Not a big crankbait guy but gonna give it a shot this fall in a highland reservoir with plenty of smallies. Lots of hard bottom and riprap and wood blowdowns. Some grass. I’m gonna use fluorocarbon as main line, probably Sunline Sniper or Seagar InvisX because I have experience with and like both. But not sure of optimal line weight? Rod is a 7’ medium power with a moderate-fast action (not composite) optimized for treble-hook baits. Mostly throwing 1/4 to 3/8 cranks that dive up to 10’. Thanks!

I wouldn’t worry about line memory. After you make your first cast with a medium diver, it will be gone...line memory and knot strength are so over obsessed about here. Maybe people should make sure they are tying correctly, loosen up their drags, and stop cutting their tag ends even with their knots. I can’t remember when I last had a knot fail, rarely have line memory issues and when I do, it’s when the reel has been on the shelf and disappears after a few casts, and rarely break off with any line type and I use lighter than most for everything. This is one of those personal preference issues and the feedback is biased to that persons preference. At the end of the day, presenting the crankbait in the desired zone is most important and your choice of line can have an impact on that..

Line Recommendation for Mid Cranking

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September 12, 20223 yr

Maybe my original spool of BG was on the thin side, or suffering some other "variance". I'll open a new one and try again on the setup using a leader. This is a situation where if I'm wrong, I still probably won't change. Changing would mean I have to accept the possibility of variance impacting abrasion resistance and that would completely mess with my head.

I'll definitely do a side by side and report back though. If you guys can change my mind the OP will have some more consistent feedback to go with.

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