Heavy (15-20#) line coils like a slinky and a bass could swim 10 ft before I felt him, and braid is a nightmare when hung up, not to mention dangerous pulling hard to retrieve jig. Is 10# TOO light in laydowns and rocky bottoms in your opinion? Yo-Zuri Ultra Soft works good in 10-12# test as far as line memory goes, but not in the trees usually, and I lose fish. What do you use?  Thanks.

I have fished a lot of 10# in brush and trees with jigs.  The key for me is to stick um hold um and wait till they come out if they are buried in the brush.  But lately I have gone to braid with fluro leader for better feel in the thick stuff.

braid is a nightmare when hung up, not to mention dangerous pulling hard to retrieve jig.

Braid is often the best choice in very heavy cover. When you get hung up and get the lure free, point the rod tip at the hang up, and reel up the slack line. Hold the line or the spool to prevent the drag from slipping. Then crouch down with the rod held above you and start backing away. Either the line will break, or your jig will pop free, and if it flies out of the water it will not hit you because you are crouched down.

Heavy (15-20#) line coils like a slinky and a bass could swim 10 ft before I felt him,

I use 17# XPS Flouro and it stops coiling "like a slinky" after the first couple casts.

braid is a nightmare when hung up, not to mention dangerous pulling hard to retrieve jig.

Braid is often the best choice in very heavy cover. When you get hung up and get the lure free, point the rod tip at the hang up, and reel up the slack line. Hold the line or the spool to prevent the drag from slipping. Then crouch down with the rod held above you and start backing away. Either the line will break, or your jig will pop free, and if it flies out of the water it will not hit you because you are crouched down.

Just a suggestion, by doing this with heavy braid you run the risk of bending your spool or warping it. I have seen it happen.

Carry a small piece of a cutoff broom stick in the boat with you. Wrap the braid around the stick a couple times and pull until your heart's content. No nasty cuts this way.

braid is a nightmare when hung up, not to mention dangerous pulling hard to retrieve jig.

Braid is often the best choice in very heavy cover. When you get hung up and get the lure free, point the rod tip at the hang up, and reel up the slack line. Hold the line or the spool to prevent the drag from slipping. Then crouch down with the rod held above you and start backing away. Either the line will break, or your jig will pop free, and if it flies out of the water it will not hit you because you are crouched down.

Just a suggestion, by doing this with heavy braid you run the risk of bending your spool or warping it. I have seen it happen.

Carry a small piece of a cutoff broom stick in the boat with you. Wrap the braid around the stick a couple times and pull until your heart's content. No nasty cuts this way.

Thanks for the tip 8-)

I've been using 15lb pline fluorocarbon without a single complaint.

Memory shouldn't be a problem with jigs on a baitcaster at all unless you're using a really light jig. I fish 3/8oz jigs with no problem on 15-20lb fluorocarbon...

I'm moving up to 20lb fluorocarbon I think.

I only jig in and around weeds, & laydowns.  My line of choice is 30 lb Power Pro. If I know that I'm going to be pitching into mats then I go with 50 or 65 lb Power Pro. The stuff will cut through the toughest of weeds.

The few times that I get hung up using braid, I reel in so I can point the rod tip directly at the lure and pull backwards. 9 out of 10 times the lure comes free. Some times I've straightened a hook.  If I can't get the lure out this way without applying a "ton" of force, I will just cut off and retie. Most of the time I'm pitching into 12 ft or less of water so I'm not loosing a lot of line.

usually 15-17lb Berkely Big Game Or Berkely Vanish

If your line is coiling up into a slinky then I think you need to change your line more often.  15lb P-line Fluorocarbon when casting jigs around open cover, 50lb PowerPro around docks, heavy vegetation, timber, ect.

I'm currently using a Curado 100B for jigs.  Would it help reduce line coiling with a 200B? Thanks for all the input...SWIFF

Best thing I have found for line memory/coiling problems is the KVD Line & Lure----well worth the money.  BTW I fish very heavy salt cedar and my "light" line is 14 lb.  Use a lot of 20# P-Line Premium Mono as well as 50 Lb braid.  The Line & Lure even manages the 20# well.

For a tool to break braid, I went to local lumber yard and got a 1" dowel cut it to about 2' long.  Then got some 1" diameter vinyl tubing and slipped it over the dowel and stapled it in place.  The tubing keeps the braid from slipping around the dowel.  Saves the reel and my hand.