Bass Recognize Line

[clawair]

So I have a creek right below my house in Dallas, TX (no one knows about) with crystal clear water. Bass range from 1/4 lb to 3 lb, I have noticed that after a few months the largemouth bass seem to recognize my 6 lb mono (and braid obviously), as soon as the see the line, they swim away like a bat out of hell. When they do not notice the line immediately they will look at whatever plastic, jig, or crank I am fishing and stare at it, then a few seconds later slowly back up and calmly return to their normal spot. I would say I have caught each bass once or twice over a a period of a few months (just got into fishing). Though it's a creek, the same bass hang around the area consistently. I have tried everything from drop shot rigs to finesse worms, cranks, even micro spinners, they are super skittish! What would you do? 

[PhishLI]

14 hours ago, clawair said:

What would you do?

Fish a different spot where they're not onto your dastardly tricks.

[Scott F]

How do you know it’s the line that causes them to swim away? Isn’t it also possible that they see you or feel your presence and that’s what spooks them?

[WRB]

Use Fluorocarbon line, bass can’t it?

[Hammer 4]

If you can see the bass, they can see you. Try to stay out of their sight. 

[GReb]

And avoid wearing bright unnatural colors 

[Catt]

2 hours ago, clawair said:

. I would say I have caught each bass once or twice over a a period of a few months

 

Is it the line they are seeing?

[Sam]

2 hours ago, Scott F said:

How do you know it’s the line that causes them to swim away? Isn’t it also possible that they see you or feel your presence and that’s what spooks them?

X2.

 

Also, switch to flouro tied directly to the hook.

 

And are you using different baits and presentations?

 

Just remember that if you can see them, they can see you. Plus they can feel you, too, believe it or not, as you walk to the bank's edge and around the area.

 

So go about 50-feet from the bank when you walk and cast around 10-feet from the bank and out of sight if possible.

[garroyo130]

17 minutes ago, Sam said:

Also, switch to flouro tied directly to the hook.

In my experience, line diameter and how it affects the lures action matters more. 

 

Ex: 4lb mono will likely be better than say 8lb flouro

[WRB]

A friend of mine used bright fluorescent chartreuse line and I would tease him that he was chasing away the bass and he would reply the line helps the bass find his lures by follow it to the end. We both caught bass proving the point bass are not line shy fish.

Tom

[Ppennin986]

They also feel your footsteps 

[NHBull]

Seeing line and processing that information as bad may be a bridge to far.

Remembering it from one day to the next is even more of a stretch

 

just my humble opinion 

[jbsoonerfan]

Use fluorocarbon it's invisible under water, no wait, use red line, fish can't see red, no wait, they love baits with red hooks. Who really knows?

 

[Sam]

35 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

In my experience, line diameter and how it affects the lures action matters more. 

 

Ex: 4lb mono will likely be better than say 8lb flouro

Garry, you ever fish with 4-pound mono on a spinning rig?

 

I will go down to 6 pound test for either mono or fluorocarbon on a spinning rig but not lower.

 

Too much line twist and line disasters with 4-pound mono.

[garroyo130]

Ill go down to 4lb on dropshot and weightless trickworms and have gone as low as 2lb when casting lures for trout. Line twist is usually the result of poorly spooled line or a poorly tuned/rigged lure.