Line discoloring issue

[newapti5]

This is what my Tatsu line looks like, after today's 3-hour fishing in dead-weeds-and-pollen-overrun dirty creek water.  Anyone has some good ways to clean it off? I tried to wipe it off with some wet paper towel. Not much difference after one try. 

 

 

[Hammer 4]

Nothing new. Fishing in stained waters turns my fluro, and even my mono turns a bland green color. Doesn't hurt anything, just looks ugly imho.

[Johnbt]

Mine gets dirty in a hurry too. I tell myself that if they sold that line in a camo color they'd charge extra for it. A lot extra.  

 

I like camo line. I still use some Triple Fish brand mono that's camo. Then there's the distantly related TrikFish camo.

"TrikFish is a provider of high quality lines and leaders.  Our current products include European crafted lines, camouflage lines and world leading wrist spools (which are so popular among saltwater guides and anglers). "

[FishTank]

Here is some 15lb Tatsu that has been on this reel for two years.  It has been used for jigs and some bigger jerkbaits. I have fished some dark chocolate water and it has never been as stained as in the pic above.  I wonder if something in the water caused the resin to break down.  Some type of chemical maybe? I am sort of stunned by the pic.  On the other hand, I have had this staining with several types of mono I have used over the years, just never on Tatsu. 

 

 

[cyclops2]

Tatsu is now made with the same plastic ??   Why not ?  

[Tatulatard]

1 hour ago, FishTank said:

Here is some 15lb Tatsu that has been on this reel for two years.  It has been used for jigs and some bigger jerkbaits. I have fished some dark chocolate water and it has never been as stained as in the pic above.  I wonder if something in the water caused the resin to break down.  Some type of chemical maybe? I am sort of stunned by the pic.  On the other hand, I have had this staining with several types of mono I have used over the years, just never on Tatsu. 

 

 

Which valkyrie is that?  

[bulldog1935]

Water and fluorocarbon have very low but real chemical solubilities in each other. 

The color is caused by tannin water diffusing and reacting with the resin - the "breakdown" factor is not significant, though fluorocarbon is supposed to dissolve in water over long times.

[newapti5]

The line is still fine on the performance side, and this has happened before to other fluoro lines, usually during the spring. I don't think manmade chemicals are involved, but mostly tons of pollen and floating weeds in the water.

[BrianMDTX]

It happens with mono as well. I have some clear mono that’s now green lol. Other than cosmetically it doesn’t seem to impact the integrity of the line. 

[LrgmouthShad]

11 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

I have some clear mono that’s now green

As it should be ?

[FishTank]

59 minutes ago, Tatulatard said:

Which valkyrie is that?  

7'1'' Heavy with spiral wrapped guides.  Just got it and only fished it for about 2 hours. Just a mind blowing rod though.

[Tatulatard]

I was going to either gat that one or the MH of chatterbaits from the tackle trap but realized I don't throw them enough to justify a $450 rod.  They look and sound amazing though.  Shorter the handle and roll cast then lengthen it and bomb cast.  There is a big thread on another forum about these I have been reading.  Bait monkey almost got me.

[JustJames]

It happens to any clear line when fishing in green or brownish water. I found the discoloring disappeared after fishing in clear water a few times. If that bothered you, might be a good time to flip the end of line out.

[MiceNReets]

run a mr clean magic erase along the line and it’ll clean it up.   

[newapti5]

2 hours ago, MiceNReets said:

run a mr clean magic erase along the line and it’ll clean it up.   

 

I wonder if it would wear off and weaken the line? It's known to scrape off paints and cause scratches on metal surface. I find it very effective for cleaning some cork handles; it seems to peel off the dirty surface of handles. 

 

2 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

It happens to any clear line when fishing in green or brownish water. I found the discoloring disappeared after fishing in clear water a few times. If that bothered you, might be a good time to flip the end of line out.

 

That is my past experience as well; it seems to get clearer after a few trips in clean water. I just wonder if there're any quicker ways to deal with it, as it does bother me a bit (just a bit). If not, eventually I'll just flip the line I guess.