Bass Fishing 101: Pick The Perfect Line Every Time

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When angling for bass, there are three basic types of fishing lines that are typical to use: monofilament, fluorocarbon, and braided.

Braided – braided lines are mostly used by bass fishers because they don’t stretch and they have absurd tensile strength and abrasion resistance, allowing you to be able to tire and fight that bass out of or through dense cover (like condensed plants or wood).

Fluorocarbon – is also preferred by many anglers as it is the toughest to see in the water and tends to be very abrasion-resistant as well, giving anglers a tad of an advantage in tempting that bass nibble.

Monofilament – which used to be the most commonly casted type of line for many years, may possibly have come to be less popular because of increased innovations behind the other two types above, but it is without a doubt still being used by many anglers because of its stretch aspect.

Several veteran anglers like using a combination of different types of lines to provide a little bit more stretch and lessen the risk of fish shaking the hook, so they add a monofilament or fluorocarbon leader to a braid. 

One main note, a good quality fishing line is not going to be cheap, and whichever line you decide to go with, it will have to be no less than 300 yards, as bass fishing involves long casts and extended runs.

Also, if you’re going to purchase a line with a matching spool, be sure it works with the reel you will be using. Read the label, and you should be able to find the line capacity listed on the spool itself.
Finally, it’s essential to know a fishing line’s “pound test”; this indicates the weight of pressure it can withstand before breaking.

For bass fishing, you’ll need to go with a stronger line, so you’ll want to use at least an 8lb test line at a minimum and go up from there.

Our advice would be to bring a few lines in different colors, test, and types in your tackle and do your best to match the line to the situation you find yourself.

Ask around to get an idea of what others are using in the area and if the first line is a bust switch it out and give another one a try.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:24 Why You Shouldn’t Use the Wrong Fishing Line
00:47 How to Choose the Right Type of Fishing Line
01:07 When to Use Monofilament
01:38 When to Use Fluorocarbon
01:56 When to Use Braided Line
02:24 How to Choose the Best Pound Test
04:15 Choosing the Right Weight for Bass Fishing

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