Mono or braid? Jig pitching guys

What line is everyone using to pitch jigs? Powerpro? Fireline? Trilene? Florocarbon?. I think my Ultra stretchy mono is keeping me from feeling anything when pitching jigs.

It all depends on where Im fishing, If Im fishing stained water I have no problem using 832 or fireline in the neon colors….If im fishing stained water and still getting short bites or no bites I will add a small invisiswivel with a 3 ft flouro leader.

In the fall I fish alot of really clear water lakes, If im using a 1/8th or 1/4 oz jig odds are im using vanish (flouro). Last fall I lined a reel with nanofil and got my but handed to me by a buddy one morning, I had him drop me at the landing ran into town and grabbed a spool of flouro and re lined. I feel the transparency of the line was the deciding factor…

What I do is buy either extra spools for my reels or buy reels that come with two…Spool one with braid and one with flouro or mono. Carry the extra in a small ziploc in the tackle box.

I prefer Suffix elite 6lb. in camo color.
Keep catchin’
Turk

For me it depends on the depth and speed. Deeper and faster I use 12# Nanofil, shallower I use 10# mono.

I really like the 10# mono because you get the better sensitivity with less stretch and you get some good forgiveness when you fight a big fish. You have to use bigger jigs, but I’ve never had any problem with that.

Most people think I’m nuts with my 10# mono, but that doesnt last long when I out fish them.

I do 99% of my jigging on the river. I’ve used Mono and braid both over the last few years, and I think I’m using Mono more often. I feel light pickups on a slack line better with mono, I have no idea why. I see the mono “jump” better than braid when I get a light pickup. When it’s cold out, Mono drags less water into the reel and onto my hands. And finally when I stick a jig in the bottom (which I seem to do every other cast) I can “banjo” it out easier with mono. No question braid is stronger for the same size diameter but I can’t say I’ve lost any big fish because of line strength issues.

Rootski

Braided with a 10′ uni knot fluro does the trick quite well for me.

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Most people think I’m nuts with my 10# mono,

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You are not nuts!

Pitching jigs, I’ll run up to 12# P-Line in warm weather. Drop down to 8# Trilene Sensation for cold weather.

-J.

6 lb fireline crystal for me.

ALL of my river jigging and pitching is with a high vis 8# mono.
I’ve used small dia. braid for the jigging, but really feel I land MORE fish with the 8# mono.
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it is difficult to use braid when it’s freezing weather and icing up on the reel and rod.
Jack

I have to agree with rootskie and jack..

When I first started using braid i switched everything over to braid and forgot bout mono for some time.. But after a talk with Dean at everets several years ago he spooled me up with some high vis mono for pitching.. the high vis is great but like others said you can see the light pickups with mono vers braid much better.. But the biggest advantage in my mind is seeing contact with bottom that also carries threw to the rod tip better with mono than braid… gives you much better control and the ability to know exactly where that jig is in the water column..

Still love my braid for most other applications but for pitching jigs mono all the way….

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It all depends on where Im fishing, If Im fishing stained water I have no problem using 832 or fireline in the neon colors….If im fishing stained water and still getting short bites or no bites I will add a small invisiswivel with a 3 ft flouro leader.

In the fall I fish alot of really clear water lakes, If im using a 1/8th or 1/4 oz jig odds are im using vanish (flouro). Last fall I lined a reel with nanofil and got my but handed to me by a buddy one morning, I had him drop me at the landing ran into town and grabbed a spool of flouro and re lined. I feel the transparency of the line was the deciding factor…

What I do is buy either extra spools for my reels or buy reels that come with two…Spool one with braid and one with flouro or mono. Carry the extra in a small ziploc in the tackle box.

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Pflueger reels come with two spools & they are quality reels. I spool one with 10 lb. fireline crystal & the other one with 8 lb. Berkely sensation. I used 10 lb. fireline crystal exclusively this spring up on the Rainy River pitching jigs & plastics for those huge pre-spawn tanks and it performed flawlessly. Seems that river was created by God especially for braided lines. Just one man’s opinion….

Sounds like I may be old school on this now but unless its below freezing its all braid for me. 10# power pro on most of my pitching rods.

Asking what line you are using is only asking half the question. The line needs to be matched to the rod. Put mono on to soft of rod and you might as well be fishing with willow branch. Put braid on stiff rod and you might as well be fishing with a broom stick.

Anyone choose their line depending on if it sinks or floats? Sure wish more manufacturer would list this on their products.

The Achilles heel for braid is wind… a moderate breeze from the side of your casting direction and your line (bows) a mile. Making detecting pickups impossible. Mono doesn’t bow near as much. Fluorocarbon, another good choice, even less.

I am totally 6# Sufix Elite mono for pitching jigs anywhere…I’ve caught several big girls to 13# over the

years w/o a hitch.

Now casting small blades is a different story. I use 6# 832 braid because(for me)they require a soft tipped MLXF rod action. As I get better at it they had become my best technique for really big Walleye/Sauger.

I prefer to use suffix 832 or fireline for pitching jigs until it gets below freezing. Then I will use mono more. This is fishing the river mainly. I go more by feel to detect hits than line watching too which is why I like braided line more. I feel it is more sensitive. There are times when I like mono for pitching jigs when I want a slow fall and need the jig to stay in the zone longer. Mono holds my jig up in the water longer since it doesn’t sink. I think having a rod with each mono and braided line is a good idea.
I’ve lost a few big fish due to mono breakoffs and have more confidence that the line won’t break with braids like suffix or fireline.

I deal with lots of snags when I jig fish. My favorite line is Northland Tackle’s Bionic Braid, great sensitivity and a lot less snags and stretch.

I stick with either 5,8 or 10 Pound power pro i like the sensitivity and most of the time i,m pitching heavy weeds and when i hook up the power pro just mows down the weeds one thing i do with no stretch lines is use a little lighter rod and back off the drag a bit. Main reason i like braids is you can feel a lively minnow on your jig at the end of a cast.

Ajs