Northwest Fishing Reports

What size line do you use?

For what species? Salmon, bass, trout, panfish? Some more information please and I'll try to help you out.

Since this is in the bass forum I'll take a stab at it...

Heres what I rig up my reels with for bassing

For spinning reels: 8lb
Baitcasting reels: 12lb

P-Line CXX is all I need....

Good luck and let us know if that helps...

For bass (that's why it's in the bass forum). Thanks Sam, I just got this new baitcasting combo and I wasn't sure what size line everybody uses for bass fishing.

Depends on what kind of fishing your doing to....12-14 lb seems to be the average test for baitcasters..

I just got a bunch of new line from the Fisherman's Factory Outlet so I'll probably be using 14# test.

I use 12lb for baitcasting for sparse vegetation. I'll use 14lb for moderate vegetation. Then 17lb for heavy vegetation.

smallies.....
6lb for spinning
8lb for baitcasting

largies.....
8lb for spinning
10lb for baitcasting
20lb braid for flippin & pitchin

Hey Ck what do you think about the braid for flippin in the thick stuff???

I've never strung it on a bass reel, but would be interested in trying a spool out if theres some positive talk about it..

alot of people even go heavier than 20 for flipping.

This is kind of off topic, but when line gets old does it start to gather a salt like substance around it? I was just looking at some old line and it had a salty feel to it and white stuff got on my fingers.

Sam I use 30 lb braid for my flippin/pitchin and for froggin'. Braid has the most incredible sensitivity you will ever feel and will cut through vegetation. Both of which are major plusses when flippin/pitchin. The same holds true for throwing frogs, added benefits are that it casts a mile and is buoyant. Hope this helps.

I've heard you can feel a spoon wiggle underwater and can feel even the slightest nick of something when using braid...

I don't do enough bassing to have a flipping stick, but all together I've been looking at sticking some braid on a reel to test it out...

Sam Kafelafish wrote:Since this is in the bass forum I'll take a stab at it...

Heres what I rig up my reels with for bassing

For spinning reels: 8lb
Baitcasting reels: 12lb

P-Line CXX is all I need....

Good luck and let us know if that helps...

Sorry. I didn't look.

I use Berkeley 6 pound test on a spinning reel. Maybe that'll change once I go to Cabela's and I get off of trout.

fisherhall wrote:This is kind of off topic, but when line gets old does it start to gather a salt like substance around it? I was just looking at some old line and it had a salty feel to it and white stuff got on my fingers.

I have heard of some monofilament lines having a "chalky" film to them, but I myself have never seen it on any mono line that I have purchased to date. I have also read that people just take a little towel and run the line through it while they spool the reel to get it off. Was it chalky?

As for age, some lines are not affecting by aging. I believe mono can have a longer shelf life if it is kept away from UV and heat. Braid, will still be functional after a few centruries save for nicks in the line.

Yeah, it did have a chalky feel to it. I'll probaby use that towel method to get it off. Thanks for the tip.

Sam Kafelafish wrote:Hey Ck what do you think about the braid for flippin in the thick stuff???

i like it because of the confidence it gives me, i don't have to worry about a fish breaking off when i set the hook hard or if they get caught up in the cover.

20lb mono for swimbaits.
14lb braid w/ a fluoro leader sometimes for finesse/general purpose
4lb mono UL
will be spooling my abu STX with 15lb copoly probably.

12# mono or 20# braid, depending on conditions.

the only thing i dont like about braid is line slipage on the spool ( 20 yards of mono backing will prevent this)and at the knot. always make sure you wet the line and get it as tight as possible, i also leave a small tag end after tying up on braided line.