Target species is perch and walleye mostly walleye ,,,,,,, 10 pound fish r common on the st Lawrence river ……I use monofilament usually but have also started to like the braided lines …. What does everyone prefer ?

I buy the cheapest line for fishing never spent alot of money on fishing line in my life.

Walleye,,8 lb. Stren Mono. Perch,,4 lb. Stren Mono.Walleye and Perch are pretty much all I fish for.I don't like braided line.

we had very good results with P-line Floroclear

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not much more than any good mono , but stronger

it is a mono core floro outer coating to make it tougher

pulling the boat up stream to free a snag was impressive , actually bent some hooks open doing this

Im a stren man.. tried others, always went back to it. I use braid in heavy cover on a rod or two, but for the most part, mono on everything else..

I’d use Vanish 8 lb test

x2 Fieldsy can’t teach this old man new tricks. Worked for years for me

I use berkley x9 braid with a fluorocarbon leader for just about everything.

When dealing with light biting walleye, or a bass sipping a tube off the bottom it really helps increase the fish you hook. Hooksets are more instant, and harder.

Musky, it's 90 lb barbarian braid.


And it's the same ice fishing and open water.


I ended last season with 7000 ish inches of total walleye caught in october and november, with over 200 fish in the 24-32" range.

Even when night trolling the no stretch braid allows you to feel a walleye disturb the water around the lure by striking and missing, and you can act accordingly. Even at 1.5 mph you can tell the difference between a weed and a fish hit, or know when the lure has a small bit of weed on it impeding the action.

For most freshwater stuff braid has an advantage over mono in most categories, except abrasion resistance and a fluorocarbon leader fixes that.

Blasting Caps and Fish net!!!

14# original fireline with a 4-6’ 10# fluoro leader

Pete I have used the p- line florocarbon ice fishing and was pretty happy with it ….

I like florocarbon line but had bad luck with not strength with the vanish ….. maybe a bad batch I don’t know ….

I know what u mean about the sensitivity of the braided line …. It’s pretty amazing, I primarily jig and can feel every action the jig makes w the braided line ….

Power Pro 30# test, 8# diameter.

I have also had very poor results with Vanish.

Braid and fluorocarbon leader on my bait casters

I run Power Pro Braid with either Berkley Trilene Big Game leader or P-Line fluorocarbon leader for most freshwater situations. I do have a couple of rods that are just mono or fluoro, but those are used in high pressure areas when I need to finesse one or two to make weigh-in.

Inland I run the same. Offshore I run Sufix Superior.

I never skimp on line as a fish might be a new state record or a paycheque.

Does one need to run a heavier braid on a baitcaster? Tring to learn to use a baitcaster more.

If spinning rod try braid in 10-15 lb spider wire Then 3-4 foot fluorocarbon leader . Cast 50% farther times and little to no line twist issues. Bait caster 10-15 Berkeley big game on spinner baits / crank baits. Fluorocarbon on casting jigs and swim baits

JBYRD, you mean Berkley Big Game. That's what I use on my baitcasters. Good stufff.