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Favorite #12 lb. FC Line For Weightless Senko ?

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I have narrowed my search for a line which best compliments the fall rate of a weightless Senko on a bait cast set up : The use of #12 lb. Fluorocarbon line appears to be "about right" for either a T-Rigged or Wacky Rigged 5" Senko's ideal  fall rate. *Therefore , my key question is to narrow down which #12 lb. FC line has the best characteristics for using a weightless Senko 5" in a Reservoir with  clear , open water with rock and isolated brush piles . Currently, my  list of #12 lb. FC line for weightless Senkos are :

 

  • #12 lb. Seaguar InvizX
  • #12lb. Seaguar AbrazX
  • #12 lb. Sunline Sniper
  • #12 lb. P-Line Ultimate FC
  • #12 lb. Sufix Advance FC
  • #12 lb. Berkley Trilene 100% FC

 

The characteristics of a FC  needed for a weightless Senko (5") are going to be different than that of say fishing a football jig for instance - perhaps more closely aligned with using FC line for a jerk bait ... The above said , what is your current favorite FC line dedicated to fishing a weightless Senko on a bait cast set up ?  ... Thanks in advance !

  • Super User

why Tatsu is not in your list? After so many research and asking members here, I choose 10lb test Tatsu for same application.

  • Super User

Seaguar or Sunline whatever type you prefer. This is the technique that bright colored braid with a leader using the line presentation that works better then straight FC. The bright floating braid where it enters the water while the Senko sinks acts like a visual strike indicator.

Tom

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InvisX, picked up a 1000 yard spool for cheap that works well for those if I want to use a straight fluoro.

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Tatsu

Any of those would work. I personally use Tastsu , Sniper and Invisx all good lines. One isn't going to catch a fish the others wouldn't have.

I think it's much more important where you throw or pitch that Senko than the line it's attached to.

 

7 hours ago, WRB said:

Seaguar or Sunline whatever type you prefer. This is the technique that bright colored braid with a leader using the line presentation that works better then straight FC. The bright floating braid where it enters the water while the Senko sinks acts like a visual strike indicator.

Tom

Tom is right, the strike indicating properties of bright braid are important here. A lot of folks gut hook bass on wacky senkos because they don't know the fish is there. 

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10 hours ago, ATA said:

why Tatsu is not in your list? After so many research and asking members here, I choose 10lb test Tatsu for same application.

*While Tatsu is a great FC line , I did not think it was needed for a weightless Senko . If I was crawling a T-Rig soft plastic on the bottom or fishing a Football Jig - then yes (#15 lb.) Tatsu would be hard to beat .

9 hours ago, WRB said:

Seaguar or Sunline whatever type you prefer. This is the technique that bright colored braid with a leader using the line presentation that works better then straight FC. The bright floating braid where it enters the water while the Senko sinks acts like a visual strike indicator.

Tom

*That is my spinning set up - just looking to try straight FC on my bait cast outfit for a little something different plus to eliminate a bit of the "bow" that floating  braid forms on a sinking bait .

Gamma is what I have the most confidence in

  • Super User

I use braid to leader for weightless senko as I need the visual assistance. Of your list...Invisx, if it was me, tatsu 

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From that list, I would pick Invisx due to it being supple but not super stretchy.  That being said, I use the slightly stiffer 12lb Sniper on my mostly-dedicated senko rod because I like to buy line in bulk and Sniper fits my other needs better.  

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