Braid Color

[MassYak85]

20 hours ago, reason said:

 

I find crushing fire flies on the line works better...

I'll have to try that, I'm sure the yummy juices from the bugs will be a nice scent attractant. 

[Angry John]

On 6/5/2017 at 6:13 PM, WRB said:

Get the brightest color line you can find so the bass can follow it down to the lure?

Tom

http://www.gamakatsu.com/gear.php?pid=1252

How about the most fashionable line for the big girls.

Edited June 7, 2017 by Angry John
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[the reel ess]

I don't think any line "disappears" in water. I think fish can see fluoro, just not as well. But then it's stiff so they can probable feel or sense it. I saw a guy talking about his tag end of a fluoro knot and said "if that 100' of main line doesn't offend the fish, that tag end won't bother it either. My feeling is it's the same with any line. I'm giving a leader a try right now, but I've caught fewer fish this year. It's anecdotal because by buddy who usually fishes the same water has caught fewer as well.

[WIGuide]

I go down to the local fabric store and pick up sewing thread instead of buying normal braid because it comes in so many more colors and it's easier to match to my reels! I can even buy a couple of colors and braid them together myself and although it takes forever it looks sweet so I could care less! 

 

 

[Doubles]

I'm a big Power Pro fan and a line watcher.  Their green line is next to impossible for me to see unless light conditions are just right.  So I switched to their high-vis yellow line.  I also take a black permanent marker and color the last 6-8 feet of line black.  Not sure if it makes any difference or not, but it's much harder for me to see the black line in the water than it is the yellow.  And maybe, just maybe, the marker fumes will stone the bass so much that their judgement gets impaired and they get the munchies.

[Angry John]

I never understood the black marker on braid.  Black is so visable we use it in mud and at night.

[The Patriot]

I've been catching more fish once I put a leader on my green braid.  Coincidence? Maybe.  I've caught fish when I didnt use a leader but not a frequently.  I'm not sold on the line color/visibility being a deterrent but Im no expert nor am I a bass.  I can only make alterations based on the feedback the bass provide.   I will be stringing my new setup with yellow braid as I fish mostly evenings in to the dusk hours and even after dark at times and I cant see my line at all.  I'll continue to use leaders unless fishing frogs.

[Janderson45]

On ‎6‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 4:58 PM, Angry John said:

I never understood the black marker on braid.  Black is so visable we use it in mud and at night.

 

I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible.  Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black.  Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see.  There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...

 

For what it's worth to the original poster... I use green most of the time as I feel it blends in the best and fish can't see it very well.. I often fish it with a leader as well if the water I'm fishing has visibility greater than say 2-3' and I'm not fishing thick grass...  I also occasionally will use yellow with a fluorocarbon leader when I'm fishing deep, I can watch the line move easier which is nice when fishing deep for smallmouth... often they'll grab my tube on the initial cast/fall and I would never know it if I wasn't watching my line.   

[onetime]

This is kinda cool, gives you somewhat of an idea.

 

 

[RoLo]

 

Always try to match the braid color with the lure color.

If they don't match, a bass might suspect that something's wrong!   

 

Roger

[J Francho]

14 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

Always try to match the braid color with the lure color.

If they don't match, a bass might suspect that something's wrong!   

 

Roger

 

Always match your socks to your shirt, and your belt and shoes to your purse.

 

[RoLo]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

 

Always match your socks to your shirt, and your belt and shoes to your purse.

 

 

EXACTLY!  It took me a while, but I finally figured out while my wife always outfishes me  

 

Roger 

[MDbassin]

On 6/7/2017 at 7:49 AM, the reel ess said:

I saw a guy talking about his tag end of a fluoro knot and said "if that 100' of main line doesn't offend the fish, that tag end won't bother it either.

That sounds an awful lot like Gerald Swindle when he did a video on his favorite fluorocarbon knot "if the fish didn't see the first 100ft that last 1/4 in you trying to trim off ain't gonna hurt"

 

On 6/13/2017 at 2:05 PM, Janderson45 said:

 

I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible.  Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black.  Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see.  There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...

I believe the word your looking for is concealment.

 

To the original poster @Quarry Man I use yellow w/ leader for line watching and green for moving and bottom contact. That fish don't care if it matches your reel cause they can't see your reel. And if your really wanting to impress your fellow fishermen worry about catching the biggest hawg in the lake not being the interior decorator of fishing equipment.

 

And yes red will disappear first in the light spectrum but you have to get down to depths most of us never bass fish in to do so that's more for the cat fishing world where your looking for real deep channels where the big cats live but even then it's pointless cause cats are the least line shy fish out there probably.

[the reel ess]

On 6/13/2017 at 2:05 PM, Janderson45 said:

 

I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible.  Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black.  Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see.  There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...

 

For what it's worth to the original poster... I use green most of the time as I feel it blends in the best and fish can't see it very well.. I often fish it with a leader as well if the water I'm fishing has visibility greater than say 2-3' and I'm not fishing thick grass...  I also occasionally will use yellow with a fluorocarbon leader when I'm fishing deep, I can watch the line move easier which is nice when fishing deep for smallmouth... often they'll grab my tube on the initial cast/fall and I would never know it if I wasn't watching my line.   

I don't know, man. Where I fish it makes a pretty good difference in visibility at least to my eye. It's stained here at best year round. these are pretty fertile waters. Even so, i can still see it. I have been using a leader on a green braid main line this entire year and I really can't tell any difference in number of bites or size. Well, actually, the size has been worse with the leader this year.

[The Patriot]

I know a lot of people fish a flouro leader on their braid.  I also know people who dont fish a leader for certain things, but still are concerned about their line visibility.  Does any fish braid with high visibility, and attach a leader of a more natural color braid like the green?  

[J Francho]

1 hour ago, The Patriot said:

I know a lot of people fish a flouro leader on their braid.  I also know people who dont fish a leader for certain things, but still are concerned about their line visibility.  Does any fish braid with high visibility, and attach a leader of a more natural color braid like the green?  

 

I doubt it.  Makes more sense to just use a green or black marker.