does anyone have a preference? I had great success this weekend with 65lb braid, but I can see if the bass got pressured they would shut down. Does anyone have preference for line when flipping willow tree islands or buck brush?

20lbs Floro

Yup

what kind?

20 Lbs Big Game Mono.
Stuff is about indestructible and you can re spool as often as you want cause it's quite economical.

Seaguar red label or their 20 lb flipping specific line. depends on your budget

50-65lb braid mainline to 17lb Pline CXX leader. 17lb Pline CXX is incredibly strong and abrasion resistant (also much cheaper than fluoro)

You get more bites with Fluoro and if you use braid with a leader then the knot will "catch" the limbs. "Typically" 20 will work but there are times you might need to try and find 25-30. (Like I had to do this past weekend. Broke off 3 times with 20 in the bushes.) One of the better Abrasion Resistant and tougest lines is the Vicious BUT it is not as small diameter as Seguar and it is stiffer. But it is very very tough!

here is another issue I have, 20 takes so much space in the reel. are all the diamters the same for 20lb floro?

Floro around wood and rock, braid around vegetation.

20 lb fluoro

30lb Seaguar Flippin Flouro.

Seems like he's really saying the use of braid is appropriate in most situations. He says he uses it to match cover and because he has his XH rod with a slow tip. I know I have watched him skip and flip jigs for hours using something that wasn't braid. He didn't say what type of line he was using, but he did say he was using a heavy/fast rod with a reel that had ceramic bearings and all the brakes off.

I guess it shows that guys like Greg now when and where to use what with what.

His braid theory works because of the 1oz jig he's using. Pure reaction strike.