Google Some of Rick Cluns youtube videos, he gives some great tips on baits and what type of line and what pound test works the best. Incredibly great information.
I use 12 pound mono on topwaters. I might go up to 14 or 15 if it was a big topwater. Braid should work too but I mainly just use it for frogs. As for swimbaits (like keitechs and other paddle tails), 12 pound fluorocarbon. If you are talking about big swimbaits, I would probably use around 20 pound.
Walking floaters can tend to foul braid because the braid is so supple. I use a short leader of some other material (mono, copolymer) that's a bit stiffer so it avoids the fouling issue.
Braid for stuff coming through heavy cover (frog) or that I don't stop moving (like a buzz bait) mono for stuff I "work" across the top (popper, spook, etc). Not flouro, sinks.
Walking floaters can tend to foul braid because the braid is so supple. I use a short leader of some other material (mono, copolymer) that's a bit stiffer so it avoids the fouling issue.
Braid to a buoyant copoly leader like Pline CXX for big walking topwaters. To keep things simple, I use the same for big swimbaits; but if you have confidence in fluoro (which I don't), there are strong arguments for using braid to fluoro, or just straight fluoro for swimbaits.
I use 12 pound mono on topwaters. I might go up to 14 or 15 if it was a big topwater. Braid should work too but I mainly just use it for frogs. big game for the mono and power pro for the braid. swimbait can be flouro or mono
Mono for topwater. #15 big game most of the time but will go down to #12 occasionally. For swim baits #10 to #15 fluoro depending on bait size and weight.