best all purpose line

[Scott Shenton]

Ok, everyone. As I always do, I am going to start a nice healthy debate.



Now that there is braid, co-polymer, mono, super mono, red, florocarbon, etc....



What is your favorite all purpose line, and why?

 

[Ken Neeley]

My best, favorite, and all-purpose line goes like this:



"Hey baby, chicks dig me cause I wear colored underwear!!!"

 

[Staci Matheis]

I use Clear Stren almost exclusively.

 

[JAMES MOORE]

So your the one that stole Robs pink undies?



P-Line 8 lb test moss green. Works great on spinning and baitcasting reels. I've caught everything from a 14 lb northern on a jerk bait using this line to a 6 lb largemouth and 5 lb smallmouth on tubes using this line. Last year I pulled a 5 lb plus bass out from under a dock and it promply wrapped me in a water line, pulled bass water line and all up out of the water with out losing fish. I break off more with my 30 lb spider wire than I do with my 8 lb P-Line. Maybe thats why I have a 1200 yard spool of this line.

 

[Brian Bell2]

Berkley Big Game for me...10, 12 15 lb test got me covered in low vis green, and for those realy nasty places I have a couple PTI spinning reels spooling with 50 lb Power Pro braided line..

 

[Rusty Williams]

Berkley Big Game for me. Size depends on the conditions but I use anything from 12lb for jerk baits to 30 lb for stripers.

 

[Paul P]

The old stand by for me is green Trilene XL.



Paul

 

[Jim B]

For me i like bps excel in green. Its tough and anything, casts great and best of all the price is great.

 

[Mr Bass]

Berkley Big Game on my reels, 10lb's in clear use it for all my fishing, started to use ANDE now lot less memory, but also in 10lbs

 

[Tony Payne]

Stren Clear/Trilene XL/XT/P-Line CXXX "Premium" for techniches where sensitivity/stretch isnt much of an issue (Moving baits, Cranks/Spinnerbaits).



Where Sensitivity, stretch, etc.. are more of a factor I have switched to Flourocarbon... been using the sunline and having good results with it. Unlike others that I have tried in the past, the longer this is on the spool the better it seems to get.



I've never been a fan of the colored lines... I am also not a big proponent of the fish "seeing" the line and being "line shy"... what I am a proponent of is using the right line for the job. Lure action on different # test can vary dramatically.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Simmy...Don't be afraid of colored lines! LOL

They are our friends and will help you out!

Seriuosly...I used to be the same but, I can tell ya' it does not make a difference even in clear water.

About the only time I worry about clarity is maybe after a front.

 

[Larry Harp]

I don't believe there is one all purpose line. I think there is a right and wrong application for every situation.





Harpo

 

[Texas Transplant]

XPS Mono, 12 lb green, seems to be my line of choice most of the time. I am trying the new Vanish Transistion for some of my spinning, and so far I like it.



Tex

 

[Greg J.]

I saw some of the "Vanish" line at WalMart last night. Isn't that the stuff that's one color out of the water and turns "invisible" in the water? Stuff was $13-$15 a spool!

 

[al cannia]

Was a Stren guy exclusively for years but since their last formula change I have gone to Trilene XL/XT,Sensation, and Seaguar carbonProFluorocarbon for leaders.

 

[BJ Laster]

Flipping-Pline Flourocarbon, Seagar Flourocarbon, or Power Pro Braid, or Pline Braid



Spinnerbaits-Berkley Big Game, 10-20



Crankbaits (this time of the year) mono-8 to 10

 

[Casey Campbell]

Trilene Big Game is a very tough, manageable line that, with the appropriate test, can do almost everything any other line can do. That being said, I've got 30# PowerPro on my flipping stick, and some XL on my Stradic. I spool up Big Game on the rods I'm comfortable with tying just about any 'ol lure on, but when I pick up a rod that I know I will tie only a few bait-types on, I get a little more particular with my line characteristics.



--Casey
http://www.fatfreeshad.com

 

[chris acuff2]

Stren and trilen made by the same company check the back of the packages. I started using XPS BPS line and am impressed with it. Normally use p-line.