20 lb test on Ambassadeur Reel

Absolutely go with 20 to 30 pound Power Pro braided line. I spend about 5
months a year fishing srtipers almost weekly for the past 4 years now and I
only use Power Pro. I fish a local river with a number of other guys who
post reports online and I have at least as much if not more general success
than anyone I know on the river, I fish braided right to the hook. No
leader, no mono, no flouro, just 20 to 30 pound Power Pro. I would say I
land from 3 to 4 hundred fish over a couple of seasons on one spool with a
very rare break off or tangle. I really don't see stripers as being line
shy, sometimes they hit the side of my boat trying to grab a swimbait as I
lift it from the water, and my foot is on the trolling motor in current. If
they're eating, not much will get it their way.

http://www.pianorebuilder.com/page17.html

/!\ some pics of fish from the river all landed on Power Pro with no leader
to 1/2 oz leadheads and 4" sassy shad style swim-baits, we use white and
chartreuse the most but dark colors work well sometimes. We throw at
potential ambush points in current and either jug the bottom or steadily
retrieve at a medium pace so the bait runs about 3 or 4 feet below the
surface and we kill em.

Rich P