Fishing Line...for BIG bass!

[DuckBlind]

Well not so much for BIG bass, but for decent bass that get down in the weeds and steal my expensive lures!

Wondering what most guys use...mono or braided? I am a mono guy, typically throw poppers, spinners...some plastics. Usually use 8 lb line, been losing fish lately...line pops when they get in the weeds (NO, it is not my knot). I am open to braided, just never used it, not sure what problems if any I would run in to.

Any suggestions? Guessing this topic has been posted a time or two, couldn't find it...

Thanks!

[Larson15]

40-60lb powerpro and 20-25lb flurocarbon for the thick nasty stuff. 8lb test is waaay to light to be using in the weeds.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

It's Bass fishing...the bigger and more ridiculous the line the better! You never know when a 3 lb Bass might snap your 80 lb line!!!

:X

[bushdoe]

50 lb braided line. You need the rod and reel to go with it though.

[RumRiverRat]

80 pound Power pro for slop and dock fishing.

[Irish]

I have used 30 pound Power Pro for about the last 3 years and haven't broke off once. Why do people use 25 pound fluorocarbon and 65 pound braid in slop? Seems like a big difference in line strength to me.

[mabr]

Im a braid guy. 50-70 lb on Baitcasting rod for slop for sure. And 25 lb braid on spinning rod for docks (in case I get hung up I can break). Dont forget the rod, IMO its as important as the line for getting them out of the slop. Even with the rope i use,if i didnt have a stout rod Id loose alot of fish i get otherwise.

[NaturesRespect]

it all depends on the lure size. I JUST CAUGHT A pike today with 8 lb mono and it got me stuck in some weeds not too much just a handful wen i pulled the line loose from the weeds felt like my line was about to go. IF your lures feel a bit too heavy for the rod your using that means you need a heavyer rod with heavyer line. the problem is that your not explaining how much weeds exactly but all i can say is you needa work on landing fish take your time do not muscle them in i catch 2-3 pounders with 8 pound and i just let them tire out i spend about 1-3 mins to land decent fish and it works. as for braided line if your using spinning tackle for bass like a averege setup id suggest 15-20 pound braid but be sure that the guide on your rod can handle braid otherwise the braid will cut into them. if your using baitcast setups id suggest like 30-50 pound braid

[mainbutter]

It's Bass fishing...the bigger and more ridiculous the line the better! You never know when a 3 lb Bass might snap your 80 lb line!!!

:X

Fishing line isn't about fighting the fish. You can easily land a 50lb musky on 6lb test if you have enough bite protection in a leader and a well-set hook, and you're out in open water. It might take a while to play the fish, but it happens often enough.

If you use braid, there's no reason to go lighter than 30lb, the gain in lower diameter is pointless. I use 50-80lb braid so that when I hit a snag while shore-fishing, I don't lose 30 yards of line breaking it off, instead I can bend hooks out or snap off a lighter test 18'' leader.

[Duffman]

Baitcaster or Spinning Reel?

When fishing for big bass in cover with a spinning rod, I've finally settled on 17lb test mono. I set the hook pretty hard to get it thru the plastic and get that bass's head turned up and out of cover, I need that stretch in the line that mono provides. I was snapping 12 lb and 14 lb to often on the hookset. As has been said, you need the rod to match the line, I just ordered a replacement rod for this type of fishing, I would have preferred one in the 10-20lb line rating range, but settled for 8-17. MH spinning rods are hard to find.

Half the time I'm fishing from a 35 lb canoe, on a nice fish and heavy hookset, I am pulled more towards the fish than it is to me by a longshot. I need all the advantage that a stout rod and heavier line provides.

[roughfish29]

i never go above 12 pound mono. even thats pushing it.

i prefer 8