Soil IMHO there are many places that a man can "cut corners" and save a buck here and there with regards too fishing equipment. BUT cutting corners with the only link you physically have with a fish (your line) is NOT one of them!!!

With that being said, I am a tournament fisherman so it doesn't bother me to fish only one day with new line and then discard it and respool before the next trip. Think of it as $10 worth of line possibly costing you several hundred too over $1K if your line fails and you loose fish during a tournament.

After years and years of trying practically every new line out there at some point and time I have continually come back too the good ol clear/blue Stren. Not because it is the best in any one area but because it was "acceptable" in more situations than anything else. Primarily I can NOT stand nor accept line memory (the "coiling" of the line while at rest or while not under tension). Memory simply kills sensitivity and hook setting abilities. Lines like Trilene XT and Berkely Big Game are TOUGH lines but their memory is a killer. Trilene XL is a little better but still not as soft as plain Stren. Most of the "cheap" off brand lines were about as limp as coat hanger rod!

But ever the tinkerer I decided to give some Suffix a try and so far it performs as good as Stren. I primarily use 10-14# line on most of my rigs. 10 for crankbaits and jerkbaits, 12 for most other baits except spinnerbaits and 14 on my spinnerbait rods.

As for flipping, worming and jigging I EXCLUSIVELY use 30/8 (30#test 8# diameter) PowerPro. I have been fishing braid since it came out in the early 90s and LOVE IT for "bottom bumpers". For along time I used Spiderwire and just grinned and beared it at the cash register [:@]. But the PowerPro is quite a bit cheaper and for most recreational fishermen you can actually use it for more than one season. It wont breakdown from UV light nor does it ever get memory. As long as it isn't being abused by abrasion, the stuff is nearly ever lasting. I still replace mine annually, but that's just me. I also have used P-Line's braid and it peformed just like the PowerPro. Spectra fiber is Spectra fiber so it all should perform similarly.

Good luck and SET DA DAYUM HOOK!
RA