What line do you recomend

[Codfisher]

Just bought 2 Shimano Baitrunner reels (4500,6500) which I plan to use for live bait and chunk fishing for stripers. What line brand would you recommend as well as weigh.

I use Power Pro on my cod reels but didnt know if you could use it on spinning reels.

[John957]

Power Pro will be fine on them, though I like Izorline Spectra and Spiderwire Stealth better, less waxy build up.

[GravyBoat]

Shimano Baitrunner reel and I put 30# hi-vis fireline. Casts great!

[Harpoon]

15-20 lb Ande mono.

It's good and cheap. You can change often.

Throw a flouro carb leader on the end if you want to get "shy".

HP

[Capt. Skip]

quote:Originally posted by Harpoon:
15-20 lb Ande mono.

It's good and cheap. You can change often.

Throw a flouro carb leader on the end if you want to get "shy".

HP
I agree with ya! Can't go wrong with Ande!

striper2278
Capt. Skip

[maineguides]

i cant seem to beat 20lb berkley big game. i use all baitrunner 4500's for my charters. this stuff casts great. holds up great when you hook into a cow and she takes you around a lobster pot or two then down into the sharp rocks it holds together. but then again i respool every other week. power pro is great stuff for jigging cod but i havent converted over for stripers. some of the local guys have and say they love it. i might have to try it this year.

good luck you'll love them

capt. jim
rippin lips charters

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese

[blazeman2]

like everybody else said the braid is good stuff but pretty pricey works well in cold water like the stuff in mass. but for the money mono is great stuff i have good luck with the berkley biggame also except i like the biggame inshore seems a little more limber and a little bit lighter for those fineckey fish definetly suggest a florocarbon leader those stripers have tough as hell scales and dorcel spines also if your live bait'em the'll have other fish fightin over the bait rubbin up on the line so a heavy mono leader will help ......fish like hell everybody else does

[trouty]

quote:Bionic Braid came about through a collaboration between Rod Harrison and Don McPherson. They saw short comings in existing Spectra/Dyneema braided and fused lines and set out to make a superline that was both distinctive and superior.

They succeeded. Made in Australia, from Type 75 Dyneema fibres - currently the industry's finest denier - Bionic Braid is stronger than any fused Spectra/Dyneema lines of comparable diameter.

Bionic Braid is subject to progressive refinements as thinner yet finer fibres become available. Those upgrades have allowed Bionic Braid to maintain it's edge as the world's most versatile, durable and user-friendly gelspun super line.

Specialised applications include -
Fly reel backing
Lure casting and trolling
Specialised baitfishing (Surf casting, off shore reef fishing)

Compelling Bionic Braid advantages are effective doubling of reel capacities over the standard loading of 30 pound dacron, a deregulation that allows an enormous increase in scope. Bonefish reels become billfish capable. Flow on advantages include a substantial in water pressure brought about by the comparative thinness of Bionic Braid - and, no significant reduction in the recovery rate in the wake of a big run.

Machine braided with a super tight weave, Bionic Braid retains its rounded shape on the spool. It exhibits an ideal degree of limpness that lays between that of billowy first generation spectra lines and the wiry crop of uni-filament fused spectra/dyneema lines. Those qualities translate into a braid that is stronger for a given diameter and casts further. An additional bonus lays in the 7% elasticity the Bionic Braid weave provides. This modicum of stretch, absent from competitor product, results in more striking fish solidly hooked, lesshooked fish lost and comparatively higher percentage knot strengths.

Bionic Braid combines all the positive qualities of super Dyneema. It provides a remarkable 'feel' and situation awareness when lure fishing. Flow-on advantages include crisper lure actions, deeper running depths, and positive hook setting.

Bionic Braid has a unique slick and durable Teflon based finish that outlasts the heat treatment 'coating' of other fused Spectra/Dyneema lines. This treatment negates concerns (which have been somewhat overrated) about gelspun lines cutting rod runners and careless hands. Bionic Braid is optically enhanced - it's trademark fluorescent pink colour provides exceptional situation awareness under a wide range of weather and water conditions.

While anglers can see Bionic Braid, it is far less visible to fish. Scientific research has established that bright pink is not on the vision register of offshore gamefish and many commonly caught inshore/freshwater fish.

While there are many 'situation awareness' advantages of the trademark fluro pink colour there are others where conditions - or one's peace of mind - may call for a muted approach. A simple 'camo' application with a dark coloured marking pen will accomplish this.

Bionic Braid is exceptionally hard wearing. It's distinctive finish outlasts that of the fused generation of Spectra/Dyneema lines and monofilaments. It offers exceptional abrasion resistance around snags, weeds and smooth surfaces.

Please note - some manufacturer's claims as to abrasion resistance of Spectra/Dyneema are widely exaggerated. Users of GSP lines should understand that (as with all fishing lines) significant wear can occur with hard running fish in rocky habitat.

You can buy it online

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It's the best there is bar none...but it aint cheap..but in fishing you usually get what you pay for.

Beware the prces are in Aus Pacific bananna roubles, so don't die a heart failure when you see the price - your cost would be about 61% of listed $ today,but at the rate the greenbacks sinking - that seems to get worse bye the day.

Things keep up like this and soon you won't be able to afford the best there is!

It's what I use and I reckon you can't beat it - this is 10 times better than any fused spectra dyneema will ever be.

I can honestly say - I've never lost a hooked fish thru failure of the braid, always something else will quit forst - ie a hook straighten, or a leader chafe thru..never yet had a backing failure with bionic.

Cheers!