Quote Originally Posted by jjue1979 View Post
8lb will allow you to go a little deeper, although I currently use 10lb mono for pulling my crankbaits. I still might lose one per trip if the drag settings are wrong, although when drag settings are good on my reels, I can usually swing the boat back over the snag and save the crankbait.
I forgot to add that I use a combo of Vicious and H2OX Hi vis lines to have two different colors and pattern them every other so that it is easier to help decipher tangles or prevent them.