Best line for Spinning Reels?

[jason]

I am a huge P-Line fluoro fan. I've got all my reels spooled with various weights for specific purposes. It performs flawlessly on my baitcasters. However, I am having trouble with the memory on the spinning reel. I need something with low-stretch, low-memory, and as close to invisible as I can get. If I can accomplish that with another brand of fluoro, I'll gladly pick some up. If I have to sacrifice stretch or visibility, I'll just stick with it and deal with the memory issue. 

 

[Louie B]

jason - 4/15/2007 2:54 PM

I am a huge P-Line fluoro fan. I've got all my reels spooled with various weights for specific purposes. It performs flawlessly on my baitcasters. However, I am having trouble with the memory on the spinning reel. I need something with low-stretch, low-memory, and as close to invisible as I can get. If I can accomplish that with another brand of fluoro, I'll gladly pick some up. If I have to sacrifice stretch or visibility, I'll just stick with it and deal with the memory issue. 

I suggest trying Seaguar InvizX. It is great line, hands down the best Fl-Carbon I've used.

LB

 

[B-Pro]

I spool my rods with 10 to 12 lb braid and then I tie about 7 ft. of fluorocarbon. With mono I wasn't getting a good hookset and when I switched over to braid, my hookup ratio went way up.

 

[jason]

I just read an article which detailed Gary Yamamoto's use of a braid & fluoro combo. He spools the reel with 10lb PowerPro and then adds 15' of Sugoi fluoro with a bloodknot. However, this was for vertical jigging and I'm not sure how well it would work for casting. It seems to me that the bloodknot would create a spot for the line to catch on as it spools off the reel. 

 

[jason]

Here is the article;the stuff about using braid with fluoro is near the end.</p>

http://www.insideline.net/articles/flwseries.html</p>

 

[Pointer 78]

Pline Fluoroclear in 10# test for shakey heads and 8# Sunline Sniper for the limited time I've used a dropshot.

 

[ChooChooSnakeMan]

Well call me old school or whatever, but it is just hard to beat good old regular blue flourescent Stren. I use 4lb for crappie / bluegill, and 6 and 8 lb on a couple of spinning rods for bass and 12 and 14 lb on my baitcasters. I remember reading a test a few years back in one of the fishing / boating magazines and just plain old Stren beat all the other "high-tech" stuff in an all around test.

 

[RangerRob]

McCoy Mean Green in 8lb test is the best I've used for shakey heads yet Jason. Strong, limp, low stretch, and near 0 memory. Great stuff ... I can't believe more people don't use it.

 

[Liveliner]

"Whoops"

 

[Liveliner]

B-Pro - 4/15/2007 6:16 PM

I spool my rods with 10 to 12 lb braid and then I tie about 7 ft. of fluorocarbon. With mono I wasn't getting a good hookset and when I switched over to braid, my hookup ratio went way up.

"Now that's the Ticket!" Best answer by far to this point.

On my Quantum Cabo, I use 25# Powerpro and connect a 20# Flourocarbon leader with a Slimbeauty knot.

 

[SeqBass]

I use a new line that's out. I use the Vicious Fishing Line Flourocarbon from 6# to 8#. It's been great to me so far.

 

[Guest]

jason - 4/14/2007 7:44 PM

OK, as much as I love fluorocarbon, I must admit that it just doesn't cast well on spinning reels. I need to find a line that is sensitive and thin for use with the shaky-head and drop-shot. Any recommendations?

For sensitive and thin, I would go with braid, I like PowerPro and would not go too light on it. 20/6 cast well as does 15/4 but any smaller and it can become trouble.

For any valid comparison to be made on any mono/flouro/copoly you need to know the diameter. Brand S's 12 lb test is the same diameter as Brand T's 8 lb test, no brand is consistent. Lines that are advertise as being abrasion resistant or tough, usually just thicker diameter. For non-braid use, I like copoly's. The best I have found is Tectan, it will be thinner than anything else. McCoy's and Suffix Siege are not too bad, but IMO not as good as DAMYL's Tectan. Cabela's is the only place that you can get it stateside.