I’ve been using big game monofilament 8, 10, and 12 pound line. I use a lot of eight and 10, because of the pressured water a fish. So if I wanna try invisx fluoro, what is the best size to jump off with? 10?

I fish weightless, flutes, crank baits, rattletrap, quarter ounce grubs on jig heads, throw in a handful of Texas rigs.

12lb invizx is about the same diameter as 8lb big game. I would start there.

I would second 12lb. I use it for 1/2oz size crankbaits. Anything below that, I use 10lb.

I’ve fished 12 and 15 pound invizx. I liked the 15 the best personally.

I fish 8 to 25 depending on what I am throwing and where.

IMHO Big Game works as well as Invisx.

I throw braid and a leader on every thing. About the only time I use FC is in cold water jerk bait fishing.

Our water is pretty dirty here. Maybe in gin clear water FC might help. I doubt it though.

I'm going to do what everyone hates and give unsolicited advice (but well meaning).😋

I'm assuming based on this thread and the other recent ones that these lures listed are all in that 1/4 ource range. Not necessarily that weight but not way, way smaller or way bigger. General neighborhood.

If that's the case, I'm ditching all of the lines in the OP. Big Game is great stuff when it gets larger in diameter and you're throwing something like big weights and baits but it's not a great casting line. And I have nothing nice to say about flouro so other people can recommend those lines.

I say get yourself your favorite mono in the smooth casting/easy handling variety (think Trilene XL equivalent) and get it in a 6lb. That sounds very small, but most brands sold domestically are very underrated. That 6lb line overseas is sold as 10 or 12lb line depending on whether it's a .23mm or .25mm line over here.

In terms of visibility, the mono will be slightly more visible than flouro in very shallow, high light penetration conditions and then the two rapidly converge as you go deeper and light penetration diminishes. Personally, I grab the brightest, most obnoxious colored line because my eyes are older than the fishes are! I think I gain more bite detection by seeing the line move than I potentially lose by the bass seeing the line, but opinions differ on that one.

Life weights go feo. 1/4 to 1/2 ounce. I do throw a lot of traps and crankbaits. I am starting to learn chatter baits.

I want 1 poundage to handle all this to start. Mostly as a test.

56 minutes ago, Bazoo said:

Life weights go feo. 1/4 to 1/2 ounce. I do throw a lot of traps and crankbaits. I am starting to learn chatter baits.

That's the range I was picturing it as.

If you really want to use Invisx, I'd personally start at 8lb (.235mm) which is the same diameter as many brands 6lb mono and then I'd work up as my tolerance level for abrasion required. That's the key here. We can all tell you what we use but it's your tolerance for abrasion that's the real factor.

In general, the lower the diameter the better it will perform. This is especially important if you're in pressured water because you'll probably be looking to downsize your lures but you still want to get those casts to where you want. The thicker and stiffer the line, the worse it is going to cast, particularly at the lower end of your range.