Hey guys, I have a question about line: I have a baitcasting setup that I want to use for everything. What type and pound line should I use? I will be using it for weightless and weighted Texas rigs, jigs, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits, and some light topwaters. I appreciate your help in advance. Thanks and tight lines!

14# mono.

12# Copoly

12 lb. mono with different brands ...

 

good fishing ...

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1 hour ago, garroyo130 said:

12# Copoly

I am a fan of AN40.  Also use a lot of Siege.  12# is my standard for MH rods.  Comes down to personal preference.  Lots of good lines.  I am trying XXX and Mean Green.  Like both so far.

Your going to get endless answers here that will be based on personal preferences. Everyone has a different opinion.

I don't necessarily pick line for pound rating . More often I choose by line diameter. Every brand and style has a little different diameter of line.  They also rate line pound test differently.

For the most versatile all around line for a baitcaster I would choose a .013 to .014 inch diameter mono or copoly. Depending on brand and line type that will range from 10 pound test to 15 pound test.

30 lb braid

12 lb CXX with line treatment.

depending on the brand, #10 - #12. 

30 lb braid..

30/40 braid. 

Either 50 lb Sufix 832 braid or 14 lb Sufix advance mono.

Just now, dodgeguy said:

Either 50 lb Sufix 832 braid or 14 lb Sufix advance mono.

i finally tried 832 this weekend ... and boy is she nice! 

12 or 15 lb copoly

12 lb big game ...

I rarely throw over 10# test for bass.  

My 2 cents I don’t like baitcasters so I can’t comment there but I like 12# copoly 

12lb Trilene will do.  

 

Personal favorite but not for topwater...  12lb Invizx

 

On 3/8/2020 at 5:22 PM, tander said:

14# mono.

I fished with 14lb mono on every baitcasters for 10 years and 8lb mono on my spinning reels even today.  Oops, I forgot 20lb mono for frogs.