For the crankbait masters

bcklash · 12-26-08, 01:43 PM

What kind of line do you use?
1-mono, flouro or braid
2-berkley, triline or others
I was using Yozuri, a flouro hybird and lost some fish, but not any baits a good thing. I don't think there is any stretch and it is very hard to break, therefore I begining to believe the hookups weren't great. Any thoughts on this?

12-26-08, 01:47 PM

i just got a new crankin rig,and just this year im gonna get serious.so im no expert my any means.

bass pro excel-12lb mono

low-vis green

zooker · 12-26-08, 02:17 PM

mono ande

zooker

rrw4258 · 12-26-08, 03:25 PM

either 12lb. BPS Excel clear or 12lb. Berkley Big Game 12lb.

Ryan

Raul · 12-26-08, 03:29 PM

Line test ---> depends on where, what and how I want to peresent the crankbait, it may be anywhere from 6 lb to 20 pound test.

Line type ---> nylon

Line brand ---> Trilene Big Game, Trilene XT or Trilene XL.

JB · 12-26-08, 03:59 PM

12 trilene low vis here

Jim80 · 12-26-08, 04:02 PM

mainly fluorocarbon for me #12 , but I will go up to #20 depending on the conditions .

Jim

pig n jig · 12-26-08, 04:48 PM

Whatevers in the bargin bin.

Actually I just got 10 lb Yo Zuri hybrid and 12 lb P-Line floroclear.I would like to think it wasn't the lines fault for you losing fish but I am only guessing here.

P N J

carolina-rig-01 · 12-26-08, 09:42 PM

i suggest whatever mono you have confidence in. i personally love p-line as far as mono is concerned (their flourocarbon is another story though). i just don't really like flourocarbon on crankbaits, you will gain a little in diving depth but the lack of stretch can cost you some fish.......especially when they see the boat and make one last hard run. at least this is my opinion.

Joel · 12-26-08, 11:15 PM

For deep diving crankbaits I spool my baitcaster with 30 lb Sufix Performance Braid and a 3-4 ft 12 lb test mono leader.

For shallow crankbaits, I use a spinning setup spooled with 10 lb Power Pro Braid and a 8 lb mono 3-4 ft leader.

BigBassin144 · 12-27-08, 01:10 AM

Mono. Brand is personal preference, I prefer Stren or Sufix.

BB

carolina-rig-01 · 12-27-08, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Mono. Brand is personal preference, I prefer Stren or Sufix.

BB

sufix is a very good handling line, it cast better than any other line i have ever used. but it doesn't seem to have the breaking strenght of other brands in the same lb test, or at least that is how it seems to me.

islandbass · 12-27-08, 05:39 AM

What is the action of your rod? I prefer mono with 10# as my general purpose line.

I have used fc line and it works great too. Yozuri, being a copolymer should be a fair choice.

Rebbasser · 12-27-08, 02:55 PM

P-Line Floroclear. Lancer6 turned me on to it a couple years back. Mono coated with fluorocarbon-the best of both worlds. Tough like fluoro but extremely limp like Trilene XL. The only thing I use mono for anymore is topwater. For that I use Trilene Maxx.

Basscrazie · 12-27-08, 04:17 PM

I use suffix seige and have never broke off a fish..I use it when hybrid fishing and them boys can break some line.

fishin' fool · 12-27-08, 07:23 PM

I have three rods I use just for cranks baits. All three are for different applications, and season. For early and late cranking I use mono, 14 to 20 pound. The larger is alright to use when your not that concerned about running deep. For summer fishing, I use 10 pound flouro, the low diameter and its sinking affect help cranks get alittle deeper than using mono with same crankbait. I don't suggest using braid or a super line because there is zero stretch. With mono and flouro the line gives and stretches absorbing when a bass strikes a crank and when it jumps out of the water with a crank in its mouth. If the line didn't stretch, the strike to land ratio would be very low. I have read an article about people using braid with cranks, square bills and lipless, it just doesn't fit my style of fishing. Plus I don't think I could get the distance while casting big cranks to run really deep. I always use berkley line, no matter what Im throwing. Good fishin !

Joel · 12-27-08, 08:28 PM

Fishin' Fool, I beg to differ. I use 30 lb Sufix Performance Braid with a 12 lb mono leader, and I can cast my deep diving cranks a mile as there is less friction of the braid going through the guides then with any other type of line. I have no trouble working my cranks on the bottom in 12-14 FOW Past that I go with A C-rig, or a 1/2-1 oz jig.

carolina-rig-01 · 12-28-08, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishin' fool

I have three rods I use just for cranks baits. All three are for different applications, and season. For early and late cranking I use mono, 14 to 20 pound. The larger is alright to use when your not that concerned about running deep. For summer fishing, I use 10 pound flouro, the low diameter and its sinking affect help cranks get alittle deeper than using mono with same crankbait. I don't suggest using braid or a super line because there is zero stretch. With mono and flouro the line gives and stretches absorbing when a bass strikes a crank and when it jumps out of the water with a crank in its mouth. If the line didn't stretch, the strike to land ratio would be very low. I have read an article about people using braid with cranks, square bills and lipless, it just doesn't fit my style of fishing. Plus I don't think I could get the distance while casting big cranks to run really deep. I always use berkley line, no matter what Im throwing. Good fishin !

flourocarbon will not stretch hardly at all, very little if any. this is why i like mono for crankbaits.

bcklash · 12-28-08, 11:06 AM

C-rig that is my thinking on the Yo zuri line I was using, tough and no stretch but very cheap. I think its a good line, I'm just sure about using it for crankin.

fishin' fool · 01-01-09, 05:13 PM

Joel- I'll have to give the braid a try for my deep cranks. With the thin diameter you can get them down another 1-3 feet.

C-Rig- Compared to braid flouro will stretch more, but your right, hardly at all. Thats why I like it on my finesse rods. I use flouro on my deep cranks because it sinks. Good fishin'

Wishing2BFishing · 01-01-09, 06:11 PM

McCoy Mean Green Copolymer 12 lb test

TRUMAN BASSER · 01-05-09, 08:05 AM

Weedy Lakes...14lb braid
Everthing else 12 to 10lb test mono

Lilmoosecountry · 01-05-09, 10:20 AM

Cajun red mono tied to a rapala shad rap or minnow rap.

Raul · 01-05-09, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

flourocarbon will not stretch hardly at all, very little if any. this is why i like mono for crankbaits.

Fluorocarbon stretches almost as much as nylon, the flouro = no stretch is a myth.

12-26-08, 02:17 PM	#3
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12-26-08, 03:25 PM	#4
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12-26-08, 04:02 PM	#7
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12-26-08, 09:42 PM	#9
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	i suggest whatever mono you have confidence in. i personally love p-line as far as mono is concerned (their flourocarbon is another story though). i just don't really like flourocarbon on crankbaits, you will gain a little in diving depth but the lack of stretch can cost you some fish.......especially when they see the boat and make one last hard run. at least this is my opinion. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

12-26-08, 11:15 PM	#10
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	For deep diving crankbaits I spool my baitcaster with 30 lb Sufix Performance Braid and a 3-4 ft 12 lb test mono leader. For shallow crankbaits, I use a spinning setup spooled with 10 lb Power Pro Braid and a 8 lb mono 3-4 ft leader. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em

12-26-08, 01:43 PM	#1
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	For the crankbait masters What kind of line do you use? 1-mono, flouro or braid 2-berkley, triline or others I was using Yozuri, a flouro hybird and lost some fish, but not any baits a good thing. I don't think there is any stretch and it is very hard to break, therefore I begining to believe the hookups weren't great. Any thoughts on this? __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

12-26-08, 01:47 PM	#2
ky southern Guest Posts: n/a	i just got a new crankin rig,and just this year im gonna get serious.so im no expert my any means. bass pro excel-12lb mono low-vis green

12-26-08, 03:29 PM	#5
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Line test ---> depends on where, what and how I want to peresent the crankbait, it may be anywhere from 6 lb to 20 pound test. Line type ---> nylon Line brand ---> Trilene Big Game, Trilene XT or Trilene XL.

12-26-08, 03:59 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	12 trilene low vis here

12-26-08, 04:48 PM	#8
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Whatevers in the bargin bin. Actually I just got 10 lb Yo Zuri hybrid and 12 lb P-Line floroclear.I would like to think it wasn't the lines fault for you losing fish but I am only guessing here. P N J

12-27-08, 01:10 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Mono. Brand is personal preference, I prefer Stren or Sufix. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

12-27-08, 05:39 AM	#13
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	What is the action of your rod? I prefer mono with 10# as my general purpose line. I have used fc line and it works great too. Yozuri, being a copolymer should be a fair choice. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

12-27-08, 02:55 PM	#14
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	P-Line Floroclear. Lancer6 turned me on to it a couple years back. Mono coated with fluorocarbon-the best of both worlds. Tough like fluoro but extremely limp like Trilene XL. The only thing I use mono for anymore is topwater. For that I use Trilene Maxx. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

12-27-08, 04:17 PM	#15
Basscrazie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: magnolia,tx Posts: 398	I use suffix seige and have never broke off a fish..I use it when hybrid fishing and them boys can break some line.

12-27-08, 07:23 PM	#16
fishin' fool BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	I have three rods I use just for cranks baits. All three are for different applications, and season. For early and late cranking I use mono, 14 to 20 pound. The larger is alright to use when your not that concerned about running deep. For summer fishing, I use 10 pound flouro, the low diameter and its sinking affect help cranks get alittle deeper than using mono with same crankbait. I don't suggest using braid or a super line because there is zero stretch. With mono and flouro the line gives and stretches absorbing when a bass strikes a crank and when it jumps out of the water with a crank in its mouth. If the line didn't stretch, the strike to land ratio would be very low. I have read an article about people using braid with cranks, square bills and lipless, it just doesn't fit my style of fishing. Plus I don't think I could get the distance while casting big cranks to run really deep. I always use berkley line, no matter what Im throwing. Good fishin !

12-27-08, 08:28 PM	#17
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	Fishin' Fool, I beg to differ. I use 30 lb Sufix Performance Braid with a 12 lb mono leader, and I can cast my deep diving cranks a mile as there is less friction of the braid going through the guides then with any other type of line. I have no trouble working my cranks on the bottom in 12-14 FOW Past that I go with A C-rig, or a 1/2-1 oz jig. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em

12-28-08, 11:06 AM	#19
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	C-rig that is my thinking on the Yo zuri line I was using, tough and no stretch but very cheap. I think its a good line, I'm just sure about using it for crankin. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-01-09, 05:13 PM	#20
fishin' fool BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	Joel- I'll have to give the braid a try for my deep cranks. With the thin diameter you can get them down another 1-3 feet. C-Rig- Compared to braid flouro will stretch more, but your right, hardly at all. Thats why I like it on my finesse rods. I use flouro on my deep cranks because it sinks. Good fishin'

01-01-09, 06:11 PM	#21
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	McCoy Mean Green Copolymer 12 lb test

01-05-09, 08:05 AM	#22
TRUMAN BASSER BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 85	Weedy Lakes...14lb braid Everthing else 12 to 10lb test mono

01-05-09, 10:20 AM	#23
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	Cajun red mono tied to a rapala shad rap or minnow rap. __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last & check your ego at the door!!! God is watching.

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