Crappie Fishing line opinions

Curious of what fishing lines you all are using for crappie fishing this time of year? Monofilament, flurocarbon, colored or not, lb, etc... so many out there and a lot of them are not worth a darn.
I have had some bad luck lately finding a line that has the feel and performance we need to catch those sneaky crappie slabs. Appreciate any direction or input you may have.

I have been using a 6lb fluorocarbon clear with good results, but some manufacturers fluorocarbon are better than others.

McCrappie

I use GAMMA Copolymer Polyflex and ESP Ice in 2 and 4# clear and yellow, mostly clear. I have not tried their Edge fluorocarbon, but if it is up to the same standards as the other two lines, it should be superb.

This line has not failed me either for crappies or some much larger bonus fish that joined the party, except when cut off by the occasional tooth carp (muskie).

i use stren orginal 8lb test clear\blue fluro. i am getting a new ozark jig pole 11fter for xmas with a BPS crappie maxx signture series spinning reel. I am wondering if i should go with the vicious hi-vis yellow or the mr crappie yellow line both would be in 8lb test?

i use vanish fluorocarbon clear 6 & 8 lb. and suffix braid 10 lb w/4lb dia. both work great for me!!!!!!!

I use suffix performance braid, 10 pound strength with a 4 pound test diameter, you can't go wrong with this line, it is alot stronger that what it is rated at, it is super sensitive, you can feel a crappie thinking about biting, it works great on a spinning reel setup for casting also, and because it is such a small diameter it does not bother the crappie at all. It has so many advantages over mono or flouracarbon.
try it on one rod before you switch them all to it, it takes some getting use to but it is the answer to all line questions and problems. It is suffix performance braid 10/4 it has gore tex fibers woven into it, which gives it awesome tensil strength, and gore Tex is water proof so your line does not soak up water, it also slows the fall of heavier jig heads due to the bouyancy of gore Tex. Slower fall keeps the bait in the strike zone longer.

I have been using Mr. Crappie, yellow/green,,it appears green to me, with good success..I'd give it a thumbs up for a good inexpensive line, The bright color helps old eyes when tying on...

I use hi vis braid but I troll.

Vanish Transition Fluorcarbon 6# Clear/Gold

Mr crappie high- vis. I got tired of hunting my line in the water. The hi vis has no effect on the crappie as far as I can tell, I have gotten a limit for the last 10 trips ( except one day with 15) using it. Even if you think it spooks crappie, how would you know? I have landed some good size bass on it too. The best part it is $6.90 for a 1500 yd roll. Perfect for bad eyes and small pockets.

I use Berkly Tilene Big Game 8lb green

Berkley Nanofil 4#.Thumbs Up

Right now it's 10# power pro braid
Pluses= sensitive, super strong, no line memory
Minuses= WILL LAY YOUR HAND OPEN IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFULL

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Originally Posted by 20watt

Right now it's 10# power pro braid
Pluses= sensitive, super strong, no line memory
Minuses= WILL LAY YOUR HAND OPEN IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFULL

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you got that right, if your hands Are wet and it has softened your skin, the 10/2 and 10/4 braids are as sharp as a freshly sharpen knife.

I use triple fish #6, P-line #8 but i am also going to try RTARK's Hi-Vis stuff in stained or muddy water.

Open water with light cover or clear water I use 10# flouracarbon.
When fishing a lot of cover I use 15# braided in red; red disappears first in water and low light. I like the way braid fishes but if you sneeze it's tangled; other than that ditto what 20watt said.

Hey whats the best HI-Vis line what do you guys like I know RTARK uses MR Crappie any others?

I like viscious hi vis yellow 8lb

suffix 6lb mono or suffix braid in the fire orange in 10lb same as 4mono!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have used mr crappie and vicious in hi vis 6lb. I like the vicious a lot better. The mr crappie that I have used had way to much memory in it.

fished all of my life since i was about 2 and sstill dont know wat line memory is? can anybody explain

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Hey whats the best HI-Vis line what do you guys like I know RTARK uses MR Crappie any others?

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P-line has it CP.

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Originally Posted by yellowjacket

fished all of my life since i was about 2 and sstill dont know wat line memory is? can anybody explain

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That is when you line takes a set and seems to remember how it was coiled on your reel. This is much worse on spinning reels than on casting reels because the line comes of the end of a stationary spool instead of unwrapping directly off a revolving reel which actually works to remove it.

You can see this in nearly any coiled thread, sting or rope and even garden hoses.You get a much less unruly section to use if it unwraps off a revolving spool rather than springs off the end of a stationary one. Some types are far worse about this than others; those have more "memory" IOW they tend to stay more coiled much like they were on the spool they were stored on. This is because there is a difference in length between the inside and the outside of any line on a spool, but when we lay out a line to fish those lengths have to equalize, since they become parallel. Some lines do this a whole lot better and easier than others. They have less "memory". Tinier diameter lines have less difference to equalize as well; so memory also becomes more of a problem as line diameter increases.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

I use triple fish #6, P-line #8 but i am also going to try RTARK's Hi-Vis stuff in stained or muddy water.

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Next time we fish you can spool you off e reel from mine. I would never use it in some of our clear water lakes.

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Originally Posted by Southern Chuter

Open water with light cover or clear water I use 10# flouracarbon.
. I like the way braid fishes but if you sneeze it's tangled;.

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So right. Thats why I quit using it. It's was always wrapped around my rod tip plus its a little pricey.

I tried braided line once, but I sometimes fish in a lot of wind and kept getting the line tangled. Once tangled I didn't have a lot of luck getting it straightened out and it just cut into the fishing time plus raised the stress level too much. I like the Vanish Transition I am using now for trolling but used P-Line for a long time and it is really good also. I still use P-Line 4# when single pole fishing.

i only use mr. crappie hi vis #4 and camo # 4 and i out fish my 2 fishing partners 75% of the time one used what ever comes on the new crappe reels he buys the other uses berkly #6 and braid # 10 with a dia of #4 i also like the eagle claw # 2and 4 gold Aberdeen hooks some times the green hooks they use the vicious hooks witch i dont care for because they dont clean the eye on the hooks after they paint them most of the time

Appreciate all your inputs. I have a lot of good options to try thanks to you all. Happy holidays and good fishing


McCrappie

Braid 10/3 Tuf Line. 8 & 10# Silver Thread AN-40.


BRM

Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft in 4# but it is getting harder and harder to find. I feel in the very near future I will have to find a new line. I have used Mr. Crappie in the past but I like the Yo-Zuri a lot better. I surprises me how many of you guys use 8 and 10# for crappie fishing. I fish gin clear water a lot and do a bunch of casting and that's why I use 4#. I assume a bunch of you fish murkier waters?

I fish clear water (Greers) with hi-vis braid.

Lake Monticello is as clear as vodka. We use the 4# out there in the summer when the fish are suspended at 14 feet.......6# will lower your catch by a third and 8# will cut it another third....12# will rarely get a bite out there in the summer. In the winter they are 50+ ft deep and we use the 6# with no problem. It is so dark at that depth we have to turn on the lights when we are using the aquaview!

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Originally Posted by Slab Junkie

Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft in 4# but it is getting harder and harder to find. I feel in the very near future I will have to find a new line. I have used Mr. Crappie in the past but I like the Yo-Zuri a lot better. I surprises me how many of you guys use 8 and 10# for crappie fishing. I fish gin clear water a lot and do a bunch of casting and that's why I use 4#. I assume a bunch of you fish murkier waters?

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Lake Monticello is as clear as vodka. We use the 4# out there in the summer when the fish are suspended at 14 feet.......6# will lower your catch by a third and 8# will cut it another third....12# will rarely get a bite out there in the summer. In the winter they are 50+ ft deep and we use the 6# with no problem. It is so dark at that depth we have to turn on the lights when we are using the aquaview!

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I fish Ouachita a lot which is just about as clear as it's gonna get in Arkansas without fishing in an aquarium rotflI have found the same thing that you have. I've used 6 and 8lb line and it cuts my strike ration down by a bunch. I also think the 4lb allows me to cast further and stay further back from the fish and this helps the strike ratio too. I fished Monticello once a few years ago and I didn't think it was all that clear, but maybe I was there after a rain. Been so long ago I can't remember now but I do remember we caught some dandy bass. Me and my partner had two over 8lbs and one that was 6lbs even. Caught a bunch in the 4lb range. I've never fished it for crappie but I heard it is a lot of fun in the winter.