My question is what's better for crankbaits? Mono or fluorocarbon?

And what pound test of the line would be best for deep cranking?

Thank's!

Both....depending.

I like fluoro as it is abrasive.

12 lb basic no frills mono. Best crankin line ever.

Don't rule out braid.

12 lb Hybrid gets the job done for me.

You want a lil' stretch

Don't rule out braid.

Lol

#8 Yo , # 10 cxx.. no carbon, no braid.. Ever....

Currently I use 12 lb sunline super natural mono. But I'm looking to upgrade to 13 lb defier soon.

I normally use 12 lb fluoro.

Lol

What's so funny. There are people, myself included, who crank with braid, and are very successful doing so. I don't subscribe to this non-sense of "needing" stretch in the line for cranking. That's what the rod's tip, and the reel's drag are for.

Its funny to see all the differing opinions. We're not talking politics we're talking fishing line.

I wasn't laughing at you.

I like 10# CXX or Tatsu.

16lb Sunline Sniper.  Has a very small diameter for 16lb line and is tough as nails and casts great!

Braid.

 

Its all I crank with and I'm doing fine.

Spent much of the summer and fall cranking with braid and was generally happy with it.  But, I've had 3 fish that I thought were solid come unbuttoned over the last few weeks and I'm having second thoughts.  Could well have happened with any line, but it's got me thinking.....

#12 Sunline Super Natural Monofilament

 

 

 

 

I use Fluro personally.

12 lb Hybrid gets the job done for me.

 

 

Ditto

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

For the deep divers like the DD22,6XD ect. I use 10lb flouro . For the wiggle wart and and deep little N I use 8lb flouro. Normally I use sunline but for cranking I like Invizx.

I bought some 12 lb. mono just because I was on a budget and I needed cheaper line but when I save up some money I'll deffenetly try braid and/or flouro...

Thanks for the advice!

In the past the pros said to use mono for all treble hook baits.

Now the pros are using fluorocarbon for treble hook baits.

 

Go figure.

 

I use mono for treble hook baits to use the stretch to help set the hook.

 

As for line test, it depends on how deep and fast you want the crank to reach your target area.

 

12 pound test will allow the bait to dive deeper faster; 25 pound test will take longer but you will have the power to set the hook better.

 

Check the rod's parameters for line test and go to the max or a few test pounds over the rod's max when throwing deep diving crankbaits.

 

Your goal is to have the crankbait reach your target depth as fast as possible and stay within that depth until you start its rise to the surface.

 

And don't forget to throw some deep diving crankbaits in shallower water so they will tear up the bottom and attract the bass.

I don't like using braid for anything with treble hooks mostly because I don't like having change out and buy beefy treble hooks.  It depends on what kind of rod you use to throw cranks with.  If you use glass then braid would probably work fine. I use graphite for cranks so I stick with fluoro or mono.  Preferably fluoro.