What pound test fishing line do you use?

[S34MH1]

What pound test fishing line do you use? Do you think the diameter of fishing line affects your catch?

[jules007]

Depends on what lake and size of target fish for example on local specimen lake its 15lb but on the smaller lake i use 8lb as no snags and carp only run to about 18lb 

[salokcinnodrog]

2 hours ago, S34MH1 said:

What pound test fishing line do you use? Do you think the diameter of fishing line affects your catch?

What are you fishing for?

How big do the fish go?

Is the lake snagged, weedy or clear?

I fish waters where the carp go to over 40lb, my normal line is 15lb, 0.35mm. I need that line to cope with weed and algae, occasionally long casting as well as playing the fish.

If I go to an 'easier' water with carp to just maybe 20lb and few or no snags then I will use 10lb 0.30mm line.

 

Does diameter make a difference? On a water I used to fish my shockleader was Drennan Greased Weasel in 40lb with a diameter of 0.58mm, or 30lb Amnesia which I have no idea of the diameter.

I caught with that diameter line as I do now.