Thread: Braided Line Color

I've been using braided line on some of my rigs about 1.5 yrs and like it. I've done a lot of reading on line color in the water and how some colors disappear first and others blend into the background. Just wondering what colors other people use and what their thoughts are on the subject.

I use the ghost green (Stren Sonic, I believe) for everything but fly fishing, and use between two and three feet of fluorocarbon between the line and the jigs. Brighter colored line might let you see a soft bite better, but I concentrate on feeling the thump. Might miss a few like that, but...
Pete

I know you are asking for colors and wish I could give a proper reply but I do not use the braided lines. I did try it once but honestly I cut my fingers with the stuff when trying to break it if stuck on a stump or branch. I broke a couple of rod tips also.
If you ever get a chance to see me fishing you would see why I cannot use it.

Originally Posted by Deacon

If you ever get a chance to see me fishing you would see why I cannot use it.

NOW THAT'S FUNNY!!!!!

I have used power pro line for years and have used red, moss green and yellow. It doesn't seem to matter what color I use I catch fish....LOL... the cajun can tell you when we fished t-bend I used yellow and caught em.

The braided line I use is Sufix and is orange in color. I have been using it for about a month now and love it. The fish don't seem to mind the color and boy howdy, I love that THUMP.

i always use a mono leader...so i dont worry about color..for me it has been one of the best lines for feeling the lure and bite..i love it for speckled trout fishing and offshore to catch red snapper..the downside to braid is the cost...and if you are casting it can get wind knotts and you end up loosing half the line...

I've been using PowerPro for about 7 years now, and always used a flouro carbon leader in saltwater on the shallow, clear flats, but also used it deep offshore for snapper and reef fish, and in the inlets and under mangroves for snook. I used it for rainbows and brown trout in Montana in lakes and streams, again with flouro leader. In the murkier water here, I've used it straight without the leader and caught fish fine. I use different colors just to help me identify the different line weights --red for 5 lb, yellow for 8, green for 10, red for 15, and so on. I have found that even though it retains it's strength, as the line gets older the outer coating wears off and the limpness of it does cause more rod tip wraps. Also, if you use it on a spinning reel, close the bail manually to prevent that initial loop forming deep in the reel...

[QUOTE=Freebird87;1070113] In the murkier water here, I've used it straight without the leader and caught fish fine. QUOTE]


never had a problem.....even in clear water
used to use green, now use red, ....would use yellow if I didn't have to order it.

Adam

Power Pro's web site states the red turns gray and blends with the background in shollow water and disappears at about 14 ft. It doesn't say how clear the water is for the test; I would think it would disappear in more shollow water where I fish since it's mostly stained or murky.