FISHING LINE FOR TOPWATER

GEORGE D. · Post by **GEORGE D.** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:31 pm

JUST STARTED TO GET IN TO THROWING SPOOKS AND SAMMYS AND OTHER TOPWATER WHAT LINE AND BRAND DO YOU RECOMEND BRAID OR MONO AND ALSO WHAT SIZE THANKS EVERYONE GEORGE

FATGUY · Post by **FATGUY** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:21 am

i throw mine on 20lb fireline.. the braid keeps the line up it floats.. the one to avoid if any flouro ..its heavy and sinks ..

Buzzbait · Post by **Buzzbait** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:00 am

Yeah, I just read that mono is good for top water only, and flouro is good for fishing deeper. It was an article on this site I think.

Jim Scarlett · Post by **Jim Scarlett** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:40 pm

Braid for fast topwaters, flourocarbon for poppers.

redPHish · Post by **redPHish** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:55 pm

Are you serious? FLuorocarbon for topwaters? Wow... You know fluoro sinks right? You know that's the worst possible option for topwater fishing right? hmmm....

SethB · Post by **SethB** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:57 pm

15# big game. casts well and tough stuff!!!

Colebass · Post by **Colebass** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:26 pm

I use to use 15# Big Game all the time, not sure why I went away from it! But I'm back to using it and it's great stuff for poppers and spookes! For frogs, use braid!

Colebass · Post by **Colebass** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:28 pm

Because Fluoro sucks for almost all topwater!

Fishin' Dave · Post by **Fishin' Dave** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:46 pm

HA!! Jim, floro sinks!

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:24 am

85# Stren Braid. I'm slowly replacing all of my topwater rigs with this braid. Simply awesome stuff! Biggest thing I like with the Stren, is ya don't git that periodical, snap, concussion break on the hook set or while casting, that occurs with many braids. I've been kinda fond of the 65# Gorilla braid too. It's just got a much larger diameter, and is not so versatile with smaller topwater baits.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:28 am

50LB POWER BRAID

Joe W. · Post by **Joe W.** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:27 am

Jim Scarlett wrote:Braid for fast topwaters, flourocarbon for poppers.

Do not fish poppers with flouro!! It sinks and kills the action of the bait. I cannot think of one good reason why it would be good for any topwater bait.

aNNieNsaLTIE · Post by **aNNieNsaLTIE** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:07 pm

speaking of top water ....i had a great top water day!!!!......Mono is good and so is braid. if the top water action is ALL OUT>.....then i would use mono so i don't have to worry about my lure backlashing into my face...casting braid takes suttle swing. i do not have to much luck checking lures with braid violently...

SO for mono you pick the brand you like..and i would go for the bigger lures 15lb to 20lb depending on the size of your lure and what your fishing around. i was using 12 today and what happened was my line kept getting caught in my front hook. if i was using 15 it would have happened less due to thicker mono floats better.

Braid, it's up to what your fishing in and with. 30 is good. 50 is sometimes a must, frogs 40, 50, and 65. big baits you might need 65 or 80.

good luck, saLTIE-