ORIGINAL: Soilarch
This isn't a bash on anyone, but I'm reading about how so many guys have tried so many different lines. I fully understand that the cost of line compared to your rod+reel setup is usually negligable...and then if you add you lures and all other accesories...and heaven-forbid we talk about boats.
But has anybody who's been in this game for awhile found that its just not worth the hassle and uses plain-jane el cheopo white mono? This has been my approach just because I didn't want to mess with finding the 'right' one. 12lb for my bass rod. 4lb for my UL. 20lb for my catrod (pond cats) and 50lb for my snaggin' rod. Buy the biggest spool I can find and keep things simple. Is it truley worth the hassle to start trying all this other stuff or is it something we do "because we can" and because we're always looking for that little extra advantage?
Please define plain jane el cheapo white mono??? do you mean like berkley XL or XT mono or maybe the purple box original stren mono?? or are you talking about that el cheapo made in taiwan eagle claw 1000 yards for 2 bucks stuff at walmart??? I use mainly berkley mono line and I also like the fire line. But I wouldnt use that real cheapy stuff, you pretty much get what you pay for. when i was kid I did use the real cheapy stuff but the more I got into fishing I started to realize that cheapy stuff has high memory gets line twist easily and has absolutely no abrasion resistance and not to mention howmuch it stretches compared to higher quality lines.