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    Are you still using ultra light leaders on your toothy critters?

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    Quote Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan View Post
    Are you still using ultra light leaders on your toothy critters?
    I do, 4 lbs FC is my typical choice now. They slice through 2 lbs FC way too easily. I still lose jigs every now and then. For medium and medium-light setups, I started using PE-wire hybrid leader material that Japanese use for cutlassfish. It looks, feels, and behaves a lot like braid. Only for metal jigs though, no problem with plugs and soft plastics.

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    So I caved and just ordered my first JDM rod and reel. When they come in I'd like to pair them up with some JDM line. I currently fish 4# fluorocarbon (Berkeley Vanish) and really like it. The rod is an XUL only rated up to 3# and the reel has a shallow spool so I'd like to try out some 2 or 3# fluorocarbon on this set up, with a preference to 3#. Any recommendations for either JDM line or USDM (I think I just made that up) in the 3# class?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArthurLK11 View Post
    Any recommendations for either JDM line or USDM (I think I just made that up) in the 3# class?
    For US lines, Trilene XL in 2# is good.

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    Gamma Panfish in 2 lb is another. So far it has been a nice performing line. I want to get a few more trips to really get a feel for it, but comments here have been good.
    Bob

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArthurLK11 View Post
    So I caved and just ordered my first JDM rod and reel. When they come in I'd like to pair them up with some JDM line. I currently fish 4# fluorocarbon (Berkeley Vanish) and really like it. The rod is an XUL only rated up to 3# and the reel has a shallow spool so I'd like to try out some 2 or 3# fluorocarbon on this set up, with a preference to 3#. Any recommendations for either JDM line or USDM (I think I just made that up) in the 3# class?
    If FC line is what you want in 3# test take a look at SunLine FC Sniper BMS Azakaya. If you decide to go the nylon line route the Varivas Twitch Master VLS is a great nylon.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
    If FC line is what you want in 3# test take a look at SunLine FC Sniper BMS Azakaya. If you decide to go the nylon line route the Varivas Twitch Master VLS is a great nylon.


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    Thank you. Please ignore my comment that I made on one of your Youtube videos this morning. You answered the question here. I just ordered the Sunline you mentioned as well as the GekkaBijin Type-F You since I think the orange line will look really pretty on the orange reel lol. Now the waiting game begins to get everything here from Japan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArthurLK11 View Post
    So I caved and just ordered my first JDM rod and reel. When they come in I'd like to pair them up with some JDM line. I currently fish 4# fluorocarbon (Berkeley Vanish) and really like it. The rod is an XUL only rated up to 3# and the reel has a shallow spool so I'd like to try out some 2 or 3# fluorocarbon on this set up, with a preference to 3#. Any recommendations for either JDM line or USDM (I think I just made that up) in the 3# class?
    Kureha Seaguar R18 Limited fluorocarbon. Great line.

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    Ready to give the Sunline FC and Twitch Master a try. I switched over to the maxima ultragreen for several months after trying a few other lines with mixed results.

    Thanks for all the feedback on these lines. Y’all know who ya are!


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    I'm getting to be a fan of Twitch Master. I've been using it a couple months on my panfish rigs, going after bluegill, shellcracker, and other bream. It definitely helps sensitivity on long casts or deep water. Where I fish has lots of lay-downs and flooded timber, and very big bream, so I sometimes have to horse a toad away from the brush - as much as one can horse anything with a super UL. I've been using the 5 lb test for a couple months, so far, so good, and just got 4 spools of 4 lb. Today I was easily casting a 1g jig head 40 feet with the 5 lb, will be a little better with the 4 lb. I won't go lower. I do get wind knots if I try to sling a light jig in windy conditions, and I've had to stop and cut out a hopeless tangle a couple times, but this is mostly my fault and not the line. So I go thru a spool a month, between wind knots and snags. Your mileage may vary.
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