I primarily fish the Ohio River and its tributaries.  Big bass would be in the 3-5 pound range with high numbers of spotted bass in the 1-2 pound range.  Water is typically semi-clear/stained to muddy so line visibility is typically not an issue.  I do fish a lot of docks in close quarters and frequently am hauling a bass over a dock to the boat.  Primary success is with manns baby minus ones and spinnerbaits and also tubes and jigs (flipping/pitching).

 

Just curious what line recommendations anyone would have for the 5 outfits I have which are:

- pitching/flipping rod with chronarch mg -- crank bait rod with chronarch

- spinnerbait rod with scorpion

 - all around rod with curator 70 xg, usually floating worms and 4 inch worms 

- spinning reel (Stradic) with a med power rod

 

Any advice appreciated!

opinions on what lines work best for different applications vary greatly. many use braid and switch out the leaders. this is what i usually use, no leaders (my water is usually stained):

 

pitching - 30-50# braid

crankbait - 10# sniper FC

spinnerbait - 12-15# sniper FC (chatterbaits, paddletails, swimjigs) or yo zuri hybrid 12#(add buzzbaits)

all around - FC unless you will be using topwaters. a good mono or copoly if throwing topwater with trebles

spinning - 6# sniper FC

 

for topwater id go with mono, frogs with braid.

 

 

Thanks and I thought there might be some differing opinions.  

I prefer braid with a leader for most applications. It increases the sensitivity of your rod almost tenfold. I usually use 15lb braid on all my spinning setups and 20lb braid for most casting setups, except for my frog/punch setup which is 30lb braid. 

I had bought 50# braid for flipping/pitching, would they be too heavy for any reason?  I had always just used Big Game before so this will be my first year using braid really.

 

Also it seems that on the pro fishing shows I see now it seems like none of them are using mono anymore.  Seems to be either braid or flouro.  Is there a flouro brand out now that is as manageable as mono?