ChrisD46

Thanks for the welcome A-Jay and thank you all for the replies ! Long time lurker here and wondered why I had not joined earlier . At this time I am going to experiment with a few monos in the 12lb. to 15lb. range - mainly Berkley Big Game , Stren , Sufix Elite and perhaps Sunline Super natuaral in 14lb. to 17lb. range . I have heard good things of Maxima but have not seen it local in my area (if my wife sees another box show up from BPS , another site , TW , etc. she threatens to file for divorce !) The braid option is something I will investigate further once I do a bit more research with mono lines ...

I am interested to know which brand mono AND line size you use for the two top water tactics below : 1 . Chuggers & Poppers : There are those with more experience than me who suggest week end anglers do not use heavy enough monofilament line for this category . A heavier 15lb. to 20lb. mono line will float higher thus better for chuggers and poppers ...Your thoughts and experiences ? 2 . Walk-The-Dog Baits : For Spooks , Sammys , etc. it appears many may use a slightly lighter pound test mono (10lb. to 14lb.) for walk-the-dog type baits as they want the line to have the right characteristics when snapping their wrist to work the bait (especially important for throwing the rod tip BACK at the bait to get it to kick off to one side) . So it appears mono line size and choice is possibly more critical in the category of walk-the-dog type baits ...Your thoughts and experiences ? I mostly fish clear water reservoir lakes so line visibility comes into play (why I primarily skipped the possibility of braid - not sure it would be a good choice even in stained water for above top water techniques) . Lastly - I would also be curious if memory is a chief concern when working above type top water baits with a bait caster (i.e. is low memory mono line an advantage here or if it doesn't matter ) ?