Mono for jigs

[Craigums]

Do any of you guys use Mono or Copoly for jig fishing anymore? Im purchasing a 7'3'' MH setup for Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits but would like to throw jigs and texas rigs on it from time to time. If I spool it with flouro Im concerned its going to negatively effect the buzzbait. and I like a little stretch when Im using spinnerbaits so Id prefer not to use braid.

Thoughts?

[RK]

I prefer fluoro for jigs for sure, but still managed to catch all kinds of fish on jigs before it came around... If you use a good low stretch mono like Siege or XT, it'll work fine. I occasionally throw a Texas Rig on mono on one of my multi-purpose rods, and it's spooled with 17# XT...

[apegs]

I think you would be better off with mono on there. In my experience with floro on a buzzbait it seems to sink faster when it hits the water and takes longer to get in plain, if your casting around weeds it seems to gum up faster to. Top waters are alot more frustrating to get the cirrect action with floro in my opinion

[bassinboy3]

Sounds like braid will be better for you for an all around line, if you are fishing jips in a little deeper clear water definately fluro, if you are throwing jigs in heavy cover you would want braid because of the obvious reasons, no stretch and ability to fish heavy cover, also braid bloats which is nice for your buzzbaits. As far as the spinnerbaits go, I have fished braid on those for years with no complaints especially when throwing around cover. Hope this helps.

[river rat316]

copoly or mono works great with jigs, I don't use braid on anything but one rod for slop or frogs, otherwise it is all copoly, mono, or floro.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Just spool it up with some flouro come spring and try the buzzbait. Im not sure how much the flouro would affect a buzzbait as long as youre constantly reeling but Ive never tried it. I do have one setup that I use more for spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, lipless baits, and topwaters and I run a copoly on it. Ive used it plenty of times for football jigs and T rigs and its worked just fine. Its nice to have a rod for every lure but for some of us its just not feasible.

[mainbutter]

95% of my fishing before I moved to MN was jigs and curly tail plastics. I never used any line except mono between 6 and 12lb test.

Mono is great line, but fluoro/braid/other can have advangates in specific situations. I still love me some mono, and if I had to choose only one line to use from now to eternity, I'd probably be mono.

[Superduty]

I don't like the stretch on hooksets, but sometimes when I know I need to be super accurate with my pitches, I go old school with 20lb mono. Nothing comes off the spool cleaner and easier and I can get a bait in more difficult to reach places. I feel a lot better getting a fish out of there if I had 50lb braid though!

[river rat316]

Yozuri Hybrid in 20lb and all worries cease to exist, you could pull a anchor from the bottom with the stuff. I went dwon to 15lb and 12 lb on my jig rods last year and had no problems

[Comit 2]

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Do any of you guys use Mono or Copoly for jig fishing anymore? Im purchasing a 7'3'' MH setup for Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits but would like to throw jigs and texas rigs on it from time to time. If I spool it with flouro Im concerned its going to negatively effect the buzzbait. and I like a little stretch when Im using spinnerbaits so Id prefer not to use braid.

Well if you are buying the rod for Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, Set it up for Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. Of course a floating line will impart more of a vertical action to the jigs and texas rigs but that might be what the fish are looking for on that day. You can always have an extra reel spooled with a sinking line for jigs and texas rigs. You could also add a few yards of a sinking line to the end of your Mono or Copoly main line when the time comes.

Honesty, with a 7'3 M/H rod the tip should be soft enough for braid line.

[RuddyDuck]

I just started fishing jigs more last year and used Suffix Siege with them. It seemed to work fine for me, but maybe I don't know any better as I mostly use mono, except for some flouro for crankbaits. I am kinda a low budget guy when it comes to gear! It was the first time I used Siege and it seemed pretty tuff and pitched/casted good. I've put it on a few more reels since then.

[bassfshin24]

I typically only throw mono with topwater baits. Last year I made the big switch to fluero for most of my setups. I use to use jigs all the time with mono and didnt really have a problem with it.

[chief]

What you learn from these discussions is this: a lot of very experienced, discriminating, anglers prefer certain types of lines over others in certain situations. They can't all be right......or wrong.

Braids and fluoros absolutely excel in certain situations. Mono does just about everything fairly well, as such, it's versatility might tip the scales for you. Mono's buoyancy makes it ideal for top waters. Same thing for buzzers, where it's stretch might give you a better hook-up ratio, too. As for jigs, well, as RK says, we all caught plenty of fish on mono while we were happily unaware of options. Mono doesn't stretch that much, and you probably won't be fishing a jig a hundred feet from the boat, so what's the harm?

Personally, I'd start with 14# mono. This might be a little light in some jig situations, but for spinnerbaits, top waters, buzzers, and most jig applications you'd have one very serviceable rig that you'd get a ton of usage from. Specifically, I love good ol' Trilene XT. Berkley Big Game mono in #15 is a steal, and I've yet to find a rod--one that's comfortable to use--that is capable of breaking it.

[river rat316]

14lb XT would be an excellent choice, cheap, readily available, and can double as anchor line if you need it, the stuff is seriously strong.

[Comit 2]

But,,,, Mono will soak up water, then dry on you spool and retain that shap which cause coiling of the line. It will compress on the spool and loose strength and after two days of heavy fishing should be changed.

Just saying. It's not all good.

[slopmaster]

But,,,, Mono will soak up water, then dry on you spool and retain that shap which cause coiling of the line. It will compress on the spool and loose strength and after two days of heavy fishing should be changed.

Just saying. It's not all good.

And.. Fluoro will start off with excess coiling of the line, cost 2, 3, even 4x's the cost of mono for the same spool size, breaks with any small kink in the line, stretches and does not return to its original length (again causing breaking issues), has more issues with knot strength if not tied perfect, stretches just as much as mono even though it claims not too, and will cost you a great deal of money if you happen to get a backlash. Its not all good.. Really they both have pros and cons, just wanted to point that out. Fish what works best for you, but i know i'm gradually switching from fluoro after using it for a few years back to copolymer and mono for many of my non braid applications. Just my

[river rat316]

I haven't used straight floro in a couple years, almost everything is XT or yozuri hybrid, one or 2 rods with power pro, and one ml action with light fireline because it throws 1/16oz hair jigs a mile. I almost never use braid on jigs, the only time I do is when I am fishing from someone else's boat and can only carry a certain number of rods

[CCGinMN]

I would choose Berkley 14 lb XL as a good "all around line." Growing up as a walleye fisherman, we quickly learned to appreciate mono. We all switched our jig rods to braided line (iron thread, spider wire, etc., etc.) when it first came out. After a few months we switched back to mono. The same thing happened a few years later with flouro. Why? We were mostly pitching jigs into sandgrass in 6 - 12' of water. When you pump your rod with mono on it, your jig comes straight up out of the sandgrass and then pulls toward the boat. This keeps your jig weed free. Braids and floros will pull your line through the weeds to the boat. This same principle applies to bass fishing. If you want your jig to have a more verticle presentation (hop) and remain weed free, use mono. If you're fishing a deep rock point, use flouro. If you primarily fish bull rushes, mill foil, and heavy weeds, use 80 lb. Suffix. Amen.