For 1\4oz baits specifically?

20lb braid, I can't stand stiff lines with poppers.

With a 1/4 oz popper it'd be Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo Nylon Line 11 lb.

20lb straight braid

44 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

With a 1/4 oz popper it'd be Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo Nylon Line 11 lb.

x2

Ever since Tom (WRB) turned me onto that line I've been really happy with it for topwater and swimbaits.

1 minute ago, NorcalBassin said:

x2

Ever since Tom (WRB) turned me onto that line I've been really happy with it for topwater and swimbaits.

WRB is also why I tried it and it's good stuff.

30# braid 

 

 

 

 

Mike

6 hours ago, GreenPig said:

With a 1/4 oz popper it'd be Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo Nylon Line 11 lb.

 

                                   

12 lb BG.

10# YZH

I use 12lb Sufix Advance but I'd be willing to downsize that to 8# or 10# if it was just 1/4oz poppers.

30# braid....if the fish are missing it, or short striking, I may add a 10-12# mono leader.

Depends on the stick.  If the rod is kind of stiff, I'll go with 10# mono to add some stretch for those treble hooks.  If the rod has good flex, I prefer 30# braid.  I'm not too picky for poppers.  Now walking baits, I heavily prefer mono.  I don't know why, but they seem to get the hooks tangled up in the line a lot easier than poppers, and the stiffness of mono seems to help with fouling.  

Sunline Defier Shooter in 13lb(.0118). Armillo gets really coily quick, Shooter handles better. If I need more abrasion resistance then Armillo and some KVD line conditioner works ok.

Now Defier lines are pricey so I also use Gamma or McCoys copoly, and I want to try the P-line topwater as it seems to get good reviews.

10lb Big Game  1st top water  this Year

Edited April 27, 20224 yr by rgasr63
2 pics showed instead of 1

I have a specific combo just for popper fishing, which is a Tatula Elite reel with the Powell Naked CB rod in 6'10". I can cast a 1/4 popper further than I care to fish it back.  I use 30# Power Pro with a P-Line TOPWATER copolymer leader of about 4 ft. The leader floats, is just stiff enough to prevent hooks tangling on a pause, and yet has the perfect "delay" on hook sets to insure good penetration. 

10lb Big Game or 12lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid 

29 minutes ago, ne_dan said:

10lb Big Game

This ^

20# Power pro braid.

12lb Suffix mono for me

It’s usually 12lb maxima ultragreen for me. I’ve been messing around with defier armillo and so far it’s been good.