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 Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/11/23 09:58 PM
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GoPokes
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Mono on topwater, cranks and jerkbaits. The rest is all debatable and technique specific.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/11/23 10:47 PM
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Marmooskapaul
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Tried most of them and Big game for me. I buy bulk spools and it's so cheap to respool . I put new line on every 3 or 4th time out if I'm getting low.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: TBassYates]
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07/11/23 11:59 PM
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Lone_Wolf
Extreme Angler
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I am one of the Old Schoolers who grew up on Big Game but when a buddy of mine John Tanner introduced me to McCoys Mean Green CoPolymer I have never looked back. It is every bit as strong as Big Game but has almost no memory especially in the colder weather months.
I do use a lot of braid for my shallow power flipping, Swim Jig etc but have even gone back to McCoys on some of those techniques just because of the ease of casting, flipping and pitching. I didn't like the McCoys, its seemed more stretchy than Big Game and McCoys is supposed to be a co-poly blend.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/12/23 01:56 AM
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Big Swimbait
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A big bait friend of mine told me about Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo. It has less stretch than mono for rock solid hook sets. I now use 22 lb on all of my swimbait reels and 15 lb on any topwater or moving baits except swim jigs and frogs which get braid.
Less gritchin', more fishin'
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/12/23 02:03 AM
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Razorback
TFF Guru
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I use mono for topwaters and some moving baits. I've been using Trilene XT for 25 years.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/12/23 03:09 AM
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Posts: 137
Wormin
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P-Line CX Premium Clear Fluorescent is what I have been using. I am not a fan of green line since I can't see it. I tried the flouro for a bit and found that if gets brittle and weak if I didn't put fresh line on all of the time. There were several times I broke my line casting and the bait flew right off.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/12/23 05:28 AM
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Joel McBride
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Set the hook hard with mono.
I would suggest using a floro personally. It generally has a little less memory and a little less stretch.
If your not a tournament guy then just use big game. It's the best mono I know of.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
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07/12/23 11:10 AM
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TBassYates
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I am one of the Old Schoolers who grew up on Big Game but when a buddy of mine John Tanner introduced me to McCoys Mean Green CoPolymer I have never looked back. It is every bit as strong as Big Game but has almost no memory especially in the colder weather months.
I do use a lot of braid for my shallow power flipping, Swim Jig etc but have even gone back to McCoys on some of those techniques just because of the ease of casting, flipping and pitching. I didn't like the McCoys, its seemed more stretchy than Big Game and McCoys is supposed to be a co-poly blend. I definitely noticed that also but for me using it on the rigs I use it on mostly moving baits - Chatterbait, Spinnerbait, Swimbait and my Carolina rig I felt that the little bit of stretch helped the fish take the bait a split second before I felt it and I have luckily caught some really quality fish and the little bit of give I think helped out. For some reason also for me I did seem to have an issue with Big Game breaking at the knot which I feel like was more an issue with me and not the actual line but I just don't have that same issue with McCoys.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
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07/12/23 02:37 PM
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Dan21XRS
TFF Guru
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Mono on all moving baits... Cranks, spinner, chatter, topwater... I want a little stretch so they can take the bait a little deeper and for the fight, especially up next to the boat with treble hooks... Floro for worms, jigs and flippin and pitchin... No braid in my boat... Dan
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: CCTX]
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07/12/23 03:07 PM
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Frank the Tank
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I'll have to try the C21. Pline CX, Pline Fluorclear, and Pline CXX are all great. Yep, CX Premium
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
#14776700
07/12/23 08:32 PM
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Greg Z
Extreme Angler
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Sufix Siege on everything accept my spinning real. It has floro. I also use there 4 and 6lb on my crappie reels.
Last edited by Greg Z; 07/15/23 05:34 PM.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Marmooskapaul]
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07/13/23 12:26 AM
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ezbassin
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Tried most of them and Big game for me. I buy bulk spools and it's so cheap to respool . I put new line on every 3 or 4th time out if I'm getting low. You don't have to do that if you bought better quality lilne.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Greg Z]
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07/13/23 12:27 AM
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ezbassin
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Sufix Siege on everything accept my spinning real. It has floro. I tried that and it stretches like a rubber band.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
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07/13/23 12:30 AM
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ezbassin
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I am one of the Old Schoolers who grew up on Big Game but when a buddy of mine John Tanner introduced me to McCoys Mean Green CoPolymer I have never looked back. It is every bit as strong as Big Game but has almost no memory especially in the colder weather months.
I do use a lot of braid for my shallow power flipping, Swim Jig etc but have even gone back to McCoys on some of those techniques just because of the ease of casting, flipping and pitching. I didn't like the McCoys, its seemed more stretchy than Big Game and McCoys is supposed to be a co-poly blend. McCoys mean green is stronger than Big Game and has way less memory. Big Game is good mono but not as good as copolymer lines. Big Game is good for the cheap price.
Last edited by ezbassin; 07/13/23 09:24 PM.
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Re: Monofilament Line Anyone?
[Re: Jimfishes]
#14776976
07/13/23 02:20 AM
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Posts: 16,060
ko bass attack 27
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I use Bg Game and braid for frogs.
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