favorite fishing line?

[Ely Lake Expert]

I use 10lb trilene xl.

That is all I ever use and it works for me.

Ely lake expert

[Guest]

6# Fire Line works for open water then 4# Fire Line through the ice.

[Guest]

Another Berkley fan.
14 lb. Sensithin on the summer lake trout/ northern rod.
6 lb. Fluorescent green on a small jigging rod.
6 and 8 lb. Tournament strength on the workhorse walleye rod. (Always have an extra spool).
4 lb. Tournament strength on the ultralight (used for finesse walleye jigging).

I was a diehard XL fan for years, but the Tournament Strength is really nice stuff - and looks good too!

[Long Gray Line]

Fireline on the baitcasters, Whiplash or Muskybraid on the pool cues, and, dare I say, Cabela's house brand mono on the walleye/panfish/ultralight rods. About 3 years ago, I figured Cabela's doesn't have a monofilament production facility and it must be made by one of the brand names, so I gambled and ordered some. At about $6.00 for 1500 yards (depending on the strength), it doesn't hurt the pocket book to change line a couple of times a year. I've been pleasantly surprised with the stuff. It's tough, resists abrasions well enough, feels and acts like XL. My 2 cts....

[Ice Hole]

Personally I think its a good idea to be comfortable using both superlines and mono...Each has its application and anyone who uses one for everything all the time must not be using too many different techniques. Trilene and Power-Pro for all spinning aplications, P-line and the "old formula" spiderwire or Power-Pro for my baitcasters. Each rod/spool has a time and place it shines. Overall, a good fisherman can use mono in most cases and not loose much performance or hook up ratios. Mono is also alot more forgiving on your fish, and its harder to rip hooks out with the little stretch. Just my 2 cents

[rascalP]

I was wondering about spooking fish with the various braids (power pro etc...). Judging by the posts it doesn't seem to be a problem. I have it spooled on two baitcasters and like the feel but if I'm not getting bit I figure they're line shy and switch back to a mono rod. Gotta go with the confidince factor. Obviously I should be giving the braid more chance huh? I'ld really appreciate some feedback on this spooking thing. As far as mono goes, I go with berkley xt 12 on baitcasters, berkley xl 6 on most spinning, and I swear by Magnathin 4 for trout fishing. I've tested it countless times wrapping it around tree limbs and brush. It's dang tough and low diameter/low vis. I've also got Mag 10 on a med. heavy spin rod and love it -- tested on Chequamegon Bay smallies. I hav'nt seen it this year Cabela's or BPS catalogs. Is stren dropping it? If so, death to DuPont. Bought a few spools at Fleet just in case.

[Guest]

Personally, I use super braided lines on my spinning reels and mono on my baitcaster. I heard backlash with super braided is a b!tch
Bass opener this year, a buddy and I were using the same grub bait, the same presentation. I wasn't catching a thing and he was. I had one brand of super braid on one rod. During a break, I strung up the other rod with a darker line and ended up out fishing my buddy by the end of the day, with the same lure and presentation. That was absolutely craziness to me. Now I keep a mono, a dark black line and a light green line available in case they aren't biting on one line, maybe another will work.

[Scoot]

Ice Hole,

I've used P-line a little bit and been happy with it, with one major exception. It seems to get quite brittle with not too much use. Once it's brittle it breaks very easily. Have you seen this? For the record, I'm not talking about spooling up in 1999 and bitching when it gets brittle in 2002. It's gotten brittle on me in about a month.
Scoot