you can really use a palomar on fluoro. It crosses it self all up and makes the knot break. I know sdj is very good for fluoro and I am sure improved clinch would work also.

You can successfully tie a palomar knot with fluoro. I do all the time and haven't had any issues with it. I use all the way down to 6lb test too and haven't had an issue with break-offs.

In response to OP:

I keep it simple.

Fluorocarbon = Trilene 100% for baitcasters 100% XL for spinning

Mono = Trilene XT for baitcasters and XL for spinning

Braid = haven't settled on one yet

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