Depending on your rod quality and lead situation you can get away with 14lb fire line hi Vis, 6lb mono diam- and cuts through the water nice. I use 2 shot slinkys when I am spooled with this stuff. Pencil lead is makes the ticks WAY too sensitive causing a LOT of premature swings. You can use the Fire line on a cheap okuma celilo rod and the sensitivity is very good! I have not lost a terminal rigging yet with the fire line, just the hooks on snags.
10lb Mustad Ultra line HI Vis is the best I have found and it comes in 1500yd spools and is cheap, but mono is Mono and am on my 3rd reel spooling since November.
Half of my Side drifters are 14lb fire line Hi Vis 1/2 are 10lb mustad Ultra line.
The Fire line is a must for getting down in the deep holes fast and with tiny slinkys Some spots I fish are over 12' deep and those fish hang right on bottom and the baits need to get there quick.