Line Color????

[Scott Shenton]

Ok, I know what you all are thinking, "Oh, @#$% here goes Wookiee with another line question", but here goes anyhow. I see a lot of you all that use clear mono, and a lot that use green (I will not even get into that red stuff ;-) Wouldn't clear do the trick for stained and clear water? Wouldn't it adopt the color of the surrounding water? Discuss...........

 

[Larry Harp]

Oh @#$%, here goes Wookiee with another line question. ;>))

No problem buddy.



I use green for all moving baits. I use clear P-Line for jigs and soft plastics because it is more visable above water.



Harpo

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

There are instances where "clear" can be more visable than colored lines. It's a spectrum thing!!LOL



TOXIC

 

[Staci Matheis]

In my opinion.....



Clear is probably the best to use because it is least visible to the fish.



HOWEVER..... It is also least visible to the fisherman.



When you fish baits that require that you to detect slight changes in the line position that you may not be able to feel - wind causing slack or you are just letting line hang loose - if you can't see the clear, green is a good alternative. You can see it but it is still hard for the fish to seen in stained water.



With my old eyes, I can't see anything but the yellow florescent stuff Sttren used to make anyway! So I just use clear!



me!

 

[Larry Harp]

Staci, my experiance is just the opposite. I find the green seems to blend in to the water and trees and all, but the clear kinda lights up. I especially like the Trilene XL in clear/blue but it's not abrasion resistant enough for pitching into heavy cover so I use the P-Line. It picks up the light above water and disappears under water.



Harpo

 

[Julio Santana]

I don't know guys. I use Ande Monofilament for just about everything. It's less expensive, works great and seems to hold up better than most other stuff I've used except that Bass Pro stuff.. THAT is super strong, but thick.



I only use clear line.



I mostly use 12 lb test for just about everything except crappie fishing and very light crank bait type lures.

 

[Staci Matheis]

Remember back 40+ years ago when line was nylon and it was a different color every 8 inches or so.....

 

[Larry Harp]

BPS sell a mono that is differant colors every few inches made by World Wide Sportsman which I think is a BPS brand. I don't know if the line is any good or not but I always thought it was a good idea. The fish can't really see it as a straight line with the differant colors.



Harpo



Oh yeah I do remember the old nylon line. It had all the same qualities of ski rope. I remember when I was a kid I didn't know how to tie a cinch knot so I tied on with a square knot. :>()

 

[Staci Matheis]

LOL!! I used that very same knot!!

 

[Staci Matheis]

Harpo -



In some situations, I still use a square knot; like attaching a flourocarbon leader to braid. It's especially effective when attaching two lines of widely different diameters or materials.....



I lay the lines parallel, with the length of leader sticking as far past the braid as I want it to end up.



Then tie a square knot with a double twist of the lines through the loop.



Pull tight and trim the ends.



Works great! I started using it to attach light tippets to leaders when fly fishing and carried it over to other types of lines and equipment.



me!

 

[Kenny Lively]

Folks,



I talked to the Excalubur/Silver thread man at a tackle show back in Feb. He said that a colored(green)line of the same diameter and type line as a clear one( example: clear Silver thread and green silver thread) will be about 2-3 lbs tensil strength less than the same line that is clear, he stated that thier "chemists" says line will lose a small % of it's tensile strength if a color is added to it, to keep the same tensile strength the line would have to be increased in diameter if it is exactly the same line.



I use 17 excalabur clear, exclusively except for crank bait rods then I have 17 silver thread green which is about the size of most 12-14 lbs in other brands.



I will put on 20-25 excalabur if I am going to be in thick cover such as flipping buck brush or willows. KENNY