For 1/2 walking baits, 20lb or 30lb braid? Cover is very minimal.

I use 20lb straight braid

12 lb mono.

I prefer mono for top water, but braid is not a bad choice at all. 

I use 30

I use 20 lb braid to a short 12 to 15 lb mono leader, just to keep the braid from getting tangled on the trebles

30# braid or 11# Defier Armilio (sp)

10 minutes ago, NHBull said:

30# braid or 11# Defier Armilo

No braid for me with treble hooks.

#11 Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo only.

No braid for top water for me (other than frogs). If I had to, I would probably go with 40.

I like to walk the dog with 15-20 lb mono, smaller ones and poppers on 12.

20#

 

 

 

 

Mike

20 lb braid with a 12lb. Big Game green or Maxima Ultragreen leader.

https://youtu.be/PNaFczbbKEU?t=36

A-Jay

Mono is less likely to foul up the treble hooks, so I go with 10lb mono for Zara Spooks and other, similar topwaters. 

 

But either braid should work okay for you.  I doubt you'd notice a difference on the water either way.  The difference between 20# and 30# braid isn't much.  I pretty much stick to 10#, 30# and 60# braid.  Unlike mono, copoly, and fluoro, the difference between pound tests and line diameters in braid isn't all that much until you get out to the extremes.  

1 hour ago, Bankc said:

Mono is less likely to foul up the treble hooks

This is true and I foul some casts, but I use straight 20lb braid.  I find the number of fouled casts isn't enough to frustrate me as compared to the lack of feel/control that a flexier line imparts.  Whenever possible I try to not use a leader and outside of the occasional wrap up on the cast there is no reason to here in my opinion.

 

 

I do straight braid for top water and I don’t get any more foul ups than with mono.  It’s usually my cast that decides if it lands well or not, not the line used. Although it’s possible using mono allows you a better chance it lands well with a poor cast?  But I haven’t really noticed. 
 

My suggestion is using a larger diameter braid and/or heavier top water lure. And/or practice casting. These affect the foul up rate for me more than anything else. 

11 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

12 lb mono.

Ditto. I don’t like treble hooks with braided line, same with cranks and jerkbaits 

Straight 20# mono . It keeps me from ripping hooks out. 

10 lb Trilene Sensation

15 lb or 10 lb Big Game

14 hours ago, Deephaven said:

This is true and I foul some casts, but I use straight 20lb braid.  I find the number of fouled casts isn't enough to frustrate me as compared to the lack of feel/control that a flexier line imparts.

Same, the fouling issue is way overblown. It happens occasionally, but the pros outweigh the cons in the solid hookups at distance and long casting ability.

14 lb mono on standard sized walking baits.

14 lb trilene xl 

I'm the odd-ball - 12# YZH