Thread: Problems that come with age.

When that happened to me, at first I bought some reading glasses, then got my eyes checked. Wound up needing bi-focals in my glasses. I also changed to Hi-vis line with a clear leader, which you could step up the weight on. I don't have an option for the reeled cane pole.

Crappie are usually not very line shy. ( where I normally fish)
Unless the water is gin clear and have extremely high fishing pressure.
Most the time I use 10lb hi vis green mono on my casting rigs and the same mono as a leader tied to high vis braid on my jig poles.





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Reading glasses from Amazon can be bought in different strengths. I found a 3 pack for $10; the 1.75 power should be strong enough. Use this link to the page: Amazon.com . When not using it, put it on the bill of your hat. Always good to have around the house and at 77 I can't live without them for fine detail work and reading articles or instructions.

Braid is your best bet. I only use KastKing SuperPower Braided Line - also on Amazon. My choice: Moss green; 8 lb test.(4# test diam.) (No point distracting fish from the lure with bright colored line.) Only the fish can snap a rod if the drag is not set properly.

Braid has many advantage over mono or fluorocarbon:

*abrasion resistant; holds knot tight
*sensitive to what the lure is doing on the retrieve and for very light strikes
*zero stretch = fish hooking themselves much of the time when slack line it taken in (Rod angle must not be horizontal when fighting a fish!)
*casts very light lures far (90% of the time I cast light soft plastics rigged on light jig heads 1/32 - 1/16 oz
*the recommended line can be used to catch all species of freshwater fish from *3" gills to 8 lb cat fish.

I have it on baitcast, spinning and spin cast reels

For me it’s bi-focals with any line. Readers from Wal Mart should help plus you can get 2 and 4 lb line from sporting goods and test the glasses out in store.

I definitely would try hi vis. Glasses help a lot. I can’t do any close work without them. In fact, I went with progressive lenses and have never looked back.
Bob

A sharpie will color the tag end of small line black so it can be more easily seen. Then the black part is cut of leaving clear line.

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

A sharpie will color the tag end of small line black so it can be more easily seen. Then the black part is cut of leaving clear line.

Now there's one fine idea for us older guys!!

Originally Posted by BobC

I definitely would try hi vis. Glasses help a lot. I can’t do any close work without them. In fact, I went with progressive lenses and have never looked back.
Bob

I’ve been wearing progressives for a few years, and I just now got progressive polarized prescription sunglasses (previously single vision prescription sunglasses) because I got tired of having to look over the sunglasses (or pull glasses off) to tie knows or untangle lines.