Try 17 or 20 lb PLine cxx. You can pull the plug outa the lake with that stuff. Little stiff in cool weather but I still use it

There isn’t a bass in Texas that can’t be caught on 12 pound line. Maybe you just can’t fish.

My offer still stands

17lb fluoro in water without wood. 20lb fluoro for a step up. Going braid on central Texas lakes I would throw 30lb kastking with no leader. If I was fishing Falcon 50-70 braid.

I’d break that [censored] just trying to spool it into a reel

Depends on the cover. Try pitching a jig at Falcon on anything less than 25lb mono/Fluoro and up to 60lb braid. That’s still a lot of lure weight for 4-8 lb line. Better throw a bitsy bug on that

I use 12 pound line quite a bit, just not Stren. Like I said, there are way better lines out there than Stren.


I like to throw a 1/2 oz jig in heavy cover, I like to throw a frog over thick grass and pads, I like to punch thick grass with a 1oz. weight, I like to throw large swim baits, I like to throw 5 wire A-rigs. I would not choose 12# Stren for any of those techniques, so I am thrilled that Stren 12# test IS NOT THE ONLY LINE EVER MADE.

I like braid with a flouro leader for jig fishing. I use Berkley X5 40lb braid ( dark green color) and 15lb Invisix flouro for the leader usually around 4' long. All my moving bait rigs are 12lb Stren low viz green.. really like that line for moving baits.

1=5# Abrazex

4,6,8,10 maxima line I use 1/8oz to 3/4oz jigs. On my spinning outfits I use 4,6,8,10 and 1/8oz to 3/8oz jigs. On my bait casting outfits I use 8 and 10 maxima with 3/8oz to 3/4oz jigs. I've use light line for many years now.