Northwest Fishing Reports

Hey so i use mono filament and i love it but i dont kno whats the best brand to use for the type of fishing i do. i fish bass alot but i run a small test 6 max 8 lbs. i have a few other poles but i really use my pole and for every fish i can get. bass, trout, crappie ect. so i need a line thats strong enough and thin enough for all of the fishing i do. also prefer 6 lb test because its line memory is lower and its easier to deal with. so let me kno wat kind of line you all use and what i should go with. p.s. i also prefer clear line.

For mono I usually stick is Trilene XL (in 6 and 8lb).

McCoy copolymer. yes, i know it isn't mono, but i think copolymer is better then mono. a lot of what is in the stores is mean green, but sportco has their clear line.

On my trout poles I use 6 and 8 lb berkely trilene. On my pan fish set ups I use 4lb trilene and 4lb bekeley iron silk, I also use 4lb excalibur. I also have a reel with 2lb vanish fluorocarbon. On my level wind walleye pole I use 12lb trilene, its the orange color line and I cant remember what its called. On my bass pole I use 8lb braid and 10lb p-line fluorocarbon leader, but I will also use my 8lb trout set up for bass. I really don't like to go above 8lb test. I will go above but only level wind reels. But I have a favorite pole that I use for everything except pan fish and it is spooled with 8lb XT. I think berkely has some of the best line, but I use a lot of different line, I am also a big fan of Yo zuri flouro. But I hate Stern

I have been using Maxima on my trout rods. The line is strong but the memory seems to be really high, even in the 6 lb. I been using Berkely XL on the Bass rod and it seems to work well.

P-Line and Stren!

Berkely XL, always worked well for me.

I would go with Trilene XT if you're going to use the small test. XT is WAY more abrasion resistant than XL, and the smaller test line should be easy to work with even on a small spinning setup. It should be tough enough to handle bass fishing in light cover to, although i wouldn't trust 6 lb test in heavy weeds or and kind of timber or rip rap. I use 14 lb test XT on one of my baitcasters and it's pretty manageable, the only complaint being that it will backlash sometimes if it's too windy.

16 different combos in the rod locker and 15 of them have P-Line on them.

Big fan of P-line. I was using it over on Banks lake last week, and caught a slew of bass. Casts well, good knot strength, limp. I used the moss green kind, and the clear kind (I think it is pline plus or someting like that.) 4-8lb test.

Are you P-line users mostly using the CX Premium, the CXX Extra Strong, or one of the other P-line lines?

Nik wrote:I would go with Trilene XT if you're going to use the small test. XT is WAY more abrasion resistant than XL, and the smaller test line should be easy to work with even on a small spinning setup. It should be tough enough to handle bass fishing in light cover to, although i wouldn't trust 6 lb test in heavy weeds or and kind of timber or rip rap. I use 14 lb test XT on one of my baitcasters and it's pretty manageable, the only complaint being that it will backlash sometimes if it's too windy.

I like XL better than XT - i think it has a much better feel to it and allows baits to fall more naturally... it is a bit weak in the abrasion department but its cheap enough to spool out frequently.

Im with Fishnislife & skeeter . P-LINE IS MY CLAIM TO FAME BABY .. I STARTED USING P-LINE 8 YEARS AGO AND THE ONLY OTHER LINE THAT I WILL PURCHASE FROM TIME TO TIME IS BRAID ... THAT 6LB CXX EXTRA STRONG IS SOME AMAZING LINE ..BBD

dilbert wrote:Are you P-line users mostly using the CX Premium, the CXX Extra Strong, or one of the other P-line lines?

Those lines are awesome too.
I use the Floroclear 4lb. and P-Line Fluorocarbon 6lb. I am interested in the Halo and Evolution line. I just haven't bought them because I don't like the smoke color of the Evolution and I'm stuck on Floroclear so I didn't by the Halo.
I will tell you dilbert, you will not find a more smooth casting line on the market. As far a sensitivity, it is amazing.
Like I said before, I wouldn't use anything else. And I have tried a lot of lines.


fishnislife

6# Rapala Finesse fishing line is my favorite and I can't find it any where can anyone help have you seen it for sale recently?:pale:

I have been primarily using the Floroclear. 12lb on my heavier set ups, 8 lb on my shakey heads, and 6lb on my drop shot rigs, works really nice with very minimal line twist. The trick in putting this on your spinning reels is to constantly check for line twist while loading it. If you notice twisting, flop the bulk spool the opposite direction and continue. Has great sensitivity, is nearly as invisible in the water as flourocarbon, and the price can't be beat.

I have tried the CX but don't have as much confidence in it. This is a flourescent line and it appears to be a bit more visible in the water than the Floroclear.

I do alot of tournament fishing, and if I wasn't confident with this line I definitely would not be using it.

Whats the difference between floroclear and florocarbon???

To answer the previous question...

P-Line Floroclear, a perfect blend of copolymer and fluorocarbon for the best of both worlds.

Many anglers yearn for a line that is as easy to cast as standard mono, but are as invisible as pure fluorocarbon. P-Line develops their new Floroclear copolymer line to be a single line that exhibits the most desirable attributes from both copolymer and fluorocarbon.

Many Fluorocarbon lines I have tested thus far have been excellent in terms of invisibility under water, but all have been a bit too stiff for my tastes. This is especially the case when it comes to lines between 2-6lbs. With light lines such as this you are most likely tossing the lightest of lures, and any added stiffness in the line not only reduces your casting distance and accuracy, but increases the chances of those nasty line twists

Note: the report is from an author of tackletour.com

I am still learning and I just discovered that all or most of the monofilament lines are considered as copolymer as well.

I have been using P-line products for 5 years now...and I am delighted and pleased with the new products: Evolution and Halo.

I put the 10 lbs. Evolution (copolymer) on my crankbait rod, even though, I am stuck with one choice of color which is smoke gray. I fished it with the Lucky Craft Flat Deep CB and I was astonished when I first cast it because it went a mile away and even farther than CXX. It was very smooth and cut through the water pretty good. I went to fish for a couple of hours and managed to catch four largemouth bass from two main points at Lake St. Clair in Olympia last week.

For my flipping rod, I load it up with 15 lbs. Halo (fluorocarbon) and I immediately caught many bass by flipping a jig or worm in a sparse or heavy vegetation. I did detect the light bites very well and you could tell if your lure is sitting on grass or a hard cover like a laydown. (the fish is pictured in chambers Lake report in march and they all were caught from halo.)

You anglers should give them a try!