Heading to the Columbia B-10 First time in several years. Time for new line on my reels. I have 2 Shimano Charter specials. TR2000. What type of line would you suggest? I have seen people using the high vis braided line. Any suggestions and reasons for using your choice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks JP

Since you have two reels why not try mono on one and braid on the other and see what works best for you? I use both types depending on the type of fishing I'm doing. They both have their negatives and positives. I tend to use mono more but braid is better in some places like jigging and some river fishing. For B-10 I could go either way. I'm sure that was not much help

Go with braid in 50-65. Spool them with two different colors so when they inevitably get crossed, it will be easier to untangle them.

I always use 2 rigs. One set up with braid and bobber, the other with mono. I like using braid as main line drifting eggs under a bobber or in deep water( salt) for better hook sets when using jigs.

If you wanna use braid over mono, you will give up shock absorption.
Be sure to use a snubber or some other shock absorber in you system especially if you're into silvers.

Some of the his-vis lines you see could also be mono (or co-polymer).

I use braid for a few things, but use mono or co-polymer for most apps.
Sufix ProMix, P-Line or Izor (ProMix 1st and 2nd tied by the other two)....often his -vis chartreuse and some green (similar to UltraGreen).
By the time they see it (hi-vis) when you're presenting fast, they're ridin' it.
True said.

Lotsa good lines to choose from these days.

I wanta see another bbq.

GTFO ya mutt.
And keep yer dirty ol' eyes off my girl.

#65 PP lighten up on the drag a lil.Good luck,

SZ

Power Pro, Hi Vis, 40#........use on my 13' float rod, my drift rods, and the rods I use for spoon and twitching.

Works well for my uses.

I fish a loose drag, all the time....use educated thumb as a aid.

I'd rather use mono, but for B-10 braid has the advantage. Smaller line diameter gives a better line angle with less weight when trolling. You'll see dozens, if not hundreds, of boats with anglers not managing there line. The depth changes all the time, even when you're trying to follow a specific depth contour. While the occasional fish is caught somewhere off the bottom, I think the difference between knowing that your bait is within 1 or 2 feet of the bottom is the difference between fishing and going for a nice, or pretty damn rough, boat ride.

50 and 65# braid seem to be the most popular, but I have used as light as 30# because it's still stronger than my standard 20# mono.

Take this with a grain of salt, cuz I got skunked, except for unmarked coho today.

Sg

I fish exclusively mono in the salt. I probably wont change that practice until I'm convinced otherwise. I find it easier to deal with and much cheaper to replace.

As far as bank fishing in the rivers, I like braid. I think it makes float fishing and throwing spinners and spoons easier. It's easier to deal with potential backlashing. I run braid on my baitcasters and mono on my spinners which I use for drift fishing.

Anyway, I guess the point is, dont get bogged down with just one. Keep your options open!

Replace braid? I can't remember the last time I did that. There is probably some 20 year old braid at the bottom of my 4000

How many flashers did you lose TT? Add that to the cost of using mono. Plus with braid, if you get tangled with someone using mono, who wins?

That is true Gutz. I haven't lost a flasher yet (knock on wood) but then again, I dont go out as much as many of the guys on this forum.

The last time I tangled up with someone was probably when I was 13-14 years old. I was ripping away at my rod and reeling as fast as I could and what came up was a boat with two guys looking to kick someone's ass but saw my uncle and little ol' me. We had apparently tangled up and when they were trying to untangle our gear I thought I had a fish on and proceeded to put a hook into the guys thumb. But I guess that's what you got for trolling through a pack of moochers at Point Defiance as was vocalized by the other boats in the area who heard the guy bitching at us.