I just got a Bantam MGL and a Megabass destroyer fmj for jigs. I want to use this rod occasionally for frogs and small swimbaits. Fluorocarbon would be my go to for jigs but I know it’s not good for frogs. Would I be loosing anything choosing braid over fluorocarbon? Or should I look at a good monofilament? 

Ideally you would use braid for frogging, and either fluro, or mono for jigs. If you had to use a line for both, I would choose a good mono, like 15 to 20 lb Big Game mono..If you fish heavier cover, then 20, sparse or little cover then 15 lb. 

Spool on some Yo Zuri Hybrid and call it a day 

For frogging? No

You'll be best served using braid from 30# to 50# depending on where you’re throwing. 
But for jigs you’ll lose all sensitively if you have any slack in your line. 
 

Mono is good for hanging pictures on a wall. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

2 hours ago, Mike L said:

For frogging? No

You'll be best served using braid from 30# to 50# depending on where you’re throwing. 
But for jigs you’ll lose all sensitively if you have any slack in your line. 
 

Mono is good for hanging pictures on a wall. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

Re: the mono part.. Tell that to all the bass I've caught throwing a jig on mono. 

34 minutes ago, Hammer 4 said:

Re: the mono part.. Tell that to all the bass I've caught throwing a jig on mono. 

I use a lot of mono, and now co-polymer as well, but it was still funny.

1 hour ago, Hammer 4 said:

Re: the mono part.. Tell that to all the bass I've caught throwing a jig on mono. 

I have no doubt! 

I just can’t stand the stuff?

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

@Mike L- why the hatred of mono, just curious ?

5 hours ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

@Mike L- why the hatred of mono, just curious ?

Because there are so many better options these days than 20-30 yrs ago when all there was mono. 
 

I know all the records were broken using it,

it was spooled on our first reels,

It’s a must for top waters, 
It’s cheap etc etc...
I hear all the rationalized arguments. 
 

Is it the best choice for most techniques? No
Does it have its place? Maybe

 

I know a lot of members here use it for most everything and are very very good anglers that we can learn something from. 
But it seems that the prevailing opinion that mono is the be all end all because it’s what we learned on, and it’s always better for this or that just makes me nuts. 
 

I don’t want this to get into a long discussion about it as that is not what the OP intended. 
 

Right or wrong it’s just my opinion. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Thanks guys for the suggestions, I realize fluorocarbon would be best for jigs and braid would best for frogs, maybe mono is the middle ground. I was looking at Sunline armilo or defier. 

I would go straight braid. I love straight braid with a jig (even without heavy grass around).  If you're worried about the fish "seeing" the braid, you could use a fluoro leader.  I would say mono is actually the worse line for both those applications, unfortunately. 

50lb braid for them both

Go with 50# braid mainline.

This way you also have the option to tie on a 15-20# fluoro leader for jigs, though you can still just go straight braid if the conditions allow it.

I use a different set up for each technique:  Tatula 7'1" Heavy for jigs, 15 lb Invisix.  For frogs, I throw those on a Tatula 7'4" Heavy, 65 lb J-braid.

17 hours ago, jprice said:

I just got a Bantam MGL and a Megabass destroyer fmj for jigs. I want to use this rod occasionally for frogs and small swimbaits. Fluorocarbon would be my go to for jigs but I know it’s not good for frogs. Would I be loosing anything choosing braid over fluorocarbon? Or should I look at a good monofilament? 

all about your water conditions my man. if visibility is greater than 2 ft throw your jigs on fluoro. Anything less braid should be fine(if you are fishing rocks they WILL SHRED your braid). if you do decide to go with straight braid and visibility is more than 2 ft take a black sharpie and color the line up to 4-5 ft above your knot. 

The water I fish on is usually pretty muddy so I think the straight braid should be fine. I’ll just keep some mono to tie on as a leader if I need it. 

@Mike L - Thanks ?

10 hours ago, Tizi said:

I use a different set up for each technique:  Tatula 7'1" Heavy for jigs, 15 lb Invisix.  For frogs, I throw those on a Tatula 7'4" Heavy, 65 lb J-braid.

I run the same setup but I either use 17lb Berkley Trilene flurocarbon for jigs or 65lb if I'm throwing into heavier cover.

 

If I only had one reel for frogs and jigs, I would consider running slightly thinner braid like 50lb braid (or 65lb PowerPro Maxcuatro which is a similar diameter to most 50lb braid).

On 1/31/2020 at 9:34 AM, jprice said:

Thanks guys for the suggestions, I realize fluorocarbon would be best for jigs and braid would best for frogs, maybe mono is the middle ground. I was looking at Sunline armilo or defier. 

I have been interested in this line as well.  I have been using Sunline Natural for mono but the cost of Armilo and Defier have stopped me so far. I do spend about the same on FC though.  I will probably pick up some for throwing big swimbaits in the future.  

 

I know one member here (Tom?) loves this line.  I would imagine he would be a good source for a review.