Just ordered my first baitcaster from Digitaka. The Zillion SV TW 7.1 at the recommendation of some of you on here. Now what line am I spooling it with and best/easiest way to spool it?  I mostly like to fish crankbaits/squarebills, Texas rig worms, and swim baits. Occasional lighter stuff under a bobber. I don’t target any particular species. Just whatever I can catch. I’m not sure what rod I’m going to put it on. Either my Dobyn’s Fury Medium Heavy or my Daiwa AirdX medium. My lake has white bass, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and drums and sunfish. Thanks. 

Start with 12 Big Game.  It will work well with many techniques.  After awhile you may want to experiment with other lines, for specific applications.

12 to 14 lbs sniper fluorocarbon no line conditioner unless you really want to since the braking profile and t wing handle the stuff line just fine.  

Trying to use one rod, reel, and line to cover that breadth of techniques and species is going to be an exercise in frustration and compromise. That said I find that a medium power rod is more versatile than a medium heavy for multi species fishing, for line I’d go with a 10 or 12 pound mono/copoly. With this setup shallow/mid depth cranking will be no problem, texas rigs and swim baits will need to be kept on the finesse side of things with lighter wire hooks, but you probably won’t be doing any panfishing on this outfit.

12lb FC Sniper or Invizx. Both lines will work well for everything listed. Not sure about a bobber though. 

If your going to use a bobber, go monofilament. Berkley Big game or XL. Yozuri Hybrid, Pline, Ande there are a number of good monofilament lines out there.

43 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Trying to use one rod, reel, and line to cover that breadth of techniques and species is going to be an exercise in frustration and compromise. That said I find that a medium power rod is more versatile than a medium heavy for multi species fishing, for line I’d go with a 10 or 12 pound mono/copoly. With this setup shallow/mid depth cranking will be no problem, texas rigs and swim baits will need to be kept on the finesse side of things with lighter wire hooks, but you probably won’t be doing any panfishing on this outfit.

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48 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Trying to use one rod, reel, and line to cover that breadth of techniques and species is going to be an exercise in frustration and compromise. That said I find that a medium power rod is more versatile than a medium heavy for multi species fishing, for line I’d go with a 10 or 12 pound mono/copoly. With this setup shallow/mid depth cranking will be no problem, texas rigs and swim baits will need to be kept on the finesse side of things with lighter wire hooks, but you probably won’t be doing any panfishing on this outfit.

Why not braid? Isn’t braid better for not having memory issues thus less backlash potential?

49 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Trying to use one rod, reel, and line to cover that breadth of techniques and species is going to be an exercise in frustration and compromise. That said I find that a medium power rod is more versatile than a medium heavy for multi species fishing, for line I’d go with a 10 or 12 pound mono/copoly. With this setup shallow/mid depth cranking will be no problem, texas rigs and swim baits will need to be kept on the finesse side of things with lighter wire hooks, but you probably won’t be doing any panfishing on this outfit.

I actually like my medium Daiwa AirdX Rod over the more expensive Dobyn’s Medium Heavy. 

12lb mono/copolymer is the best general purpose line in my opinion. 

Whatever line you want.  We all have our own preferences, and most of them are going to be different.  And for each of us, there can be a definite right and wrong answer.  It's just that we're all a little different and fish differently, so what's right for us might be wrong for someone else.  

Like if it were me, the answer would be simple.  I'd use the same line I use for just about everything else.  30# Sufix 832 braid.  But you're not me.  So that might be a bad idea for you.  

3 hours ago, bgaviator said:

Now what line am I spooling it with

Describe where you're fishing. Is it choked out? Topped out with weeds? Clear to the bottom? Tell us.

 

The easy answer is 30lb braid, then tie on your mono/copoly/fluoro leader depending on where you're fishing and what you're fishing for at the moment. Sometimes straight braid will be the answer.

3 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Describe where you're fishing. Is it choked out? Topped out with weeds? Clear to the bottom? Tell us.

 

The easy answer is 30lb braid, then tie on your mono/copoly/fluoro leader depending on where you're fishing and what you're fishing for at the moment. Sometimes straight braid will be the answer.

I fish at Sardis Lake in Mississippi below the spillway. A little muddy. Lots of rip rap below the spillway but I think more smooth pebble bottom at the beach I often like to fish at past the spillway rip rap.  No weeds.  I don’t target anything specific. Just whatever bites. 

2 minutes ago, bgaviator said:

Lots of rip rap below the spillway but I think more smooth pebble bottom at the beach I often like to fish at past the spillway rip rap.  No weeds.

Then I'll stick with my recommendation. An Alberto knot for the leader of your choice is easy and very fast to tie out in nature.

8-10lb Berkley Big game or 8-10lb Yo Zuri Hybrid, i use all of those for bass, trout, and panfish.

And if you plan on fishing for different species and using a bobber use the Aird X Medium rod, and get yourself a few Rocket Bobbers, the medium and large ones. These bobbers are so aerodynamic and also heavy i could cast them all day with good distance on any of my casting setups. They are very sensitive, did i mention how far they can cast too?

4 hours ago, bgaviator said:

I actually like my medium Daiwa AirdX Rod over the more expensive Dobyn’s Medium Heavy. 

Good thing im not the only one, i prefer it to most of my $100-275 rods.

 

I'm pretty sure you said this is your first baitcaster ever.  In that case, I say put 12 lb big game on it to start.  You're going to backlash.  Everyone does when they are learning.  You can buy a big spool of big game for dirt cheap such that the first time you backlash and can't pick it out, you're cutting it out without worries about the cost of the line.  Also, I'd never use straight braid anywhere like that where you could get snagged on the bottom and not be able to break off at the snag.

7 hours ago, bgaviator said:

Why not braid? Isn’t braid better for not having memory issues thus less backlash potential?

I actually like my medium Daiwa AirdX Rod over the more expensive Dobyn’s Medium Heavy. 

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5 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

I'm pretty sure you said this is your first baitcaster ever.  In that case, I say put 12 lb big game on it to start.  You're going to backlash.  Everyone does when they are learning