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[High PINS Drifter]

Question for the Surf Fisherman.


What is your favorite pound rating for your fishing line?
(other then Sharking fishing)


Thanks,
HPD

[shawn]

i mainly use 15 and 20 lb momoi line

[Rooster]

I like 30lb Trilene Big Game with 65lb or bigger power pro as backing.
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[Tyler]

8lg gold stren topped with 14lb fireline in the spinner for trout, 12lb big game on the baitcasters for trout, 20lb Big game on the long rod.

[67 Shellback]

High visibility 20 lbs big Game with 80 lbs shock leader. The hi visibility line is easiery for my old eyes to see

[Ol Sanch]

12 Big Game for Trout. 20 lb Big Game for Reds.

[GoinCoastal]

30# Power Pro on all of my light spinning gear with a 15# flurocarbon leader tied directly to the pp with double uni knot. My light gear consists of Okuma Epixor 30 reels on American Rodsmiths Genesis series med light 6'6" or 7' rods.


50# Power Pro on my heavy spinning gear with a 20-25# flurocarbon leader tied directly to the pp with double uni knot or a steel leader if I am targeting toothy critters like smacks. Here I use Epixor 50 reel on 8' med heavy to heavy rods.

I fish almost exclusively with lures tho. I very seldom use bait or long rods. When I do use long rods, I use one of Tyler's. Actually, I even get Tyler to wade out and cast it too. I found that it is very enjoyable to sit down, drink a beer, and let Tyler do all the work!!!! It's the only way to bait fish in my book!

[ironmanstan]

8lb stren 14lb florcarbon shockleader for plastics and top waters.
12lb surf spinners to 15lb for the jigmasters.leaders depend on whatever.
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[Big John]

30lb PP braid on my trout spinning Shimano combo, and all the rest of my rigs get 25 lb BG His-Vis (they are all 9 to 12 foot rods I use for various applications).
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[pinsjeepster]

12# on the 7ft. and under, 17 # w/40# shock leader on the big guns. Suffix
tritanium co-polymer. Also to throw this out there. Doe's anyone use florocarbon leader in the surf. If so any good results?

[crhfish]

Yozuri hybrid and Suffix. 12# on my spinners and smaller baitcasters. 15# on larger baitcasters and spinners.

[GoinCoastal]

I use the fluorcarbon leaders in the surf but again I am fishing with lures. I prefer only 15# test because it is not too stiff and allows for the best lure action. I also will use 20# and 25# on occassion.

I am a firm believer in it. I use Power pro and stuff is expensive and doesn't break easily. So I want a leader that is abrasion resistant but will break if I need it to. Also, since I fish a lot of gin clear waters, I like having a clear leader instead of the braid next to my lure. Fluorocarbon works great for me. I seldom lose a fish on it. And when I have been hung up, it broke saving me my expensive PP. It works great on anything that isn't toothy. I have caught reds, trout, flounder, snook, smacks and jacks on it. But I also have had it snipped on the hookset when chasing birds in gulf in my kayak.

[High PINS Drifter]

As many Thanks as there are sand grains on PINS. Appreciate everyone's input on satisfying my curiosity about how other fellow surf fishermen prepare their reels with fishing line. Based on your input Mono line average 16 lbs and Braid type average 37 lbs. Personally I mostly use 14 lb. Mono.

Lite Tackle: As for leader section I use about a 28 inch length of fluorocarbon, snell knot, live bait.

Long rods:

I use 50 lb shock leader.

Again Thanks To All.

HPD

[byrontx]

A line I have been getting off eBay. Silky smooth and casts great. Using 17 & 20lb.

[marcus1977]

I use 12lb BG (darker green) on my spinners and baitcasters for reds/trout/flounder/whatever. On my lager reels, which I rarely use anymore, I use 20 BG of the same color. Leaders vary, I flourocarbon for the smaller rods and steel leader for the larger ones.
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