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What are your thoughts on the best 6lb and 8lb line?

I believe "best" is subjective, I think it depends on what you like in your own line, and what types/actions of rods you prefer to use.
My personal favorites are:
Spinning and baitcasting, six pound berkley 100% fluorocarbon, I throw this on all my spinning rods and my baitcasting dropshot rod. When I did throw mono on my spinning rods I stuck with P-Line CX in six pound, I know a lot of people will say it's horrible, but it really worked for me.
So the simple answer is:
Fluoro: Berkley 100% fluorocarbon
Mono: P-Line CX
and an honorable mention for me is good ol' bass pro Excel!

All around that does it all ? Trilene XL green hands down.

I have been using my Suffix DNA line in 6 lb for the past 10 years - it is amazing how long a bulk spool of 3000 yards will getcha

I recently purchased a spool of Viscious fluor 8lb that I am putting on my darthead rod - I have not used fluor on a spinning reel in about 7 years so perhaps I willl like it this time around

ash are u fishing any tournies? i ask because if your throwing Vicious line i want to be there and want to hear how many fish at weigh in you broke off and lost..

Same for me. Tried Vicious and did not like it in any way. To brittle and stiff, even in lower line weights. Will be interesting to see another opiion. BIll K

- Berklley 100% Floro
- Silverthread AN40 / excalibur co-polymer
(recent convert to Izorline xxx)
- Power Pro braid

Yamamoto sugoi gray IMO.

P-Line Fluoroclear (Clear or Green)

P-Line CX is also a very good line, and pretty much the same vis a Fluoroclear since it too if Fluoro coated.

For me I have had the best luck with stren. Been using it for a lot of years have had few if any problems. Jack

whatever line that is on a reel with the drag set correctly.

I was using 100% Flouro and a friend of mine kicked my ARS using Mono. Go figure. The fish didn't mind the Mono one bit, my buddy kept asking how much I paid for the flouro every time he put a fish in the boat

Maxima ultragreen 4,6,8,10 lb test.

+1 love the Maxima and never needed anything else.

My top three are #1 SEAGUAR, #2 SEAGUAR, #3 SEAGUAR

Stretch1 wrote:ash are u fishing any tournies? i ask because if your throwing Vicious line i want to be there and want to hear how many fish at weigh in you broke off and lost..

Stretch, thanks I am fishing WRL as well as FBT tournaments this year...I appreciate the heads up, I am spooling it on for the first time this weekend if it gives me any issues it will be used to hang christmas ornaments

So I take it that you have had a bad experiance

Sunline FC Sniper
Although I use it in 5Lb test.. Their 6lb is nice as well..

DeltaBound wrote:I was using 100% Flouro and a friend of mine kicked my ARS using Mono. Go figure. The fish didn't mind the Mono one bit, my buddy kept asking how much I paid for the flouro every time he put a fish in the boat

LMAO don't you just hate that, Been there Done that

For me it

BPS Excel mono in vent/green
BPS Flouro

jigfish1 wrote:Maxima ultragreen 4,6,8,10 lb test.

+2

Its all I use... occasionally I will throw some Sugoi or Seaguar but Maxima from cranks to worms/jigs and swimbaits.

You left out the crucial Maxima 5lb Ultra green!

I don't usually fish anything but 5lb Maxima on my spinning gear as i find it to be pretty dang strong!!!

SEAGUAR Abrazx all the way. This stuff is strong and seems to last a lot longer for me.

I know the 5 is out there but ive always thrown the 4 and 6 for spots and smallies with 1/4 and 3/8 oz jigs in winter time. Ill go 6 & 8 for Largemouth in winter time with the same 1/4 & 3/8 oz. Ill change go 8 &10 when i get to mid feb for largemouth and 6 & 8 mid feb for spots and smallies. I dont throw any jigs over 1/2oz and that very rare even in deep water.

Yo-Zuri Ultra-Soft is the best light test line I've ever used for spinning rod applications. The 6# and 8# tests are great for dartheading, dropshotting and splitshotting; super strong, limp and abrasion resistent. It's a bit tougher to find, but definitely worth it.

SA

sunline fc sniper by far the best line ever...

6lb p line HALO ,that green line gets bit real well ,and has very good knot strength,i throw 20lb on my sub surface swimbaits

All I use anymore is Yo Zuri Hybrid and Sufix.


Paul Wolter

Posted the link to Tackle Tours line tests on Johnny C thread.
Currently using; Blackwater BAWO 6lb mono & Sunline Sniper 6 lb FC
Tom