Line and leader pound test and material

[ianroddie]

I was wondering what pound braid main line and what material flouro or mono leader and what pound for inshore striper fishing in Massachusetts I fish of jetties and lots of rocks 

[RockRonin]

30-40lb main

50-60lb leader

I fish the rocks mostly, so I'll go as high as 80lb on my leaders. Fishing off the beach you can get away with a lot less but you're asking about fishing off and around rocks, so I'd go heavier. I get less break-offs using heavier line/leader and stripers aren't particularly line shy, you do sacrifice casting distance though.

[ianroddie]

52 mins ago, RockRonin said:

30-40lb main

50-60lb leader

I fish the rocks mostly, so I'll go as high as 80lb on my leaders. Fishing off the beach you can get away with a lot less but you're asking about fishing off and around rocks, so I'd go heavier. I get less break-offs using heavier line/leader and stripers aren't particularly line shy, you do sacrifice casting distance though.

Thanks also what do you recommend for a leader flouro or mono? 

[Konajon]

14 hours ago, ianroddie said:

I was wondering what pound braid main line and what material flouro or mono leader and what pound for inshore striper fishing in Massachusetts I fish of jetties and lots of rocks 

I am in NH and spend all of my time fishing the Piscataqua. I have always been shore bound and spend most of my time throwing sub 1 oz plugs or rubbers and use 20lb braid with a 30lb fluoro leader and have never had issues. 

[LockedDrag]

I like 30-40lb mainline depending on how dangerous/ hard it is to land fish and 50-60lb leader

[ianroddie]

1 hour ago, LockedDrag said:

I like 30-40lb mainline depending on how dangerous/ hard it is to land fish and 50-60lb leader

You use mono or flouro for your leader?

[LockedDrag]

4 hours ago, ianroddie said:

You use mono or flouro for your leader?

I’m cheap. I use Big Game mono. Mono or fluoro that is actually made to be used as leader material makes a huge difference though. More abrasion-resistant or you can use 80lb regular mono or fluoro.