[dfish28]

For the best line recommendation you really need to tell us what the actual manufacturer and model of each reel you have then we can steer you much better...like - Penn 965 conventional/baitcaster...
Where are you from? there are many sponsors on here that wont steer you wrong at any point. I would definitely consider respooling at least one of each reel type with some braid, it makes a huge difference, again what size is up to the model reel ya got.

if you dont know your knots, now would be a good time to practice a few. I use these knots most cases

1- Palomar knot- never failed me with braid or mono/fluoro, a good all around knot to secure your leader to your hook, you just need to be able to get a loop around what your tying, for example a loop around a hook or jig, when things get longer like a casting plug you need a larger loop or another knot,thats when i go to

2- Trilene Knot- always called this a noose knot, but found there was a name for it. good for mono, wouldnt trust it myself on braid. easy to retie your leader if you get your swivel back but not enough leader ... if you choose to use a swivel after your heavier mainline to leader connection. if you were to try the palomar you would have to go around your whole rod at this point so that knot is out. you can eliminate the swivel by learning either...

3- Uni to Uni knot- gotta you tube this one... good for connecting whatever line to line you have, great for adding topshots if you want a little more shock/re-tieable leader or ....

4- Red Phillips knot- im lazy so I usually do this one for my braid to leader connection... its like the uni but a lil faster

5- Dropper loop- not just the double overhand sinker loop the actual dropper loop that you tie for a teaser above a jig or to make your own high low rigs and such. Again you tube has some good videos on all of these.

Good luck and dont forget to figure out how to post pictures on here so we can see how you did. I use the photobucket app on my Iphone , its straightfoward . You can do a search here for almost any past topic and have days of reading ahead of you. Best of luck out there!