The wife and i are new to fishing on lakes. I used to fish in the streams and farm ponds when I was younger. Question i have is what is the best fishing line to use? I look at them all the time and don't know which line is the best. Right now i am rigged up with cajun line 8 lbs test. Am i not using the right line because its red? Another question is what is your guys go-to tackle. It seems everything i throw in the water i never get anything. Maybe I'm doing it all wrong, or just fishing the wrong areas. I usually put in at high point and rarely come down past the 245 bridge. Our boat is a pontoon so im limited to where i can get into. Did some scouting of the boat ramps. I want to try to put in just south of the 215 bridge on the west side of the state park. Never been on that part of the lake before. We like to tuck in coves to keep from drifting so bad. We don't have a trolling motor, so we basically anchor and fish. We are strictly catch and release, pleasure fishing only. We don't travel all that far on the lake from where we put in at. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. If any of you guys see us we have an old 86 bass tracker 24' party barge with a maroon bamini top. Our tow vehichle is a red 06 dodge 3500 megacab dually. Usually at the lake every other weekend. Thanks again.