Thread: Hi Vis Line For Gills And Shellcrackers?

I have to say that I catch more and bigger fish with clear 2lb mono than with anything when the fishing is tough. Many times when the bite is on, you can catch plenty nice fish on a length of 1/2" rope, painted neon it seems. I swear by light line and clear in color or colored to match the tint of the water. It doesn't always have to be that way, but when it gets tough, you better step it up a notch....and that's how I do it. Normally I use 4-6 pound clear mono and ussually have one or two rods lined with tinted mono for murkier water. I love to use 2 pound line, but when you get into big fish and brush, it makes for a lot of lost fish and hooks/jigs. If you haven't ever tried to use light line, try it for a while on one rod and see if it doesn't make a difference. Good luck to all, regardless of line.

I used 2lb test leaders for years. Nothing like getting a big shell cracker on that stuff.

It takes some getting use too though. Many of my friends have such a difficult time tieing it that they want use it, then they get ill when I sit at the other end of the boat, fishing the same hole with the same bait and everything and they can't get so much as a bite.

I swear by the light line.

As a note, microice line in the 3lb test is the same diameter as the old stren 2lb test. I have been using it for a couple of years and haven't really been able to tell the difference in the the two accept the 3lb is a little more forgiving around brush etc.

Originally Posted by Oscar73

I swear by the light line.

Me too. And it's not just a question of visibility. A bait behaves much more naturally on a thinner line.

I've considered going from 4# to 2#, but the water is so murky down here most Texas waters.... 6# fluoro is less visible than 3# mono from my observation, just one tip.

I like using really light hi vis braid too, nothing like 4# braid with 1# diameter and no stretch... tie on a mono or fluoro leader.

i use mr crappie hi-vis and can not tell the difference in my catch. i catch them just as well as when i use clear lines. have been using it for 2 years now in the 6 and 4 pound. it seems that the catch is better with the 4