Need a new line

I know that many people will laugh or ridicule me for this, but I use nothing but Trilene XT (Extra Tough) in 4# test on any of my rods now. I used to use Trilene XL 6#, but it had too much stretch. I watched my buddy snag a 4ft chunk of waterlogged tree trunk, probably 5 inches in diameter and haul it up to the boat with a 5ft berkley lightning rod. I was impressed. He told me that it was 4lb XT. I thought I'd give it a try. I'm glad that I did. With the smaller diameter line I could cast further, had less visibility, and could spool more line. If anything, it seems stronger than the 6# XL. I'm primarily targeting panfish, but I've caught several 4-6lb largemouths and many big cats on this line. The one cat was 31" and weighed 14.2lb. I don't see the sense in spending $12 on a spool of line. It's just not worth it. If you are fishing primarily for smallies, you don't need flouro. I've never needed to hide the line from them. Try 6# XT. I would think that 8# would be overkill. Just my opinion.

CF, I know what you're saying. I have never really needed that extra sensitivity either. Eyes & smallies aren't real shy about hitting the bait. I use Berkely Vanish Flouro for Steelies in the tribs, but other than that, it's XT. I ran nothing but XL for years. It really is a great line for smallies and 'eyes. I just went to XT mostly because I could drop down to 4lb test and have the same strength as 6lb XL. It casts just as far (or farther) than 6lb XL but is harder to see, which makes it a little better for pullin slabs outta clear water or giving that extra bit of action to a 1/64 oz jig. In fact, I just bought 3 spools (330ys) of #6 XL at Walmart for $2 a spool. I just couldn't pass it up for that price! LOL! They are both excellent lines, but if you are looking for  some longer casts with less visibility without sacrificing strength, try 4# XT.

I like the castability, strength, and knot tying with Yo-Zuri Hybrid but, mostly i've been fishing the Allegheny River near a lock and dam and the ACoE outflows (Loyalhanna, Conemaugh, Crooked Creek, Yough, Mahoning) then we travel to Pymie and Erie atleast 5-10 times a year combined and i'm just looking for a bit better tougher line for the applications I fish...  Now when fishing streams and lakes i'll have some 6 or 8lb Yo-Zuri but i'm just fed up with P-Line when I first tried it 5-6 years ago I liked it the sensitivity was there, the strength was there and what not, but now there is no reason line should snap 3-5" from a knot... I could see if my knots weren't tied properly but that isn't the problem...  I think i'm gonna just grab some Triline and see how it goes for the river etc, I also have some 30lb Cajun Red (braid) which I love I have 40/50lb on my big river rods have no issues at all with it... Would anyone suggest using braid for splitshot applications?  Because that's normally how I fish the river for eyes and smallies...  As for Erie I mostly throw shiners on splitshot rig or stick baits...

I had a bad batch of 8# Fluro-clear once.  No problems with the 6# or 10#.  After that, I switched up to Halo.  I LOVED the Halo, bit the wife didn't, so I spooled her rods with Berkley Sensation.  It's a really nice line.  casts well, not much memory.  all in all, very manageable.
 
Last year, I experimented with Power-Pro.  Now all of our spinning rods have that and I leader with 6# and 8# Halo.

FishinGuy

I use either 8 or 20 lb braid for all my non flathead river fishing. Just tie on a 2-3ft flouro leader w either a uni splice or swivel and you're good to go. The only non braided line I've purchased in the last 3 yrs, is seguar invisx, love that stuff

Seaguar is hands down the best line out there for flouro. They did invent flourocarbon and do it the best. I will fish nothing else for smallies and steelies. It casts a mile, lower diameter than anything else and I absolutely get more hookups using it than mono in clear water. Well worth the extra couple bucks.

I switched almost entirely to braid about 8 years ago, but still enjoy using mono on some of my rods.  With braid you have the added security of a heavier line (that may even be less diameter than the mono that you are currently using), it lasts longer, does not seem to tangle or twist as much as mono, and you will also lose less lures and tackle due to its strength.  And of course you also have the added sensitivity, but most importantly the ability for improved long distance hook sets.  You can always use a flouro or mono leader.

I started using 6lb. nanofil in Feburary and love it. Just make sure you use a fluro leader. No problems with knot strength or unusualy breakoffs. Runs at about $18.

I'm using 10# Triline now and haven't had any issues yet and I caught atleast 8 or 10 river smallies yesterday night only breaks were on heavy snags...  As I said prior I was a fan of the P-Line Fluroclear but after losing 5 large Erie smallmouths in open water not by the knot breaking I'm kind of upset with it...  The spools get shipped back this week and I'll receive 2 new ones but I'm pretty sure I'm done with it...  Just need to find 600yrd spools of Yo-Zuri Hybrid in Green online now...

i only use sufix now. braid on some, mono on others. never any problems with either. even with the mono, i only have to change my line once every 2 years. on my little fish rig, i use 8lb sufix mono. it's been on there for 3 years. still no problems.