I'm looking at having just 3 rod/reel combos this spring. i just bought my other baitcaster (blue accurist 2), and i have a cheap quantum spinning combo and a daiwa procaster with a flippin stick. haven't got the rod for the new baitcaster yet, but what line should i use on each of these reels in order to cover as many situations as i can???? right now i have 10lb and 12 lb mono on the spinning and procaster respectively, and i'm thinking about 17 lb mono on the accurist. i'll hopefully be fishing a variety of lake types.

I would place 8 or 10 lb. Hybrid line on the spinning combo.  With this you can cover small soft plastics, shakey Heads, Drop Shot, etc.  I would place a 30 lb. braid or heavy floro (17 lbs. or heavier) on the procaster matched with the flipping stick.  You could use this for jigs, carolina rigs, large plastics thrown in heavy cover, and small swimbaits.  Then I would get a good quality 6'6" M power Fast action rod for the Quantum Accurist and place 12 lb. mono of this.  You can use this for everything else, spinnerbaits, shallow crankbaits, jerkbaits, topwater, etc.  I would suggest just one more combo (if you have the extra money) for all your plastics (t-rigs, senkos, frogs, etc) and that would be a 7' MH power Fast action rod with any 6.3:1 ratio reel.  I think the flipping stick would be a little to stout for these applications and the 6'6" M rod might be a little to limber (though, I do know a lot of people who like medium power rods for plastics).  I think with these four combos, you can fish any situation thrown at you. (Disclaimer: this is just my opinion and I am in no way an expert at bass fishing - so before people start tearing apart for my suggestion, I just wanted to clarify that).

17 lb mono, no matter what type, is as user friendly as wire is; the only time I use 17 is when flipping and swimbaiting if you are planning to use that reel exclusively for that purpose it 's fine. With 12 lb test you can fish anywhere. I know it for sure, I use 10-12 lbs in my local lakes and one of them is choked with tough mesquite trees and huizache brush.