green vs clear lines?

[Muad Dib]

whats the benefit in each and why would you use one over the other?

i heard green camoflauges better and blends in more. so why would you ever want clear?

wish i could ask a fish. ha

[Nick]

Wait til you hit middle age. Then they will both be invisible to you. I'm liking that "yellow rope" hi-vis stuff more and more. Back to your question. The only reason any fishing product stays around is that it sells. Some buy clear, some buy green, and few even buy brown, blue, red, and yellow.

[WanderLust]

whats the benefit in each and why would you use one over the other?

i heard green camoflauges better and blends in more. so why would you ever want clear?

wish i could ask a fish. ha

Fluorocarbon is invisible in the water... Clear line is much less visible in clear water.

All my braid is green and I have no problems catching fish... I rarely use a leader as well.

I use Stren mono (blue) with great results as well.

Choose the line for the type of fishing and conditions your fishing.

[Raul]

The benefit ---> I differentiate lb test in my reels by color, if it is green then it 's 12 lbs, if it 's clear then it 's 8 lbs, if it is clear blue flurescent then it 's 10 lbs, if it is smoke then it 's 15 lbs, if it 's green and thick as a rope then it 's 17 lbs.

Since most of the times it makes no difference then I won 't worry until I feel it 's making a difference.

[Ima Bass Ninja]

I try to use green line when i'm fishing water with a green tint and clear line for clear water.

[bass or bass ?]

Our lakes here in Arizona are gin clear. Often it is possible to see down 40 feet or more. I only use clear line anymore. Can't speak for the rest of the country.

[Goose52]

Most of my lakes are very clear but I'm still not convinced that line color is that big of a deal (at least between green and clear). Like Raul, I use line color as a form of color coding - all my nylon mono is clear, my Yo-Zuri - both regular and ultra-soft, is green.

[bassfisherjk]

I have used both with equal results.

[dodgeguy]

whats the benefit in each and why would you use one over the other?

i heard green camoflauges better and blends in more. so why would you ever want clear?

wish i could ask a fish. ha

Fluorocarbon is invisible in the water... Clear line is much less visible in clear water.

All my braid is green and I have no problems catching fish... I rarely use a leader as well.

I use Stren mono (blue) with great results as well.

Choose the line for the type of fishing and conditions your fishing.

flouro is not invisible.i've seen many camrea shots where you can see it plain as day.

[senile1]

The benefit ---> I differentiate lb test in my reels by color, if it is green then it 's 12 lbs, if it 's clear then it 's 8 lbs, if it is clear blue flurescent then it 's 10 lbs, if it is smoke then it 's 15 lbs, if it 's green and thick as a rope then it 's 17 lbs.

Since most of the times it makes no difference then I won 't worry until I feel it 's making a difference.

That's a nice system, Raul. 

As Dodgeguy stated, fluorocarbon is not invisible.  It is less visible but it can be seen.

[Raul]

Well, I just had to figure out what I was going to do to differentiate the test spooled in the reel cuz, between I 'm pretty short sighted and the memory isn 't as good as it was I forgot what I had spooled in the reel when I pulled it out of the box ..... and there I was scratching my head staring at the reel like an idiot trying to remember what test I had in that reel particular  :-?. Of course the problem gets bigger as more of the same reels you have.

[MFBAB]

I pretty much use low viz green across the board these days but I'm not fishing in gin clear water very often either.