Daiwa Trout X 50xul - line recommendation?

Caught a good deal on the 5' Trout X XUL rod a couple weeks ago ($58!), and it arrived today. My lakes are still iced up, so no dice on trying it out yet.

The rod feels solid, light, and sensitive in hand, and definitely way less "bendy" than my Iprimi XXUL. I'm going to pair with either a Shimano Ultegra 1000FC (6.3oz) or a Piscifun Carbon X II 1000 (5.5oz), both of which I already have. While the Ultegra has the better reputation, the CXII feels like a better balance with the rod overall.

Plan is to throw mainly light jigs and other tiny soft plastics on this setup and use the Iprimi for micro spoons and spinners. I'm multispecies fishing, whatever is biting at the time -- crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and various sunfish, yellow bass (my favorite), largemouth, and (fingers crossed because I haven't landed any yet) smallmouth and wipers.

My question is, what kind of line would you recommend for the Trout X here? I have plenty of 2lb. SOS, but was thinking 2lb. Trilene Sensation copolymer or 4lb. X Braid for a change of pace. I mainly use Trout SOS in 2 or 4lb. on my other UL rigs.

I’d throw some Varivas [emoji638].[emoji639]# test ES[emoji638] Lemoni Ester line on there.


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Haven't tried ester line yet -- will have to give it a shot.

All good lines have been mentioned. I’m a big fan of the casting I get from the smaller Varivas braids. From .15 to .2 is on a lot of my rods and I’ve gotten some real good fish on them to test their claims and find them true. It’s worth a try while you’re in testing mode.

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Originally Posted by INFrank

Haven't tried ester line yet -- will have to give it a shot.

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INFrank, sounds like you haven't crossed over to the JDM line world just yet being in the testing mood and all....welcome! Our member Alphahawk opened up a can of worm when he introduced JDM lines to this community, now we all in a deep hole so to speak...lol. JDM lines in short are famous for 2 things in my view: True strength and castability (thinner diameter). Be mindful they are not cheap here in the states, and if bought from online site one at a time is not economical. I ordered 6 plus some JDM lures from Digitaka and line came to about $10 each and $6/lure. Hope this help. Oh and I also recommend the Sunline "One More" ....awesome line in 1.75lb!Attachment 500018

Ha, looks like I have some exploring to do!

Now that you all have piqued my curioisity, I've ordered a couple varietes of Varivas, including ES2 2.3lb. Curious to see how these work out. Thanks for the advice!