What is your favorite brand? Lb test etc for flipping wood?

15lb big game

either Big Game or Power Pro. lb. test depends on type of cover.

I will be the first to admit I'm not a flipping or pitching aficionado. But I'm using PowerPro 30# on my jig rod with a 20# Big Game leader. It seems to be doing pretty well. Since those are usually shorter casts I could probably just use straight 15# Big Game mono. But I also use that rod for T rigs sometimes and I like the lighter (limper braid) line for that.

For fluoro, I'm going to be using 20lb. Sunline Sniper or 20 lb. PLine Tactical.

20# Shooter

 

 

 

Mike

Kastking Super Power or Seaguar Tatsu 

50Lb daiwa I braid x4 and 17Lb p-line cxx

3 minutes ago, CroakHunter said:

50Lb daiwa I braid x4 and 17Lb p-line cxx

Not to go hijack the thread but how do you like the daiwa j braid x4? I recently got a free spool when I purchased a another fuego ct 

For actual flipping, where you grasp the line and pull the bait to swing it to the next spot, I don't like braid. It's too abrasive. Tuf-Line Supercast is coated, and works well, if you prefer no stretch. Otherwise, Seaguar Flippin' fluoro has worked well for me. 

1 hour ago, JustinJ said:

Not to go hijack the thread but how do you like the daiwa j braid x4? I recently got a free spool when I purchased a another fuego ct 

Love it. Its a little loud through the guides, which is expected with 4 strand braid, but that doesn't bother me. It ties great knots and has good abrasion resistance for braid. Cuts vegetation well. I use 50lb chartruese, 30Lb light blue, and 15lb dark green . I buy it on ebay and it's pretty cheap for the performance I've gotten out of it. 

Sunline super fl sniper 20 lb 

When spooling fluro for a flipping/pitching reel how do you recommend doing it? 

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/spool-line-baitcasting.html

for wood i almost always use floro. sniper 17#. i occasionally like mono, if im skipping. just easier to manage. I do have a flipping rod with braid for grass. but when i get to wood i pick up the floro as it comes thru the wood better. might be just my imagination but i don't like the feel of braid on wood. 

spool it about 60% mono, then 30% floro on top, leaving room(filing the spool about 90% full). don't overspool your floro or you'll just be wasting line. 

Like @J Francho, Seaguar Flippin' fluoro is doing a great job for me.

 

I originally used 65lbs braid but it just didn't feel right, if that makes any sense. I flip both boat docks and heavy cover like stump fields and lily pad beds.

24 minutes ago, bagofdonuts said:

might be just my imagination but i don't like the feel of braid on wood.

 

There's a bunch of anglers that have expressed a similar preference.  It's definitely a "thing."  I will say that I also like braid with a leader when not specifically using flip casts.  If I end up having my line draped over a a branch, I can feel the knot pass over, and know I have a leader length to go to hop the bait over, and not bury the hook into the wood.

19 minutes ago, J Francho said:

If I end up having my line draped over a a branch, I can feel the knot pass over, and know I have a leader length to go to hop the bait over, and not bury the hook into the wood.

I like that idea...smart thinking!

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

 

  If I end up having my line draped over a a branch, I can feel the knot pass over, and know I have a leader length to go to hop the bait over, and not bury the hook into the wood.

Yep.  Agree 100%.  And yet.....last weekend I STILL set the hook on at least five different branches.  Some days I swear that bass pick up my jig; give it a slight tug and then stick the point in a stump while they back up and laugh their tails off

17# trilene 100% fluro

24 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Yep.  Agree 100%.  And yet.....last weekend I STILL set the hook on at least five different branches.  Some days I swear that bass pick up my jig; give it a slight tug and then stick the point in a stump while they back up and laugh their tails off

I had a blue gill bury the hook into my anchor line this past weekend.  What a pain.

Where I fish wood almost always includes reeds and weeds. I have used 60 FIN's  PRT braid for sbout 30 years to flip wood without any issues.

Tom

15lb P-Line Fluoroclear and 65lb Power Pro braid 

30# vicious No Fade Braid

gamma copoly 17#