Line

Been having trouble with rotten line have purchased from Academy Sports, Sportsman Warehouse, Grizzly jigs and Bass pro Berkley Fluorocarbon 4 lb test and Mr Crappie mono 4lb. Any suggestions?

Ive been using Mr Crappie for years. I keep my spools of line in a darker room that isnt that hot in a closed cardboard box. No problems. Oh....I use 6 lb test which may be a bit different as far as strength but still....no problems.

I use 6 lb Mr Crappie from Wally world and have never had a problem.

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I use izorline 6lb test for Long lining and 10lb for cranks and 6-10lb test for spider rigging depending on speed and what lake I'm fishing


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You're not gonna like my answer but it ain't the line.... 4lbs test is almost to light of line to tie for me... 6 is as small as I've ever used... Fluorocarbon (or how ever its spell) is good line but if you tie the knots just a little bit wrong you'll weaken it and it'll break, if you're not wetting the knots then that's most of your problem if its a knot that's breaking... Berkley is all I use, there's others that work, but I've almost stopped a 20' fiberglass boat running .8 longlining with it. So I bet it's not the line but I"d try 6 lbs test for you application and see if it helps..

I have had good luck with
P line and Suffix in small diameter lines.
In clear water you need every advantage to catch Mr Speck.

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I agree that if you've tried line from that many places and feel it breaks too easy you might need a heavier line, or try tying a different knot. Fluorocarbon requires certain knots. Clinch knots will weaken it. For it I tie a Palomar or San Diego jam.

If your a guy that likes to just lift crappie in the boat without netting them, then you might need to step up poundage even if you tie great knots. 6lb works most of the time for me but I am playing with 8lb again right now.

I'd recommend practicing on tying knots on some different lines and see how hard they are to break. I do it all the time to compare different knots and lines. All part of the game! Good luck and I hope you find a line that works for you!


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I wondered if the line sits outside all the time rather than being inside(covered from the sun), or do you fish so much that's worn out. Never had that much trouble with line breaking

I just purchased this line from the store some is ok but some rotten. I keep spare line in a refrigerator. 4lb test Fluorocarbon falls better than mono over brush piles and out catches larger test in clear water.

I've had the same problem w/Mr crappie 4# high vis line fraying. I switched to stren 4# crappie mono high vis.

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Guys it's not that the line is breaking at the knots, I can easily break like sewing thread with my hands when the line is straight out of the box. We have used 4 lb line for years and have never had this issue before. We are talking about straight out the box without putting it on reels, it snaps. After sending the first shipment back to BPS, I got a second shipment and 1 out of the 3 spools was good (meaning I could not easily snap with my hand before putting on the reels).

If you have a spring or digital scale I would tie the line to it and pull slowly to see where it breaks. Try several samples to get a good range, then you will have an idea of the breaking strength. Most likely it will be higher than 4#, maybe even as mich as 8-10#.

I changed out to P line this spring, so far it’s been good, personally I like it better than those mentioned already


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