What color is your line?

[huZZah]

Green vs hi vis vs red/pink braid. Hi vis yellow vs clear mono. 
 

Anyone use different colors?  Do you sharpie the last few feet? 
 

As I get older I’m noticing I can’t see my line as well so I’m ready to try different colors. Braid and mono. Also curious if anyone ties a green braid “leader” to pink or yellow rather than sharpie it. I know people do normal leaders to colors but I prefer straight braid. 

[bulldog1935]

pick a color

I especially like bright colors in thin braid.  

I always fish with fluoro shock tippet.  

 

 

this is YGK X-braid (PE#1 - 22 lb) that changes colors every 10 m.  

It is kinda strange to cast green and look down at a purple spool.  

 

Recently loaded one of my UL with their white PE #0.5 finesse line, and I have a tough time seeing it

[N.Y. Yankee]

I tend to go low-vis as I can still pick it up on the water unless it is getting pretty dark. I would use clear mono too and have used blue mono but I don't have any of that any more. I just like the idea of trying to camouflage the line if that is even possible. Don't know.

[Skunkmaster-k]

I tried the clear blue for awhile until one afternoon I was watching the bluegill trying to eat my line. Not the lure, the line. 

[Steveo-1969]

Like you, as I get older I’m having a harder time seeing my line, especially lo-vis thin braid. So I started using hi-vis braid and have tied on leaders of fluorocarbon, mono, and co-poly. I’ve also used a Sharpie and colored the last couple feet of line. For the past two years I’ve fished a lot with hi-vis braid and NO leader and NO Sharpie and haven’t noticed a difference in number of bites. I still use a leader sometimes for abrasion resistance and the ability to break off a snag but never because I’m worried about a fish setting the hi-vis braid. YMMV

[jrfuda]

I prefer hi-vis line. My favorite right now is Berkley X9 crystal - don't have to worry about color fading, and man is it smooth.

 

Most of my rigs have leaders (except my frog rig and punching rig, both straight braid) so it does not matter, and my skipping/dock/wood rig is straight flouro. I have a couple rigs with low-vis line that I've not changed out yet... used one the other day and I could not see it at all through polarized lenses; it was awful. I've not done it yet, but have a sharpie in my kit and may try darkening the first few feet of my straight braid rigs; can't hurt.

[BrianMDTX]

27 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

I tried the clear blue for awhile until one afternoon I was watching the bluegill trying to eat my line. Not the lure, the line. 

I've seen that many times. I'm not positive, but I think they are biting more at the surface disruption of the water by the line vs actually biting the line itself. 

 

Although, it is amazing how many damselflies I had perch on my line last year. Now, if an insect with compound eyes can see it...

[Mike L]

Just plain old green

 

 

Mike

[michaelb]

I use clear mono (sufix advance) for bottom subtle baits like senkos. For my moving rigs, I mostly use a flouro leader and braid. I like the hi viz braid, so I have ghost and that is a nice white, and I just bought, and have never used, "coastal camo", mainly because it looks cool and I am thinking it will fade to white. I use the leader though in 40-80 lb test to reduce bite offs by pike.

 

I don't understand at all the point of using a sharpie on line. I assume that means a black sharpie. In the absence of any evidence on this point, like interviewing bass or randomized controlled trials in some way, I think black is likely the most visible color, and so whatever color you are starting out with, hi viz or any other color, making it black is making it more visible to fish.

[dodgeguy]

27 minutes ago, michaelb said:

I use clear mono (sufix advance) for bottom subtle baits like senkos. For my moving rigs, I mostly use a flouro leader and braid. I like the hi viz braid, so I have ghost and that is a nice white, and I just bought, and have never used, "coastal camo", mainly because it looks cool and I am thinking it will fade to white. I use the leader though in 40-80 lb test to reduce bite offs by pike.

 

I don't understand at all the point of using a sharpie on line. I assume that means a black sharpie. In the absence of any evidence on this point, like interviewing bass or randomized controlled trials in some way, I think black is likely the most visible color, and so whatever color you are starting out with, hi viz or any other color, making it black is making it more visible to fish.

black dissapears in low light backrounds. white stands out. white dissapears looking up at the surface. black sticks out in that situation.if your bait is on the bottom black blends in with other stuff down there.

i use neon green with the last 5 feet colored black.

[Jigfishn10]

I got advice from Steven Wright and he says to use a dotted line. He picked the tip up from Salvador Dali when he fished with him. Said he caught every other fish. ?

[J Francho]

Yes.

[WRB]

Shooter FC, clear green tone

Tatsu FC, Clear Amber tone

Armillo Nylon, Clear gray tone

Ultra Green, Clear green tone

Smack Down braid, bright chartreuse green

Finns PRT braid, green.

No markers

Tom

[Hulkster]

I use Sufix Siege mono in Smoke Green color

[Skunkmaster-k]

1 hour ago, BrianMDTX said:

I've seen that many times. I'm not positive, but I think they are biting more at the surface disruption of the water by the line vs actually biting the line itself. 

 

Although, it is amazing how many damselflies I had perch on my line last year. Now, if an insect with compound eyes can see it...

Maybe..... 

[Bakablo1]

Marine Blue Braid on 2 casting rods

Chartreuse green braid  on 1 spinning/ 1 casting

Red braid on 1 spinning

 

I like to matchy match line to setup ?

 

All paired up with either FC leaders or Mono leaders depending on the type of fishing I am doing. 

[FryDog62]

Have experimented with a couple Sunline fluorocarbon lines with alternating colors - or sections of clear line followed by a shorter section of bright yellow.  This eliminates tying a clear leader to neon braid. 
 

I found it worked well enough with flipping weed lines or skipping under docks for largemouth. 
 

I’ve limited experience using these lines with smallmouth though. They tend to be more line-shy so jury is still out there... if Sunline made something similar coloring as the FC flipping line in less than 16 lb test, it might work great for some SMB applications like tubes, Neds, etc.

[Dens228]

Camo, green, our something fluorescent.  It all usually turns to grey after awhile. 

[Hammer 4]

Camo, green  and clear.

[Deplorable Fisherman]

2 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

I got advice from Steven Wright and he says to use a dotted line. He picked the tip up from Salvador Dali when he fished with him. Said he caught every other fish. ?

Was he fishing on a one way dead end street? ?

[NYWayfarer]

Mono: clear, clear blue fluorescent or green

 

Braid: moss green or stealth grey

[TcRoc]

Stealth grey , Lo viz green, Camo, hi viz yellow 

 

[FishTank]

Braid: Green and gray 

 

Mono: Green and clear....  also hi vis orange.  Bright out of the water but dissapears under it.

 

FC: Clear

 

 

[Scott804]

I like green mono. Not really sure why, but in my head I think of mono as green and fluoro as clear. Helps with organization to know what is mono and what is fluoro when just looking at a glance too. 

 

As for braid, I like yellow on spinning and moss green on casting. No particular reason, just feels right. I use both with a lengthy leader anyways so I don't figure it matters too much. 

[Born 2 fish]

Hi viz yellow on my senko and jerkbait spinning set up. I like to watch the line with those to baits.