I just got back from Kentucky Lake and we caught some hoss sized redear and a ton of nice gills on Hi Vis 6# and 8# with no leader. Biggest slowdown we had was last Saturday and Sunday we nearly froze LOL! Bite was slow those days but I spoke to a bunch of folks with the same results. I had some rods rigged with clear and didn't see any difference between. Last time I was on Reelfoot 2 years back(granted) all I had to do was throw a small jig on the cypress trunk and let er fall in the water. No difference in line I could tell. My wife needs the Hi vis to see what is happening. FYI we got posted on Big Bear's Facebook page with one morning's bigger redear. We didn't expect to be photo'd LOL
"There is a Fine line between Fishing and just standing on the shore like an Idiot"