Does Vicious panfish Hi-Vis spook fish?

[D Braswell]

I jigged the docks late yesterday afternoon using, for the first time, Vicious panfish 6 lb Hi-Vis yellow. It's great for line watching, but I wonder about the effect on fish. I didn't start getting bites until after dark and wonder if the line visibility was a factor in not getting bites earlier. I'll run a test next time with poles with and without a flouro leader but otherwise the same.

What's been your experience with high vis lines?

[rocket rich]

I've use hi Vis Stren Gold for ever and it doesn't affect the fish bite. I think I catch more fish because I can see the line better Vertical jigging is all I do

[frank lawhead]

Don,t think it makes any difference hi-vis is all I,ve ever used----

[sothunfried]

Don,t think it makes any difference hi-vis is all I,ve ever used----

same here.

[OkieDon]

Look at the multi colored jigs we use to catch Crappie. If those things don't spook 'em, a little gold or green line isn't gonna scare 'em! :D

I'd be more worried about knot failure using that Vicious line than whether or not the line itself is going to spook 'em...but that's just me

[Hillbilly910]

i am using that exact same line, and have fished water from chocolate milk to glass clear visibilty to 8 feet plus, and have seen no difference compared to clear line or floro. If i were gonna be fishing alot of very clear water, i may consider it, but under normal water conditions with visibilty from 0-3 feet, i havent found it a problem. Actually, in that clear water, it disappears or dulls in the first couple of feet, at least to my eyes with polarised shades.

also as a side note, have played around with carp with it, extremely spooky fish, and they dont seem bothered by it, even in inches of water.

HB

[ledouxmike]

I used to worry about hi-vis lines and now use vicious hi-vis. I stopped worrying about the fish seeing the line a while back from all the people that use it. Mr. Crappie uses hi-vis line all the time and he says it scares them right into his boat. lol

[blairarnold]

Seems like the past consensus by folks who have used both is the hi vis line doesn't spook them.

[feelay]

Hi-vis for me!

["G"]

I dosen't make any difference. I use high vis line for everything. I can see the line better that way and make quicker hook sets.