I believe I watched a video where Mark Pack was fishing a jig and using 12# flouro. Personally I like to fish with lighter line. I like the way it handles and believe it's more sensitive. It also gives the fish a chance. I enjoy feeling like I have to be careful with light line and feel like there's less challenge with heavy line. However, and this is a big deal, I don't fish tournaments. I'm going to release every bass I catch anyway so I want to get the most from every bite.

Bottom line is that if it's important that you put the fish in the boat ... use heavier line.

The reason is I have a lot of different questions and I have noticed if you post it that way people will answer 1 question and not the others and as more and more people post people get off point and I never really get good information. What I am trying to decide basically is I fish mostly large ponds with heavy cover and I am debating whether I will catch more fish with say 20 pound flurocarbon vs 50 pound braid. I have 2 different thought processes. 1) Am I misssing big fish bc of line visibility. Its hard to catch fish that don't bite. On the other hand I do fish places like Fork and places with heavy cover like the large ponds that have monster bass and I going to be crying some day because I caught this monster fish and and he snapped my line and I lose a fish that might be a fish of a lifetime. I have caught numerous bass between 6-9 pounds but I want a monster.

12lb seems light to me for fishing around any sort of cover. I use 20lb copolymer.

If you're fishing solely for a monster with a moving bait, line visibility isn't as much of a concern. They are going to react quickly and bite, not study it. I'd use braid. TX bodies of water are usually stained anyways so that will conceal line as well. If you're not confident with braid, use a heavy fluoro. Either way, check your line often, either for small knicks in fluoro or shredding with braid.

Even if every component of your entire setup is perfect, the bass will still have the upper hand in the fight so fish what you have confidence in and hang on. Monster bass will break you off, spit the hook, wrap you up or do some other sort of magic trick to not get caught no matter what you use. That's part of the reason it's that big and still there for you to have a chance at.

Swim jig = 30 lb Suffix 832 for me

Many of the pros use 30# braid on their swim jigs for what it is worth.

Only time I throw floro if the water is clear and its 15lbs with the right rod, both of my swim jig rods have 30lbs slick 8 and never had a problem.

Caught him red handed Ken, never thought to check. Ranks right up there with,
1- Best brand of reel
2- Best brand of boat
3- What lure works best for - - - - -
4 - Where to stay at Fork
5- Fork
6- What are the fish biting at Fork
7- Best rod for - - - - -
Last but not least- Which side of the buoys do you stay on at Fork ?

Get 20 Ib. Seaguar Fluro. Casts a mile.

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YES, unless it gets the slightest little nick in it.

I was just about to check and see if it was the same guy asking this same question over and over.

What kind of line should I use for my swimjig?

You've been answered close to a hundred times by now... You can save time next time by using the search function. Hundreds of responses to these same questions are already on the board. Tight lines bud.

Not baggin on ya bud. Just sayin there are easier ways to get the 411 you're looking for.

You will get more bites on 12# line. My PB 10.5# was caught on 12#. I've caught several 8# fish on 12# also. I lost an over on Fork this spring because of human error. I needed to change my line out because it was old. I needed to retie my bait because I had caught several fish. Last but not least my drag was too tight. I just flat screwed up, naturally I was fishing the IBC Spring open on Lake Fork. That cost me a check that day. So what did I learn? Keep fresh line on, retie often and check that drag. If you pay attention 12# line will work but you have to be ready to work the fish in and not over power him. I've seen 20# break when you try to horse one in with playing him a bit.

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