hey /out/doorsmen partiffcularly those in to bass fishing i

>>676747
im asking because im looking to get more in to bass fishing, i usually do carp, catfish, pike/muskie, trout/steelhead, and panfishing

>>676747
i mean doesnt it take some of the fun out of fishing if all youre trying to do is get a bite, and you can just rip them out of anything no problem?
i mean sometimes i feel like 15 pound test is overkill for the pike around me because it feels like i can just about rip their lips off and swing them out of the water

>>676747
Don't know about 30lbs mono, might be a little bit much but my three set ups are:
>50lbs braid - for heavy cover like punching grass mats and getting out of lay downs
>30lbs braid - medium cover like lily pads and docks
>10lbs fluorocarbon - for cranking / finesse

>>676756
yeah like right there is exactly what confuses me
why not rock 6-8 pound floro
why do you need more than 30 braid for anything freshwater aside from trophy blue and flathead catfish, or sturgeon

>>676761
I'm assuming >>676756 uses heavier lines because the water cover and surround objects are major snag points, which become lure graveyards.

>>676764
For the most part its for fish/lure recovery.
Large mouth bass are one of those fish that really like to wrap line around every cover they're in.
>Punching grass mats usually ends up with 3lbs fish 30lbs grass.
>In a tree? they'll wrap around every branch
>In a dock? they'll swim around that piling 3 or 4 times.

>>676747
In florida for example. where its all "do you fish?" "yes" "oh whats your biggest bass?" you learn some shit.. you find me a waterway besides maybe a spring outlet, that isn't covered in fucking weeds/grass/algae than I'll fucking eat the next fish you catch raw.

do I use 30lb? No, I use to use 40lb and catch panfish all the way up to bass... only because I was a newb.. also if you fish somewhere when you have a high chance at casting into fucking trees.. then a tough line is nice especially if you don't like losing bobbers, I HATE losing bobbers.

>>676785
Mono?

Anything over 10lb or 12lb mono is just so unmanageable. If I'm fishing somewhere I think I will get fucked by obstacles, I can use 20lb-30lb braid. The 20lb on the baitcaster will rip through a whole lot of weeds. The bigger pier/catfish rods have 30lb-40lb.

>>676785
>if you don't like losing bobbers, I HATE losing bobbers
I laughed

>>676747
> catches a catfish while fishing for bluegill

You're doing something wrong

They are planning for the worst with that heavy duty line. I see kooks from all over the country come to my local lake w all that heavy duty braid.
I use 20 lb and have not had any problems

>>676818
i decided to fuck about so i put on a bigger split shot and took off my bobber and got out as far as my ultralight rod and 4 pound test could get, expecting a perch or something, and thats what i got
>>676887
see thats still what im on about, like, it seems over kill to use 20 pound test for a bass where a trophy bas is 8 pounds
i can get 15 throwing in to lilly pads and trees, but why 20? its so much stiffer, hurting casting distance, and thicker making it more visible.

>>676747
OP here, saying i guess its something i have to lose [insert monitary value] worth of gear understand, so im going to call this thread answered and finished

thanks for bothering

>>676747
>so why are so many bass fishermen using line that breaks at 3-6 times the weight of the fish theyre catching?

Because they're barbarians with no sense of finesse.

>>676747
OP, are you familiar with Lake Milton, Ohio?