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OK guys, if you could choose only one kind of fishing line FOR BASS, what would you chose.
Braid, monofilament or flourocarbon. What brand and what lb test.

I do all kinds of fishing, but mainly fish for crappie. We jig fish, but do alot of casting too. So, with that being said, I would use Berkley Trilene XL smooth casting in 8 lb test monofilament. I could still bream, bass and catfish with this line too.

17 lb trilene big game...........

I can't believe there's not much discussion on this topic. When we talk about it at work, it goes on and on.

ol'man wrote:I can't believe there's not much discussion on this topic. When we talk about it at work, it goes on and on.

Well mainly because they each have their own place. All three types of line each have their own characteristics. If you are just a weekend fun fisherman most anything will work. But if you are trying to become a serious angler and be competetive you will use all three! Like I said they each have their place. But if I had to choose just one prolly Trilene Big game in either 15 or 17 lb test would be my choice.

I like Fireline original (black) in 14#/6#dia. for crankin, etc. cuz it floats/don't stretch/casts a mile. For plastics on down deep Stren, Trilene or any old cat gut'l do....But I'm strictly spinning gear though, no experience wit it on casting stuff, sorry. Fireline at 20# for reds and specks, up or down. Tied with Palomars on a single snap for quick bait change, no leader. In da fall when lotta flounders are around sometimes use a lil store bought steel leader on da jigs. When the Fireline gets fuzzy I rub some bees wax about first six feet. Helps keep from tangleing prop/walking baits. Later on I pull it all off and reverse it on da spool. That stuff is 'bout $14 so try to get the full use outa a spool...You need to put lil tape on the reel spool when you tie it on cuz if it don't bite the spool sometimes the whole thing will turn/slip. Yeh, I cuss it somtimes but wouldn't leave home w/o it...
Fly leaders are mono stout as I can get away with only couple of tapers. Never had problem with ole bucketmouth on line /leader shyness. Never fool with flourocarbon, even in stream trouting, worry about knot strength. Later DL

12lb Stren original monofilament...if I can only pick one for all occaisions.

cheap and does the job. Just retie often.

8lb cajun line

inshore fishing -
8# mono suffix elite if im throwing jigs
8# fishing live shrimp in clear water
10# fishing live croakers or menhaden

12# fishing for reds

I love Power pro braid. 20lb-30lb is awesome on a baitcaster. Anything heavier than 30lb braid and it's counter productive. You lose casting distance and control. I don't care what anyone says, it would be damn near impossible to break 30lb powerpro bass fishing. You will straighten your hook before the line breaks. I use 10lb for spinning reels. I use 20-30lb Seaguar floro for the 3 foot leader depending on structure. Go heavier on the leader rather than the braid if you really want to. That's what will break. Mono is a bit stronger and abrasion resistant than floro, but I don't fish anything really nasty, so the invisibility factor is more important for me. But if I were fishing thicker stuff, I'd use a good mono instead.

New Berkley line called Nanofill has just come out. Check it out on Bass Pro site and read reviews. Made specifically for Spinning Reels.

BTW - my spinning reels are all loaded with Fluorocarbon.
Baitcasters - Trilene XL and Braid.
Crappie - 6lb mono

P Line CXX 15lb

Nitro Mag wrote:P Line CXX 15lb

I tried P Line and hated it. It had bad line memory and never would straighten out.

deltadukman wrote:

Nitro Mag wrote:P Line CXX 15lb

I tried P Line and hated it. It had bad line memory and never would straighten out.

I second that. Line memory was really bad

It does have some bad memory but it is tough as nails. I put KVD line and lure conditioner on it and it gets rid of the memory problem.