Line....

[Ketchn]

if you hit a creek that's gin clear and it gets pounded daily by a metroplex full of folks crappie ketchn . then it can matter just a bit I think .
previously spooked or ketched crappie can be kinda shy in cold clear water from my experiences .
the rest of the time they dumb as a bunch of rocks and typically don't know what is going on with the exception of a few of the real large fish that have been around a while and are wary anyway about things and don't rush in like some of the younger fools in the tribe .
Zebco clear omniflex 6 lb is pretty good clear line and cost like almost nothing . you might give it whirl .
my 2 cents

[SuperDave336]

Ketchn, do you use any line conditioner on the omniflex line? When I tried it it was so curly I couldn’t even cast it hardly. Line jumped off the reel like a loaded spring. I really like the price and want to like the line but I couldn’t handle it like it was.

[deathb4disco]

Ketchn, do you use any line conditioner on the omniflex line? When I tried it it was so curly I couldn’t even cast it hardly. Line jumped off the reel like a loaded spring. I really like the price and want to like the line but I couldn’t handle it like it was.

You could always use it as backing — spool your reels with Omniflex and top it off with 40-50 yards of premium line. I don’t use Omniflex but I always use cheap line as backing.

[DonaAna1]

Ande Tournament high viz is 2 or 4 lb. It isn't expensive.
And when I can find it, Stren Magnathin. Hardly ever use braid. Unless I am fishing exorbitantly expensive crankbaits.

[Erin Brewer]

I use 8lb slime line


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[BuckeyeCrappie]

I use Mr. Crappie hi-vis with no issues. I buy it by the spool.

[Curlytail]

I did use gamma 6lb in hi vis but it has gotten hard to find. I have switched to slim line & suffix both in 6lb hi vis. No problems here.

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[Ketchn]

Ketchn, do you use any line conditioner on the omniflex line? When I tried it it was so curly I couldn’t even cast it hardly. Line jumped off the reel like a loaded spring. I really like the price and want to like the line but I couldn’t handle it like it was.

I have not noticed it to be any more memory laden than most of the other cheap lines available myself . Any memory issues on my mono is pre stretched out by me when I hit the water most of the time . I set my drag loose and pull what I plan on using lengthwise out and if that don't stretch it straight I pull it out by hand . This tactic also somewhat insures 2 things if you pull on the jig as you do it . You will likely notice any rough spots on the line from abrasion and also test your knot strength at the same time .Many times I feel rough line and retie after a trim and sometimes a knot will snap right off on the pull down .
And to be sure as many rods as I have and as often as I hit the water I would go flat broke using high end lines

[volsdad]

I have been using Berkley Trilene XL for years. none of the new stuff is any better in my opinion just cost a lot more ,I am like all fishermen if it's new I got to try it.But I always come back to trilene.

[dbowling]

I caught close to a 1,000 crappie this fall with Mr.Crappie and Stren Crappie line so it must not spook them too bad.. noise in/from boat spooks more fish then any line ever will.