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Absolutely. And my buddy was there for the best one. We were fishing a smal natural lake in Bradenton FL and the water was pretty clear so I could see a big drop off out about 50 feet from shore. I said "there's a big bass right there at the drop off" even though I didn't see one. I cast my bait (I think it was a fluke tail) and BAM!, a BIG bass gulped it down as soon as it hit the water. 8 lbs. ;D

Turtles all the time when carp fishing! Also, a spotted moray eel in FL. Yikes. Not fun getting off the line. Channel Cat while fishing a TX rigged worm for bass. Yellow Perch on a micro crank bait fishing for bluegill.

I thought you said it was a bass?

Ok, I tried the co-poly stuff and hated it. I used 15lb. Suffix and it felt like I was throwing bungie cord. I guess I've been spoiled by the Power Pro, which is THE BEST BRAIDED by far. I switched back to Power Pro and I'll just have to deal with scaring off a few fish here and there. Thanks for all the recommendations.

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Thanks Steve! I am about as far NE as you can get in NC, so the closest rivers to me are the North Landing river in VA and the North West River. I am right near the Currituck Sound. Also, good idea about the mono leader.

^ thanks to all for the great coments and recommendations! I'll try out some new lines and let you all know what I think!

Thanks! Low stretch is a biggie for me. I HATE STRETCHY LINE! Since I am stuck on the bank, I tend to cast as far as I can, and since so many strikes are on the drop, I am setting the hook with a lot of line out. Stretchy line is disasterous at those distances! Thanks again!!!

Thanks for the prompt response! ;D Dumb question: What is co-poly? Also, which of the line that you recommend do you feel with be the closest to the feel of the power pro? I'm going to have a really hard time giving up that smooth casting action.

First off, Let me introduce myself since I an new here: My name is Adam and I am an amateur bass fisherman. I have been fishing for bass for years but have only recently moved from live bait fishing to artificial (couple years ago). I began bass fishing in the hampton roads area of Virginia, then moved to the west coast of Florida and fished bass there, and now I have landed in northeastern North Carolina and am lucky enough to have a small lake (5 acres) in my yard that is stocked with bass (among other things). It's a long, narrow lake that stretches the length of about 12 homes and is about 200' across at my yard. It is pretty deep, I'd say over 20 feet deep, but my end of the lake has shallower parts. There is really no structure in the lake that I know of since it used to be a borrow pit and has no logs and stumps. I do fairly well in this lake, which is only lightly stocked and the fish are mostly young and small. Most bass are about 1 to 1 and 1/2 pounds with some larger fish (I've caught up to 5 lbs) that have come in from other nearby lakes that connect with drainage pipes. Now for my question: Am I scaring bass away with my line? I use the moss green colored Power Pro. The lake is not clear, but not very stained either. I'd say it's right in the middle. Anyone here use Power Pro? I LOVE it. It's super strong and casts very far and it's super smooth. It also has near zero stretch so you can really feel EVERYTHING. I love it. Did I mention I love it? Currently fishing with texas rigged worms. Favorite fishing tequnique: Top water. I love the sight of a bass crashing bait! Please feel free to post any advice you may have regarding my lake and how you might approach fishing it! Thanks!!! BTW - Here's a picture of one of the larger bass from my lake: