Personally I Don't fish much River's! Wish I did! What's ya'lls Favorite # Line? I know it's a Pretty loaded Question! But, if you could only choose 1? I mainly fish a Resevoir so I can get away with a Lighter # Line. Personally I'll go with 17# Line P-Line; Berkley; Suffix running Line & Albright knot too 60# Stren High Impact. Mainly 4 casting Distance. Can chunk a lot bigger Bait with the heavier Line. The 17# Help's with the Distance! If you get EM too the Bank and grab the 60# Leader, He's Done; Flattie, Blue Or Channel ! Thank's in Advance. CatfishHntr
On my tournament reels i run 65 lb. power pro. These reels are 3 shimano Calcutta B-CT400BSV's, 1 abu 6600 C4 and 3 abu 6500 C3's. With a little bit of 30 lb. mono for backing i can get 150 yards of 65 lb. power pro on them.
I run 30 lb. premium salt water ande on all my other abu 6000 and 6500's. I use premium salt water ande from small diameter up to 50 lb. test. Is strong, abrasion resistant, and ties strong knots. Weather I'm tournament fishing or recreational fishing it's a line I can count on to get the job done.
I run 40 lb. premium salt water ande on my abu 7000's and my abu 9000.
I use 50 lb. clear premium salt water ande for all my leaders wether i'm tying it to the power pro or the mono main line.
Well on my open face reels I have atleast 150 yds of 50lb spider line. On my baitcaster I have bass pro shop 25lb test, trying to find the right line for this setup.
I use Eagle Claw 50 pound mono on all of my baitcasters that I catfish with. I have 3 Garcia 6000's, Penn 230 Gto, Penn 220 Gto. All of which handle the line well and the fish even better. rspd507
I am spooled up with 30 lb power pro on 1 bait caster (bc) ,30 lb fire line on 1 bc ,50 lb power pro on 2 bc ,20 lb big game mono on 2 bc ,20 lb big game mono on 1 spinning reel and 30 lb big game mono on 1 spinning reel.
Usually 30lb test Berkley Big Game, or Bass Pro Brand which is suprisingly alot better than I thought it would be, and a 50lb mono Berkley Big Game leader
For my situation I go 50/50. My main line is power pro #50 and my leader is a #50 mono for the rocks....This is for my spinning gear off the shore. On a boat trolling I don't mind using #20 mono but you still need a heavy leader after that.
50# Spider Wire. Ive lost too many big ones with 20# test line back when my drag was not working right.
So I went to 50# Spider Wire, and i just stuck with that after i got my new rod and reel.
80# PowerPro. Probably overkill, but I'm not in it for an all-day fight:wink: I want the fish in the boat quick so he's not stressed all to pieces, a quick pic, and back in the water.
I will say that it is 80lb. Power Pro hands down. This is a line that I can use on almost any water and still be fine. I also use a Lighter 50lb. PP for Lure fishing and 200lb. PP for Salt water applications. When using the 50lb. PP, I also use a 100lb. PP leader of 36in. to Help with those toothy fish!! Yet for all other situations, the 80lb. PP is the line of choice. JMHO!!!!!
I use the 20# cajun red line,its tuff as nails.Im thinking about trying some power pro one at least one this year to see if i like it or not,ive never used braided line before so will see what happens.
Posted this with a Little Alky Fuel in Me oooh:! That's my saltwater set up. Super Heavy duty 4 Catfishin Though! If I could just choose 1, 20# Big Game On all my Reel's. CatfishHntr
30lb Power Pro on the 6000 and 50lb Pro on the 7000 (Abus). I usually keep 30lb test mono if I want to use it for a leader. Yes, its overkill, until the big one comes along...
My primary catfishing line is Power Pro Hi-Vis gold 65 lb test.
I love the zero stretch factor (More solid hooksets and better sensitivity)...and the stuff will last 3-5 years if you don't expose it to large amounts of rocks. (Which I unfortunately am guilty of most of the time...my river reels get changed every other year...or as needed...whichever comes first)
Secondary line varies...might be 17 lb Stren heavy cover on my bass/wiper rods...Power Pro 20 lb on my white bass/walleye rigs...6 or 8 lb flourocarbon on my crappie and trout poles...4 lb flouro on my perch rods...50 lb Big Game solar or electric blue (for visibility's sake on those long rips) on my spoonbill snagging surf rods....and 40 lb Cajun Red Lightnin' on my flathead rod...or for leader material. (Red is the first color in the spectrum to disappear underwater)
on my MH ugly cat penn 9 setup i use #20 mono , on my nh tiger rod 320/jigmaster 500 setup i believe it's #65 PP or #40 big game depending on which reel is on the tiger rod
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