Have been a stren original 6-8 lb. test user for years . Last year Joel(Biguns) turned me on to 4 lb. line at bay springs . Cheap as I am I was not going to not use it when I fished other places . I was amazed at how many more strikes single pole fishing I got (or it seems) . Thinking about 2 lb. test now ! may look at 4 lb. flora carbon .