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.

Trilene XL 6lb is my go to for everything other than catfish.

Trilene XL 6#
Xcept cat rods . Then it's a braid

thanks for all of the replies ….sounds like lots of folks like the power pro line maybe something I will try in the future….. I won some seaguar line in a contest and that seems to be nice line as well … happy fishing to all, I’m headed after the perch tomorrow ….