What kind of fishing line is best for a baitcasting reel?and how many Lbs?
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What Kind of fishing line is best for a baitcasting reel? and how many Lbs?
Braided Superline? Monofilament? Fluorocarbon?
10? 12? 20? 30? 40? 50? 65?
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What Kind of fishing line is best for a baitcasting reel? and how many Lbs?
Braided Superline? Monofilament? Fluorocarbon?
10? 12? 20? 30? 40? 50? 65?
June 28th, 2009 at 1:35 am
i like the braided line myself.
the pounds of test all depend on what your fishing for and what your reel is rated at.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Any line is good for a baitcaster. It is the puond test you need to watch for. I typically go with 12lb. and heavier on my casting reels. That’s both fluoro and mono. For braid I go with 50 lb. and heavier. That is by no means the standard, it’s just my choice. Some people go with 10lb. or more (fluoro and mono) on their casters, 20 or more with braid. I like to keep light line on my spinning reels and heavy on my casting reels.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
That is strictly a preference issue. You have to experiment to find out what works best for you.
In my opinion, Baitcasters work best with line diameters ranging from 10LB and UP, (12-17LB being about perfect).
Most of my Baitcaster’s have 14LB diameter Mono line spooled up with a leader of Flurocarbon. With a leader of Fluro, (and a Mono mainline), I get the best of all worlds……this works well for me.
I save the Braid for heavy duty, high abrasion, area’s for “Flippin” and fishing HEAVY weeds & wood structure/rip rap. However, the diameter of my line still stays around 10-12LB when using braid.
Here are some general rules I use with line-
1. Always use Mono for any Topwater fishing. Mono “floats” higher than Braid or Fluro and is easier to manage when using lures that float.
2. Try to use a line diameter bigger than 10-12LB if your new to B-casting. Larger diameter lines are MUCH easier to manage & cast than smaller lines; esp when your learning.
3. When your choosing lures remember that Braid and Fluro sink quicker than Mono. So, if you want a lure to “fall slowly”, (and stay in the strike zone longer), Mono would be a better choice.
Otherwise, try various brands and line types until you find one YOU like.
Hope this helps ya? Good luck.
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
There is no single best line, I usually have around 7 reels on the deck of my boat with a different lure tied on everyone and lots of different line types for different applications. I like braid a lot because I fish a lot of heavy structure and lilies and grass bed where you have to really hammer the fish and control him right from the get go so he doesn’t take you down, tangle you up and toss your hook. I use 65 lb test= 16 lb mono in diameter. It cast great, will not break and has no stretch. Will straighten out hooks on hung up crank baits deep down so you loose less equipment.
I like fluorocarbon for clear water applications and when the bites are running on the light side such when using a drop shot rig. It is very sensitive and has very little stretch But it tends to fray easily and doesn’t cast well. usually use 10-12lb test.
Monofilament the old original I still Love my mono I like to use mono for crank baiting and top water, I use everything from 12- 20 lbs just depends on what I’m fishing. Stren, Suffix, Trilene
So you see they all have their advantages but if I could only use one it would be Stren Super Braid. 65lb