Lets get some input

[unionbass3]

Lets get this topic rolling and let's hear your favorite fishing line and why.  What are the advantages to your line and when do you use braid, flouro and mono.  Everyone likes different lines for different reasons, lets hear about some of those reasons.

[Batroun]

I've never fished with braid. Until this year I always used 6, 8, 10 or 12 pound mono. This year I switched to 6 pound fluorocarbon. It seems to stretch less, gives more direct feedback on the strike, and is strong as blazes. Yeah I've lost 3 trout this year, big ones that bit through the line, but not one has been lost to line break. It can fray easily, so I find I'm replacing the line more often than mono. and the colors are cool--red and green out of the water, invisible in the water.

[unionbass3]

Braid takes some getting used to, but once you get the feel of it its hard to not spool it on your favorite reel.  Try a flourocarbon leader on the braid it is less visible in water and braid sometimes is week around rocks when flouro can be a bit more abrasion resistant. 

[joel137]

I'm a berkly man for mono,power pro for braid and seaguar for flurocarbon

[Imanyer]

I've been using Berkley 10lb braided Fireline for a few years now.  I never lose a fish because of the line breaking and once in a while when I get hooked on a submerged tree branch or underwater rocks with a firm yank or two my line will come free.  I feel it's a little easier to tie knots as well with the braided line.

[dodgeguy]

braided fireline has only been out for 1 year.you must be using fused fireline.braided fireline is the best braid made.
as far as flouro goes i hate them all.i like cajun red cast for mono.it also comes in a clear formula.

[Batroun]

my favorite line is 6 pound Vanish Fluorocarbon--gold on one reel, red on the other. Invisible in the water. Strong, excellent "feel" and I have not had any trouble with larger fish--including a 10 pound laker.

[arkpov56]

 Since I had my first braided Spider Wire on my reels, I never needed or wanted any other line types.  I switched to bright yellow PowerPro lately for better surface visibility.  I use 12 lb line virtually for everything I catch on the reservoirs.  I have to admit, I am a bit greedy when it come to throwing away good fishing staff .  As braid doesn't frail that much, I do not change my main line every season, and it works for years!  I'd only cut a couple of yards off the end and just tie a new leader.  I cannot remember an instance when my main line would brake without my consent.  What varies is a type and the length of my leader.  I mostly use 6lb fluorocarbon for leader and try to make it as long as possible to separate the bait from the highly visible main line.  Berkley's Vanish works just fine for my purposes.  The lack of strength in this leader I compensate with a good drag play.
The only serious drawback of thin braided line is that if it gets tangled, it's for good.  This is what takes some getting used to.  Trying to never get it loose is the best way to avoid entangling and loosing large parts of the line.

[KenH]

Ark;

Do you use this Spiderwire on baitcasting reels or spinning reels, or both?

KenH

[arkpov56]

No, I don't use braid line on baitcasting reels, in fact I don't use baitcasting reels, only spinning.

[KenH]

Ark;

OK. How long is your fluro leader?
And does the connection knot between leader and braid cause any
resistance problems when casting?

I ask because I know that using braid on spinning gear is common among the
Great Lakes shore trout fishermen to achieve greater distance but I've always
wondered about the "knot".

KenH

[arkpov56]

Ken,

I tie the leader to a small snap swivel for quick and easy leader attachment.  I mostly drift or troll for trout, just as you do, and for that my leader may be as long as 4 - 5 feet.  When I cast I use a much shorter leader permitted by length of my rod, or no leader at all, especially when casting plugs to a feeding smallies.  It may be affecting my results, but casting is usually secondary practice for me.

[KenH]

Ark;

OK thanks very much.

Ken

[striperman13]

I like the maxima lines alot for strength and hook setting.When I fish the reservoirs or lakes I just tie on a 3 ft leader of florocarbon for the clear water.It is also shown to be very abrasion resistant when fishing rocky bottoms.

[Ikey214]

I just started using braid (Spiderwire Stealth 15lb)this year and am wondering about the LB test for a Flourocarbon leader.  Would it hurt to go to a heavier flouro leader since its refractive index is the same as water?   Would a heavier flouro leader help with less breakage?  Just wondering if the lb test matters much for the leader, or does it really depend on how you fish it (ex. weeds vs rocky bottom).  Thanks.