Thread: Line size for bluegill

I've got 2 ultra lite spinning combos that I got from Wal-Mart. I think they're Shakespeare reels with Ugly Stick rods. I run 6 pound line on them and rarely have a bluegill or redear break off. Every now and then ole Mr. Whiskers finds my cricket, though, and occasionally he gets the best of me.

I use those same rigs for my crappie casting with jigs under a cork. They work very well for me. GTT

2lb or 4lb Vicious Fishing lo vis clear. Works great for gills and crappie in pretty much any situation in our area.

I've been using 2lb mono for the past 10 years. Great thing about brim is that they usually get the entire hook point inside their mouth (at least with single hook baits) and I can almost always get them out of cover with steady pressure. However, none of the lakes I fish have particularly heavy cover. I think I'd look into a very small diameter braid if I was fishing pads or cypress trees regularly.

I use 4# Stren with a tiny barrel swivel and then a couple feet of 2# Stren.
The nice thing abut using a lighter leader line is if you snag the 2# brakes before the 4# - great way to prevent you bobber from drifting away.

Trilene XL 4#....works fine almost anywhere and I've battled some fish a lot larger than bluegill with it without any issue.

4# seaguar red label. But I don't typically fish in heavy cover, I find the cover holds the small fish and the bigger fish roam the outside and the flats.

If you are just fishing with bobbers you don't need anything fancy, anything from 2-6# will work.

8/1 # Power Pro braid

Ive been using 10# Berkley nanofil with 43 florocarbon leader.