#12  lb. , #15 lb. Big Game , CXX or Yozuri Hybrid around rock and $30 lb , #40 lb. Power Pro  braid if primarily grass .

I like straight flouro or braid to leader. If I’m running flouro it’s 17-20, braid to leader goes 40-50 to 17-20. In off chance I’m running straight braid then it’s more than likely 50lb braid. I’m finding if I’m running a mod/Fast or mod action rod that I like braid to leader better or straight braid chatterbait and spinnerbaits. 

15 pound Big Game.

I use 12# or 15# fluorocarbon for chatterbaits...

50lb braid is almost always overkill for chatterbaits, even a 5 or 6lb largemouth is tamed with 17lb mono. Also the only way a chatterbait can effectively be thrown on 50lb braid is with a composite rod; and this is just not ideal , as it changes the action of the lure when it pulls free from vegetation. On monofilament or copolymer, a chatterbait will snap free and pop forward erratically because of the added stretch. When fishing chatterbaits to emulate a fleeing or stressed baitfish , the added stretch is crucial. This is how I fish and it's the way I encourage others to fish this lure. ModFast with Monofilament is king in 99% of situations . But of course, do what works best for you and your specific fishing conditions !

2 hours ago, J.Vincent said:

50lb braid is almost always overkill for chatterbaits, even a 5 or 6lb largemouth is tamed with 17lb mono. Also the only way a chatterbait can effectively be thrown on 50lb braid is with a composite rod; and this is just not ideal , as it changes the action of the lure when it pulls free from vegetation. On monofilament or copolymer, a chatterbait will snap free and pop forward erratically because of the added stretch. When fishing chatterbaits to emulate a fleeing or stressed baitfish , the added stretch is crucial. This is how I fish and it's the way I encourage others to fish this lure. ModFast with Monofilament is king in 99% of situations . But of course, do what works best for you and your specific fishing conditions !

I gotta agree with this. 15lb mono on a mod-fast rod for me.

Most of the time 15 lb BG, sometimes 40 lb braid.

16-20 lb Sunline FC Sniper is all you’ll ever need

17lb BPS Excel mono and for spinner baits and for other top waters.

I have thrown a lot of chatterbaits on 15lb fluorocarbon this year. Last year, I used mostly 40lb braid, usually straight but I have also used 15lb mono, 17lb mono and my oldest son uses 15lb copoly. Generally, any line should work with a chatterbait as long as it's got enough strength (15-20lb depending on conditions).

On 10/12/2018 at 6:21 PM, OnthePotomac said:

17lb BPS Excel mono and for spinner baits and for other top waters.

I switched to fluorocarbon for crankbaits, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits and in many places it works well because it lets me get down in the water column. I usually fish from shore though, and many of the shore locations I fish from are shallow so in this case, I would prefer mono for the shallower locations

12lb Seagur Invizix and 10lb Sunline Natural

I have straight Sunline FC Sniper spooled, can't remember the # off the top of my head but it might be #20.  Used with a Phenix glass casting rod.