Hey guys I have a question about fishing line. I live in Central Florida and I have gotten pretty big into bass fishing, although I being a student I don't have the budget to buy all the rods and reels that I need for different techniques. That being said I am fishing two rods. I have a 7ft medium spinning rod and then a 7ft MH baitcaster that I use the most. I primarily throw Texas rigged soft plastics with the baitcaster and I want to know what kind of line I should have on this rod that I can use with the most different techniques. I want a line that I can fish soft plastics and jigs with as well as a top water frog from time to time and topwater hard baits and chatter baits. Obviously I know there is not one perfect line but if you were limited to one rod like I am what line would you go with? Also if the answer is braid with a flurocarbon leader do I need to match line diameters or can I use a 12lb fluro leader with 30lb braid even though they are not the same diameter? Any advice about line is greatly appreciated! 

Have not really used pure flurocarbon but i do like P-line fluroclear. Nice castability, knot strength, and sensitivity, and decently priced. 8lb on your spinning rod and 15 for your baitcaster.

 

As for a leader on braid...When i do throw it on my spinning rod when i need some strength/sensitivity. I don't use a leader, and I fish Lake. St Clair where water is nice and clear. Only thing id see a leader being useful for is if you want some shock absorption. Otherwise its a pain in the butt having 1 rod with a leader and changing baits every once in a while and having to add a new leader when it gets too short.

15# yozuri hybrid for the baitcaster.

6-10# yozuri ultrasoft for the spinning reel.

Just what I would do.

Braid to fluoro leader diameters do not have to match. 30/40 lb braid to a leader sounds good to me. Maybe 50 if you're fishing some thick stuff.

50lb braid to a 20lb leader. I use Sufix 832 and Sunline Sniper FC and I am happy with it.