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[Scorcher214]

So far this is what I got

All are BCs, all with P-Line Fluroclear

7'M 7:1 w/12lb - Cranks (Next combo will be crankbait specific, wee bit longer rod, moderate action, and a slower reel)
7'MH 7:1 w/15lb - Jigs
7'MH 7:1 w/15lb - Spinnerbaits, lipless cranks. hollowbody swimbaits

Oh yeah for my other one

7'MH 6.3:1 w/ 50lb braid - frogs and other things that need strong braid

And my last setup is a 7'M with a 6.4:1 reel. Specifically a St croix Mojo and TD Advantage. Thinking about putting some 8lb on it and using it for plastics. I have a spinning rod but I use that for mainly 1/16oz texas rigged worms and various other light lures

[new2BC4bass]

My 2 most used line weights are 12 lb. & 8 lb. mono. I'm using 8 lb. on at least 2 reels currently. (Can't recall offhand just what I do have on each reel.) Plan on trying 6 lb. on my Sol/ Expert Light combo.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Man its so different down here. I spool 12lb on my crankbait rods, and I consider that LIGHT. Everything else is between 15lb-65lb. I use alot of 20lb floro. There are just too many big fish and thick cover down here in LA I guess.

[LgMouthGambler]

Ive never gone lighter than 12# Yozuri myself, and thats on my 50E for light baits. My other reels have 20# Yozuri, and 65# Spiderwire. As for your frog rod, you should be at a 7.1 reel to horse those fish out of the cover. Anyway you go about it, make sure you have enough b@11z to keep the fish from beating you.

[Scorcher214]

Up here in the north, clear water means lighter line. 15lb is about as heavy as I want to go.

[LgMouthGambler]

Ok then, try the YoZuri. This stuff holds up very well. The 12# has a breaking strength of 20#

[new2BC4bass]

Man its so different down here. I spool 12lb on my crankbait rods, and I consider that LIGHT. Everything else is between 15lb-65lb. I use alot of 20lb floro. There are just too many big fish and thick cover down here in LA I guess.

Enough of the bragging. Would take me 2 personal bests (or more) up here to equal one of yours. I wouldn't be afraid to fish 4 lb. in my local river.

[Sherlock 60]

10# is as light as I will go on a baitcaster. Anything lighter is on spinning reels.

[outdoorsman110]

8 is the lightest I'll go on my Chronarch.

[smalljaw67]

10# is as light as I will go on a baitcaster. Anything lighter is on spinning reels.

You have to be careful with light line on a casting reel, if you have a good reel then there usually isn't any problems but a value priced casting reel may have a little larger gap between the spool and the frame and light line can end up in there and talk about a mess. Most of todays reels in the 100 dollar price point should be fine as they are made with more precise but check to make sure before you spool up with the light line.

[reason]

10

[Scorcher214]

Yep 8lb works nice on my TD Advantage. Forgot to put the mag brakes and adjust the tension knob. Holy backlash! So bad I had to just cut a lot of line. But after I got everything taken care of, it casts pretty well. I'll see how it does actually fishing thursday.

[BASSclary]

When the winter comes and the water clears and the vegitation dies around here I use 6# fluoro. Right now i'm loving 10# YZH

[Bass_Fanatic]

Enough of the bragging. Would take me 2 personal bests (or more) up here to equal one of yours. I wouldn't be afraid to fish 4 lb. in my local river.

Haha...well then come on down here and spend a week on Toledo Bend in March! I garuntee you will catch something bigger than 5lbs. May want to buy some bigger line before you come though

Heck, I can bring you to almost any local lake and catch quite a few fish over 4lbs in a week of fishing in March, not to mention the possiblity of a 10+.

[tholmes]

I routinely use 10# Trilene Big Game on my crankbait setups, sometimes going to 8#. For jigs and T-rigs I'll normally use 12-15#. But then, I'm not likely to be horsin' 10 pound bass out of heavy cover either.

Tom