Does Line Color Matter????

[Pantastic]

I have fished with hi viz for many many years. Thousands of fish later I have no concern with the line. That is about all the advice I can offer.

[SKs Crappie Catching Adventures]

I think he was asking if it makes a difference to the crappie. Obviously, to us it is easier to see. So, in your experience does it matter to the fish?


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Me not having anything else to say was hinting the fish round these parts don't care about the line color however I will say you may have issues using some 50lb or bigger line in any color.....

[Eagle 1]

I never thought it mattered while fishing the waterway . Grenada , Sardis , and Enid . Not completely sold on it but better days on Bay Springs have been on 4 lb. fluorocarbon line .

[Snubby]

Kind of a loaded question, it will depend on water clarity and the fish in certain bodies of water. I use 40# braid hi viz as mainline pretty much exclusively, it has the diameter of 10# mono. The fish in these parts could careless, it's mostly muddy, murky or stained at times but during the summer when no rain I can see my lines down 5 to 6 feet deep. If it scares any fish then they probably aren't big enough to keep anyways

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[BobC]

I have been using-hi viz and it didn’t seem to make any difference. (Stren hi viz crappie) Like many others that is a huge bonus to me as I have trouble seeing the line to tie knots.
Bob

[CrappieNEA]

So on an extremely clear lake like Norfork in north central Arkansas I think it makes a huge difference. When we first started there couldn’t catch a thing. Switched to 4lb clear and started catching them. Now at Sardis, MS I think u could fish with glow in the dark line and not matter.


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[Cane Pole]

Color maters to me. I gotta be able to see it.


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[Slab Slayen]

I grew up crappie fishing with my grandpa using hi vis stren and as an adult I used hi vis for years for whatever reason I got away from it a few years ago and I really think I caught more fish when I used hi vis so this year I’m going back to it on all but one rod for that rare occasion that I run into clear water.


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[Ketchn]

confidence is the key in crappie ketchn in most cases . if you are confident something works for you it probably will .
I like hy viz line because it looks cool on my reel and I can see it well and that in turn gives me some confidence .
BUT sometimes I get this strange tingle in them tiny hairs on the back a my neck that seem to get bigger as I get older I might just add , and THEN I feel like I need a clear line to have confidence .
so in synopsis this is my general thought on line colors …….
and ….I seen a terribly high number of crappie killed back when on regular old white string line and a cane pole ….

[BobC]

confidence is the key in crappie ketchn in most cases . if you are confident something works for you it probably will .

This is Very true. Don’t know why but it is. When I started using trout-magnets I had my doubts, but that lasted about 30 seconds.
Bob