I'm just getting back into fishing and on a very tight budget. I am using a Pflueger reel and an Ugly Stick rod. At my level I seriously doubt upgrading my equipment is going to help. With that said,as a bank fisherman,what line would you recommend?

thanks for your imput

Either Big game or powerpro, personally I almost exclusively use braided line but big game is much cheaper at seven bucks for 1500 yards as opposed to powerpro which costs twelve dollars for only 150 yards.  If you choose big game you will have to change it out if often, but with braid you never have to change it out. Another thing to consider is that braid gives you a much farther casting distance, which is extremely helpful as a shore angler.  

I would definitely go with braid, and I'd recommend 20lb Power Pro. Berkley Big Game is a great line, but it's a little thick in diameter for a spinning reel unless you go with 10lb Big Game, in which case I would opt for Berkely Trilene XL instead. It will give you more distance. With braid you don't have to worry about line twist, which is a common issue with spinning reels. 

Braid for the mainline will be so much more
manageable and less of a headache than 
other lines. You really don't need to over do
the braid in pound test. I use 10# and 15#
Power Pro (and PP Super Slick 8) on my 
reels and they are *plenty* strong.

I will recommend using a leader of various
mono or copoly line. By doing so, you will
not eat into your braid mainline as often when
you retie your lures of choice. So say a 5-8'
leader will give you a bunch of reties before
you tie on a new leader.

The simplest knot to attach your leader will 
be the Uni-to-Uni. Very easy to learn, and
when you cinch it down, give it a steady 
pull to make sure it is good. I highly recommend
this knot.

Yo-Zuri Hybrid #6.