I think the line choice has to match the lure choice. I wouldn't use braid for a rapala...those trebles would just tangle things up so I would opt for Fireline for a superline. Stiff Fireline helps to reduce hook tangles. If you skip plastics or jig and pig, then braid should be okay.

slipperbob--how often do you skip docks with a rapala??? I've been skipping a frog with 65lb braid under docks with a 7'6 flippin stick and have been doing pretty good lately. I think its something the bass have never seen before. Did anyone watch the last bassmaster on Oneida? It looked like Dean Rojas only caught a couple on the frog and the rest flippin the grass....All the reports made it seem like he was strictly doing the frog bite.

I don't skip often and I'm just a cranking/jerking kind of guy. I think it's kind of fun seeing a rapala skip on the water surface like a fleeing minnow.

I do that quick cast/retrieve with the rapala minnow to cause some jumping on the retrieve in 5-6 casts and then I lay the minnow deadstick, twitch, deadstick. Some fish only sniff/nibble others pound it.

My problem is that I'm just entertaining myself and catching a fish is just a result of it. I remeber a few times my fishing buddy was getting annoyed at the no fish biting and wanting to call it quits. Just then I pull up a three pounder.

Those frogs skip well even for me on a baitcaster. I'm bout 50/50 on backlashes skipping on a baitcaster. Maybe a lil better, but not that much. Thus I stick to spinning.

Flukes, tubes, senkos and some creature baits skip well too.

What's a good brand of jig to skip? Bitzy bugs don't skip well.

Ebas- Find a jig that has fewer strands of silicone.. I like to skip the OutKast Swim Jig, its thinner on the skirt.

FOr me it depends on what I am fishing. If I'm using a jig I go with 20 pound Gamma Flouro. It's spendy, but it resists a lot of nicks, etc that weaken your line. I also like to use Gamma flouro for my light line on docks for plastics, etc, usually 8 pounds. I've never had a probalem with line nicks or anything, and trust me, I've had my share of fish wrapping pilings, etc on the way out!

MNBassGuy I just checked into that Gamma Flouro its like $36 for 125 yards OUCH!

I prefer flouro for skipping plastics because I like unweighted lures and the flouro helps the drop. Having said that, the docks also dictate the type of line I choose sometimes. While I like flouro, some lakeowners have a high rate of metal docks with he inherent sharp edges, then I use Fireline or Power Pro. I always use power pro when skipping a heavy jig on the flippin stick, and prefer a spinning reel with a 4000 size spool to handle the flouro or fireline. I do not use flouro heavier than 10# for the reason of controlabilty and memory of the flouro and use a memory spray to ease in pliability and castability of the flouro. I have had alot of sucess with the flouro a 6'9" in a money tournament comes to mind, but it also cost me a potential win in a Silverado a couple years ago where the P Pro or Fireline probably woulda got the fish in the boat. I tried Gamma but didnt like it compared to Seagar in the 10# size. Some big girls just wanna have fun with the light stuff!

Well I'm with MNBass, its all I use for floro. Love the stuff! Far more castable and limp than any other floro in my opinion. But its not for the shallow wallet kind of person for sure.

Truth is there are a lot of good Floro's on the market, but I know I can trust the Gamma stuff.

I dont want this to sound like acommercial, many know I am on the Gamma prostaff.. it costs Gamma quite a bit more to make it as they run the product through gamma radiation to give it limp qualites and not give up strenght.

If you fish tournaments Gamma is a must. It's worth every penny! I have guys tell me often that I'm crazy for not using braid for flipping. I have never broken off a fish (pike not included) on Gamma Flouro. Like I said earlier, I have had fish wrap pilings, sharp square edges on dock rails, etc, and have never broken off with Gamma. I have with other Flouro's, but not Gamma.

All that and I'm not on the Pro Staff! (although I'd like to be)

I don't like to use braid on docks too much for a couple of reasons. First, I think it's way too visible in clear water, and second, I think metal dock edges cut braid like a scissors if you hit it wrong. I haven't had that problem with Gamma.