MONO rigger line?

[Grizzly]

I used 20 lb xt last year broke off a few times. Switched up to 30 this year and have had no issues and seems to have no affect on the fish's willingness to bite it. Especially welcomed with new anglers onboard.

Grizzly

[mattmishler]

20lb big game for spoons and plugs, 30lb big game for big flashers

[Walleyehookups]

Run 17# Big Game for the last 2 years before that it was (I know there is gonna be some ney sayers) 10# Big Game. Its all about drag landed plenty of fish on 10# line with a 8 year old on the rod. I run all Sealine 47LC's with the dragmasters upgrades. I did break fish off with the 10# line but in the last 2 years have not broke the 17#. I do run 25# flouro leaders on my copper and cores.

[tbromund]

fwiw, before the fleas showed up and made it impossible, all I ever ran on my riggers was 12lb Trilene xt on Penn 209's and nice soft Eagle Claw Starfire rigger rods and those put plenty of 30+ lb Lake Ontario salmon into the boat, like this one:

Tim

[slickwater]

I have been using 17# for years and the only break offs I have had are when a fish goes into another line. Plus I used 12# last year on a couple spoon rods and never had a break off. But now I just switched a couple rods over to 25# for fishing meatrigs. I surf fish for salmon in the fall when they are staging at the mouth of a couple rivers and I only use 10# there and have landed salmon over 25 pounds on it.