{"id":1606,"date":"2021-02-24T00:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T00:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-711416-2356891.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2021-05-07T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T19:05:39","slug":"select-the-right-pound-test-fishing-line-every-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/select-the-right-pound-test-fishing-line-every-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Select the right pound test fishing line every time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1606\" class=\"elementor elementor-1606\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7214767 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7214767\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc5143\" data-id=\"0bc5143\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f54280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f54280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re new to fishing it can be hard to decide what pound test you should be using. Unlike lures, you can\u2019t easily switch out your fishing line. <strong>You need to decide right the first time<\/strong> and know that it will have to fit every situation you could want to fish it in. So it is an important decision that I can help guide you through.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You want to use as light or low pound test of a line as you can get away with.<\/strong> For most situations, the pound test you should use is double the average full-grown weight of the fish you are targeting. So for example, if you\u2019re bass fishing, you want to use 8 to 12 pound test in most circumstances since bass average between 3 to 6 pounds when fully grown. Or if you\u2019re crappie fishing, you\u2019ll only need 4 lb as they rarely exceed 2 pounds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there is much more that can go into your decision so follow the guide below and you\u2019re sure to get the exact right pound test for your fishing pole.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc4af79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc4af79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-957868a\" data-id=\"957868a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7a01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe7a01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pound Test by Species<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edf76f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edf76f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d2e48\" data-id=\"55d2e48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4e5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db4e5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The table below will show the general guidelines for the pound test line you should be looking at by species. <strong>For more information &#8211; please read on.<\/strong> I have 6 pound test on some bass rods, and 20 pound test on others. So it\u2019s not always that simple. But if you want a baseline to start out with &#8211; look below to find the species you&#8217;re targeting and determine what you should buy.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bluegill<\/strong> &#8211; 4\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bass<\/strong> &#8211; 8 to 12<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Carp<\/strong> &#8211; 12 to 20<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Catfish<\/strong> &#8211; 20+<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Crappie<\/strong> &#8211; 4\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Musky<\/strong> &#8211; 30+\u00a0 <em>steel leader needed<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Striper<\/strong> &#8211; 15 to 30\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Panfish<\/strong> &#8211; 4\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pike<\/strong> &#8211; 12 to 20\u00a0 <em>steel leader needed<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shad<\/strong> &#8211; 4<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Trout<\/strong> &#8211; 4 to 6<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Walleye<\/strong> &#8211; 8 to 10<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason you would want a heavy pound test is obvious &#8211; the more pound test the harder it is for a fish to break your line. If you catch almost any fish on 50 lb. test &#8211; it isn\u2019t breaking off. It\u2019ll break your rod before it breaks your line. So instead let&#8217;s talk about the reasons you want to use as light of a line as possible.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94039fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94039fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b42eb\" data-id=\"25b42eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b21497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b21497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castability<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b50aed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b50aed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e8f3b7\" data-id=\"6e8f3b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555f484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"555f484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1609\" alt=\"pick right pound test fishing line stock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kelly-sikkema-_dSg7_KBjYc-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88015a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88015a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d1896b\" data-id=\"8d1896b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509ea4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"509ea4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The lighter the line, the further you can cast it.<\/strong> This is because the heavier the pound test of a line, the larger its diameter (thickness). Which makes sense &#8211; have you tried to break a twig? Easy. Try to break a tree trunk? Not so easy. The thicker the line, the tougher it is in general to break and the higher pound test.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this thickness also means that the line is heavier and creates more friction. The friction in your reel as you throw makes it slow down as you cast, shortening the distance. The increased weight makes it fall faster when you cast, shortening the casting distance. So simply put &#8211; heavier pound test means shorter casting distance in almost all situations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d122141 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d122141\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fae113\" data-id=\"1fae113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04310d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a04310d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fish can see fishing line<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8adce06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8adce06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e04b039\" data-id=\"e04b039\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e890de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e890de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishing line is hard to see &#8211; but some fish have great eyesight. Trout, for example, will see anything above 6 pound test in clear conditions. Like mentioned earlier, the higher the pound test the thicker the line. And the thicker the line &#8211; the easier it is for fish to see.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, not all fish seem to care about thick lines. A catfish, for example, will not notice a 50 pound test line attached to a hook. So <strong>learning the species of fish you\u2019re after is really important to knowing whether it\u2019s a consideration you need to take into account.<\/strong> Walleye, Trout, and Crappie are all fish I\u2019ve found that can be finicky with heavy lines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies have come out with a variety of colors to assist fisherman in making the line as invisible as possible in the water. Moss green line is good for murky waters. But I generally stick with clear if I can. Also make sure you aren\u2019t accidentally buying a hi-visibility line like bright yellow. These are meant to be used with leader lines so you can see the line above water but be invisible below the water. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc68714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc68714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1610\" alt=\"pick right pound test fishing line walleye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rigel-azWmN1vjxzM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd8da36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd8da36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-963f758\" data-id=\"963f758\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e2e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1e2e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Line Memory<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c967f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c967f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f917826\" data-id=\"f917826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77a0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c77a0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A final reason for light line is that it has the least amount of \u201cmemory\u201d. When line is put on any reel and sits for awhile, it adjusts to stay in that position. A heavier line is more likely to try and remain coiled like it was on a reel. Lighter line generally has better flexibility. If you use a spinning reel in particular, <strong>using heavy line will make loops in your reel during every cast<\/strong> that can be very frustrating to deal with. So staying as light as possible is always helpful.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84cd617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84cd617\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8674\" data-id=\"e7e8674\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d0850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1d0850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">So now the question is: if lighter line is better, why should I use a pound test heavier than the fish I\u2019m after? <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93d8a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93d8a90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fa837b\" data-id=\"4fa837b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6f5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c6f5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-300e346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"300e346\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4789a2\" data-id=\"c4789a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888182f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"888182f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You don\u2019t want to break off on a giant<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c47b8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c47b8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aab9b9\" data-id=\"6aab9b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a3ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a3ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say you\u2019re bass fishing and you have 4 pound test because you normally only catch 2 pounders in your pond. You set the hook and you feel a monster bass &#8211; you fight him hard for awhile and you know he\u2019s at least 8 pounds. Then as you near the bank, he pulls hard and <strong>your line snaps.<\/strong> Because it\u2019s not meant to handle that big of a fish.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t want to miss out on that once in a lifetime fish because you went with too light of line. This is the biggest reason you want to lean heavier than necessary by a little bit. Can you catch a 10 pound fish on 4 pound test? If you\u2019re extremely careful fighting it, yes. Do you want to take the chance on it? Absolutely not.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdf0a14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdf0a14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4db80f\" data-id=\"b4db80f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01bd64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01bd64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You could be reeling in more than the fish<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acb78a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acb78a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4b1f6\" data-id=\"1a4b1f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e09373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e09373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often times you aren\u2019t just reeling in a fish. If you catch a fish and it dives for a bunch of grass, you\u2019ll be pulling in a few pounds of weeds with the fish. Even worse, if it dives for a brush pile, a light line is sure to break as soon as a decent size fish pulls into it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great example of this is when frog fishing for bass. Most fisherman won\u2019t use anything less than 20 pound test. Because they know that 3 pound bass might be in 10 pounds of grass, moss, lily pads, whatever that fish can dig into. So having a heavier line lets you pull in the fish <strong>PLUS<\/strong> whatever else may be coming in with it. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8fd97f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8fd97f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d185dd\" data-id=\"0d185dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4c3f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4c3f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1611\" alt=\"pick right pound test fishing line stock lilypads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/harrison-kugler-Scu4JwteR5s-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14c6a2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14c6a2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711f081\" data-id=\"711f081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1756b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1756b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sometimes line will break lower than it's pound test<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f369ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f369ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1100ca3\" data-id=\"1100ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3078887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3078887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we would all like to pretend we perfectly care for our fishing line, over time we leave them in imperfect conditions like heat, direct sun, and cold. We also fish around rocks, brush, and trees which cause knicks in the line and damage it every time we go fishing. So after a while,<strong> 10 pound test will break before 10 pounds of force is exerted on it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going with a pound test higher than what is needed for a fish helps combat this. Even if you have nicks in a 20 pound test line, it isn\u2019t going to break with a little pull. 8 pound test can break off on a 2 pound fish if it has lots of nicks and hasn\u2019t been cared for properly. So upsizing your line where possible is always good to combat this.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc7801d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc7801d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d797da5\" data-id=\"d797da5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e56002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e56002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Row power also matters<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5daaaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5daaaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1206af7\" data-id=\"1206af7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5595dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5595dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final considerations that should be taken into account include the rod and reel setup you\u2019re using. If you use 4 pound test with a heavy rod &#8211; you will break the line everytime you set the hook. Or if you use 20 pound test with a light line &#8211; you\u2019ll never have the backbone in the rod to set a hook. Instead, follow the general guidance below to match your rod with the pound test best suited for it. Also, every rod will display a recommended line size above it\u2019s handle. So feel free to check there as well.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra Light\/Light<\/strong> &#8211; Under 6 lb test<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Light Medium<\/strong> &#8211; 4 to 8 lb test<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong> &#8211; 6 to 15 lb test<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Medium Heavy<\/strong> &#8211; 12 to 25 lb test<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Heavy<\/strong> &#8211; 20 lb test and over\u00a0 <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06bd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f06bd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1384-scaled.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-923063a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"923063a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b59504e\" data-id=\"b59504e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e8d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8e8d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding that perfect balance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-942342b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"942342b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8988178\" data-id=\"8988178\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d799ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d799ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get back to where we began &#8211; the perfect line size is small enough the fish won\u2019t see it and allows for great flexibility and casting distance. But is also beefy enough to pull in every fish you\u2019re going to catch without ever breaking, even if it hasn\u2019t been cared for or you\u2019re pulling in a tree limb with it. And it should also match the rod power that it\u2019s paired with.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So take into account these factors and make your own determination. Are you fishing catfish (who don\u2019t see well) and won\u2019t be casting far or often? Use as heavy a line as you want. Or if you\u2019ll be casting often in a crystal clear lake for a fish that can see well like trout &#8211; use a lighter line and you\u2019ll be okay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Any other helpful tips for choosing pound test for your rods? 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