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Old 04-06-2003, 06:44 AM   #1
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What line do you use?

Just cuorios on what line you guys use weather it be mono,braid, or whatever. I mainly use Spiderwire Super Mono 14#-20# test with pretty good luck.
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Old 04-06-2003, 08:03 AM   #2
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i use big game now 15 to 20#,and like it very much.i was using ande but decided to switch last year ,so far so good.these are on spinners.will be trying braid 30# though on one reel. ande i feel was little stiff.

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Old 04-06-2003, 09:18 AM   #3
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berkley trilene big game 25# for spinning, 30# and 40# conventional, berkley whiplash 65# spinning, and spiderwire stealth 65# spinning. no problem at all with any of these!
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Old 04-06-2003, 10:15 AM   #4
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12-20# Test mono....Berkley big game or Yo-zuri hybrid.
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Old 04-06-2003, 10:28 AM   #5
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20 and 25# Big Game mono.

20 and 30# Fireline

50, 65 and 80# Whiplash/Spiderwire Stealth.
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Old 04-06-2003, 10:39 AM   #6
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does anybody have any solid experience with Yo-Zuri hybrid? i like the look/feel of it, but i am a little uneasy about using a fluoro as a main line. any advice on it?
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Old 04-06-2003, 10:59 AM   #7
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20, 25, 30# Big Game

65, 50# Whiplash

I just purchased 50# Power Pro on the recommendation of an old friend who claims that it stays slicker than the Whiplash. I hope that this is true, but I will find out this year.
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Old 04-06-2003, 11:13 AM   #8
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7'8" rod- 14 lb fireline
9 ft rod - 15 lb yozuri hybred
11 ft rod- 17 lb berkley big game
Boat rods- 80 lb power pro, 20 lb big game, 30 lb ande.

t.lapinski, I have used the Yozuri Hybred for three years now and love it on my 9 ft rod, especially when into 8 - 13 lb bluefish. One thing you should know about the line is that you don't want to go too heavy on the lb test as it does not flatten on the spool like regular mono. I only use 15 lb test on the rod. I started with 20 lb and what would happen is that when you would open the bail to cast the line would just come coiling off. So I went done to 15 and have never had a problem since. It's tough stuff, but cast very smoothly. I like it alot, hope this info helps.

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Old 04-06-2003, 05:43 PM   #9
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ANDE 20,30,40.....

Any kind for schoolies 10-12 lb..

I'm gonna try Hybrid this season. 12 for youngens'
20 for big brothers, and 40 for mamas....

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Old 04-06-2003, 06:24 PM   #10
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Canal jigging I was using the FINS braid that M&D's had in bulk (which by the way has been discontinued). I will try Cortland Spectron this season in 50lb. For plugging in the canal I have used 25lb Big Game.

Plugging the outer beaches I use 17lb Berkley Trilene XL. Schoolie or light tackle poles same but 12lb.

I tried Fireline and liked the sensitivity but did not like the loops on light lures when casting into the wind.
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Old 04-06-2003, 06:30 PM   #11
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10# Fireline - Schoolies etc.

14# Fireline - Fluke etc.

30# Fireline - Large



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Old 04-06-2003, 06:33 PM   #12
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Power Pro 10 Schoolies
Power Pro 20 Jigging from a boat
Power Pro 80 Jigging the Canal

Big Game 20 Plugging the canal
Yo Zuri 8-20 for Plugging

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Old 04-06-2003, 06:57 PM   #13
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Hybrid 20 lb ,great line for $.My bigest 42lb( keeper) was taken on HYBRID , I swear on this line.

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Old 04-06-2003, 07:12 PM   #14
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Big Game 12,20,25,30 Green - nuff said

Will likely try braids this year...

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Old 04-06-2003, 07:27 PM   #15
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17# silver thread= all bass up to 44.5# to date anyways.
65# whiplash= ditch jigging
80# whiplash= cod jigging

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Old 04-06-2003, 07:48 PM   #16
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Since I'm a good sport at striper fishing and don't want to create stress I use #50lb test main line and #40lb floroucarbon and haul them to the boat and put them in the cooler. My buddy likes to use #20lb test and play the fish for an hour and then release them. He says he believes in conservation. Can you imagine the stress.
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Old 04-06-2003, 09:25 PM   #17
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I don't have to imagine the stress I have seen it first hand.

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Old 04-07-2003, 07:39 AM   #18
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Re: Line

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Originally posted by Ifishgibbs
Power Pro 10 Schoolies
Power Pro 20 Jigging from a boat
Power Pro 80 Jigging the Canal
What is "power pro" ?????
Who makes it ??

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Old 04-07-2003, 07:41 AM   #19
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big game 15lb for spinning reels
spiderwire 30lb for boat reels.
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Old 04-07-2003, 08:23 AM   #20
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Used to use hybrid 20# only on conventional rod (I caught my biggest fish ever on this setup two years ago). Putting it on all reels this year (spinning). Wish I would've read FW's report, I wouldv'e gone down to 15#.
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Old 04-07-2003, 08:29 AM   #21
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Conventional- 35 Cortland Spectron for beach fishing

50 Cortland Spectron for Canal Jigging (will straighten an 8/0 Mustad jig hook )

Spinning- Big game mono, 12 lb mostly for schoolies. Also tried 35 spectron when I changed the line on my ABU 6500.

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Old 04-07-2003, 08:53 AM   #22
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What line do you use?
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The only times I used Yozuri was some 15# test that I saw no reason for it to be better than Big Game. Notaro, use Flouro for leader and mono or braid for your main line...

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Old 04-07-2003, 08:58 AM   #23
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I use 65 pound spider (15 Dim) for everything, with a floro leader in different pounds for different fish, and different sitiuactions.
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Old 04-07-2003, 09:47 AM   #24
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Van, Power Pro is made by Spectra it is a braided line, very similar to cortland. Isn't flat like fireline, isn't as light in the air as whiplash, so it doens't knot up as easily.

Nice stuff, tried it on my 7'er a few years ago, went with 20 lb test on spinning and had alot of knot trouble, I am going to try 30 this year, but if the same thing happens I am going back to my trusty 14 lb test fireline on my light rod. Everybody has there own preference for braided lines. have found that after trying alot of different ones I have gone back to fireline.

One flaw that the fireline has is that it is coated and if you do not have hard guides on your rod it will cut the tip guide and from the friction of the line going thru the guides it will fray a bit and cause you more wind knots. But with hard guides this problem is eliminated.

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Old 04-07-2003, 12:20 PM   #25
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20lb big game on my eelin' rod and large surf (spinning) rods
10lb big game for some schoolie applications

30lb magibraid for plastics or any situation I want the sensitivity

trying 20lb magibraid for flats fishing

My uncle spooled some yoz hybrid a couple years ago and was breaking off bluefish left and right... IMO, he needed to back off the drag a bit cause of the low stretch.
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Old 04-07-2003, 02:42 PM   #26
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Big Game Green 12, 15, 20, and 25 # - spinning

Power Pro 30# - spinning, 50# - conventional

Cortland Spectron 50# - conventional canal jigging
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Old 04-07-2003, 02:55 PM   #27
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why should i use floro as my leader, john?
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Old 04-07-2003, 03:13 PM   #28
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Notaro it would cost you less to use Big Game monofilament for your reel, and use a leader of flourocarbon. He is just trying to help you save money, and use it for other things like plugs, or whatever.

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Old 04-07-2003, 03:16 PM   #29
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oh, i see, thanks guys. i hear that a braid line doesn't have any strong abrasion resistant. is it true?
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Old 04-07-2003, 04:28 PM   #30
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another reason why pure fluoro is a BAD choice for a main line is that it will explode off a spinning reel. due to the memory of flouro, it does not like to be wound on a spinner. at the first chance it gets, you will have a mess on your hands!

so far, the only person that i have heard of using Yo-zuri hybrid on a spinner in the higher pound tests would be the iron man. he uses 20# hybrid on his VS reels. i'll have to talk to him about that stuff.
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