hey guys..its time to respool all 13 of my reels and Im ready to change up my line..I have been using 12lb to 20 lb pline xtreme..

Give me an idea what you guys use with my different reel setups..I fish a lake that has much standing timber..the water  color is slightly stained..

When fishing crankbaits type of line and lb

When fishing suspending jerk baits like pointers and xraps

When fishing jigs

When fishing texas rigs

When fishing spot removers, shakey heads, football heads

When fishing spinnerbaits

When fishing topwaters

dropshotting

Carolina rigging

Any input would be appreciated

This is what I use:

When fishing crankbaits: 12 lb. Flouro

When fishing suspending jerk baits: 12 lb. Flouro

When fishing jigs: 50 lb. Braid

When fishing texas rigs: 12 lb. Hybrid on 1 set-up & 30 lb. Braid on another set-up

When fishing spot removers, shakey heads: 10 lb. Hybrid

When fishing spinnerbaits: 12 lb. Hybrid

When fishing topwaters: 14 lb. Mono

dropshotting: 8 lb. Hybrid

Carolina rigging: 30 lb. Braid with Flouro Leader

Frogs: 30 lb. Braid

my general preferences....

cranks- 20lb braid, or lighter.

jerk baits- 6-10lb flouro/mono

jigs-20+lb braid, or heavier (when flipping)

texas rigs-same as jigs when flipping, 10lb mono for finnesse

shakey heads- 10-20lb braid

spinnerbaits- 12-15lb flouro, mono, or braid if really weedy

topwaters- 10lb mono

droppshotting- 6-8lb flouro or mono

carolina- your preferred line with an 8-10lb flouro or mono leader

For further references, it would be a good idea to include hybrid or co-polymer lines wherever flouro or mono is mentioned. These are all the heaviest weight i would go, they are pretty standard for casting gear, some techniques would be better suited with spinning gear, and generally lighter line.

Spinning tackle: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #6  (11.9 lb test)

Baitcasting gear: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #12 (19.5 lb test)

Spinning tackle: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #6 (11.9 lb test)

Baitcasting gear: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #12 (19.5 lb test)

Wow, you make things complicated. ;D

The only 2 must use rules I have are, Braid for trolling, and mono for bobber fishing.

Shallow cranks: 12# mono (sometimes 15# if super shallow)

Mid-depth cranks: 10# mono

Deep cranks: 10# mono

Jerkbaits/spinnerbaits: 15# Trilene 100% carbon

Carolina Rig: 50# braid w/15# carbon leader

Texas Rig: 17# Trilene 100% carbon

Flip/Pitch: 30# braid

Spinning rods: 8# and 10# Trilene 100% carbon

Cranks, Jerks, and Topwater, 10 lbs fluro

Spinnerbaits, depending on clarity and cover, 15 fluoro or 20 pound braid

Texas rig/Jig depending on clarity 15 pound fluoro or 30 lbs. braid

Finesse fishing/spinning rods, 6 or 8 pound fluoro

Thanks for the info guys..is the yozuri pretty good line

Buy a small spool and see for yourself, it's not a big investment.

I have fished many lines over the years and continue to experiment

with others. Yo-Zuri works for me, I hope it works out for you, too.

Another complicated guy:

Spinning & baitcasting for everything but flipping/swimbaiting:

Trilene Big Game 10 or 12 pound test depending upon cover ( ammount and type ) and bottom composition.

For flipping and swimbaiting: Berkely Trilene Big Game 17 lb test.

Crankbaits: 12lb Pline Fluoroclear (hybrid)

Jigs:  20lb BPS Fluoro

Soft Plastics: 15lb PLine Fluoroclear (hybrid) or 20lb BPS Fluoro

Spinnerbaits: 50lb Power Pro Braid

Flipping: 50lb Power Pro Braid

Frogs: 50lb Power Pro Braid

Poppers: 15lb Mono