3.5 Oz Swimbait set up

[NHbassfisherman]

I am just getting into, fishing the larger swimbaits. I bought a 9" M S Slammer and its around 3.5 Ozs. I have a Daiwa Lexa 300 reel paired with a Dobyns Fury 806SB rod. I have been told to use straight 25 Lb Fluoro. After spending like $70, I am not too keen on using fluoro. Is it the right answer tho or can I use Braid? The M S Slammer is the Wake series, so shouldn't have to worry about getting hooked on underwater logs,rocks etc but still don't want to lose my lure anytime soon . I know, I know. If ya don't want to lose it then don't fish with it, right? (LOL). Just trying to get some different opinions.

[JohnD.]

Nothing wrong with using straight braid , or braid with a leader. 20 or 25# big game mono is not a bad choice either.

[born 2 fish]

I use 20 lb big game mono for my 9" slammers the biggest I throw is a 8" bull shad on 20 lb mono. I'm not a fan of braid except for my frogs it has no stretch if you backlash it just snaps. Then your lure is gone.

[born 2 fish]

Here is tons of information on getting started with swimbaits.
http://swimbaitunderground.com/forum...read-me-first/

[amc024]

Braid tends to dig the spool on the backcast with a very heavy lure like a swim bait which causes a backlash during the first half of the cast. This means a 1/4 pound lure coming to a dead stop on no stretch line ��. You would be amazed how easily #80 braid can be snapped in this manner.

[a1712]

Or return it to you at an alarming speed. Brian.

[jiggerjake]

I would go 20 or 25lb.mono or co-poly. Braid will get you when you least expect it . Fluoro will tend to pull your bait down as it's a sinking line.

[kadas]

Nothing wrong with using straight braid , or braid with a leader. 20 or 25# big game mono is not a bad choice either.

This is what I use. Braid to 20 LB Big game.

[Revofisher]

i would not use the fluro on the m.s slammer as it is a topwater bait primarily it does dive a bit if retrieved at a good clip but it was designed to be a wake bait. on my glidebait set ups and other swimbait set ups i use 20lb p line cxx or 22lb sunline defier. i noticed many swimbait guys going to braid especially for the hudd style top hook baits to get a super solid hook set. for the slammer i would think braid would be a good choice the only thing with braid is the damage it can do on a cast when dealing with heavier weights of a swimbait. once you get so many shoulder jerking back lashes with braid, the ones that stop the bait dead in its tracks and rips the rod out of your hand i mean. the reel will only take so much before the gears get gnarly from this happening. with braid i would definitely practice my cast for a bit before going out and bombing baits that heavy, its a different casting dynamic than say normal baits of a lower weight.