Crappie being line shy ?

[NIMROD]

I will start with a story on Crappie not being line shy .

I remember old timers using 40 to 60 lb test line with minnows . One trolled a Shad type bait think called a ''Spot '' . I still shyed away from bright colored or heavier line . But since livescope I fished with guys that use nothing but braid even in clear water . I still use mono but mainly because I can't see well enough to untangle braid if I goof up and get it tangled. Have not noticed any difference whether baits on mono or braid with livescope as far as strikes.

[BobC]

I have nowhere near the experience of a lot of the fishermen here, but I need to use hi viz and at least on the stream where I spend the majority of my time I catch plenty enough to feel that the fish are not line shy - crappie or pans. This is in all types of water clarity. I’m happy for that or I would never be able to tie a decent knot.
Bob

[Ketchn]

i am not sure to this day about line shy crappie , sometimes i convince myself it is so and then the next day i am sure it dont matter .
i do know there are trips where my braid rod straight to a jig , got way less bites using the same jig than my mono rod .
i thought that day for sure it was the line ,but , i think its like alot of other things , confidence and presentation are the key factors in most cases.
lets look at it this way ,the brush pile has tiny twigs and other folks line and all sorts of stuff in it . the crappie being a predator probably
isnt in most cases focusing on obstacles as much as the grand prize.

[BobC]

i am not sure to this day about line shy crappie , sometimes i convince myself it is so and then the next day i am sure it dont matter .
i do know there are trips where my braid rod straight to a jig , got way less bites using the same jig than my mono rod .
i thought that day for sure it was the line ,but , i think its like alot of other things , confidence and presentation are the key factors in most cases.
lets look at it this way ,the brush pile has tiny twigs and other folks line and all sorts of stuff in it . the crappie being a predator probably
isnt in most cases focusing on obstacles as much as the grand prize.

I’ve come to believe those two items above are truly crucial.
Bob

[chaunc]

The only line shy fish I’ve encountered numerous times is the bluegill. Proved it to myself time and time again on many different bodies of water. 2 to 6 pound test clear worked best for me.

[keeferfish]

Haven't used anything but Hi-Vis braid for years, even fishing the clearest waters in MN. Didn't need a livescope we could actually see the fish.

[NIMROD]

The only line shy fish I’ve encountered numerous times is the bluegill. Proved it to myself time and time again on many different bodies of water. 2 to 6 pound test clear worked best for me.

Only fish I have seen really line shy are Rainbow Shad ( Trout ) Usually in super clear water so many times see them . I was watching one once . Could toss a grain of corn and it would eat . Put a tiny hook competely hidden in a grain of corn on 4 lb test . Pitch it in the sucker would run up stop then back off . Repeat tossing Corn and would eat .

[happycaster58]

Only fish I have seen really line shy are Rainbow Shad ( Trout ) Usually in super clear water so many times see them . I was watching one once . Could toss a grain of corn and it would eat . Put a tiny hook competely hidden in a grain of corn on 4 lb test . Pitch it in the sucker would run up stop then back off . Repeat tossing Corn and would eat .

I agree about trout. The last 10-15 years I fished for trout, I used a 1 or 2 lb fluorocarbon leader and definitely caught more fish with it than without it. Heck, I have even hid behind a tree to cast out to a big ole' trout before I could get him to bite. Really finicky trout can spit out a piece of corn as fast as a crappie spits out a jig.

[hdhntr]

I switched to hi vis couple years ago and have been ketchn as many with it as not. have used same jig on two different poles with one being clear just to see and didn't notice any difference in results. JMHO as I can see line to knot it and more bites it's definitely increased my ketch and frustration level. When I have to go to 2 lb for winter trout fishing it's so hard for me.

[INTIMIDATOR]

Been using Hi Vis braid for years...in stained and clear water!