I will be trying HI VIS line for crappie. I will be using the same rods for gills and crackers. Do you think this will scare the fish or does it make any difference?
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I will be trying HI VIS line for crappie. I will be using the same rods for gills and crackers. Do you think this will scare the fish or does it make any difference?
I've never used hi-vis line, but I think BIG bream are very wary fish, comparable to wild trout. (Spawning fish are a different story.) You could always tie a short, clear leader to the end of your line and have the best of both worlds.
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Originally Posted by PANPHYSHER
Shouldn't be a problem. Just lengthen your leader. If you're fishing subsurface, use fluorocarbon.
Thanks, I dont no why I didnt think of using a leader,duh. Steve, I see you are on the Power Pro staff. I love the stuff in salt water. Do you ever use it for any fresh water panfish applications?
I stumbled onto an Australian bream site a couple of years ago. (Their bream is different from ours, but they use similar tackle for them.) Anyway, they all swear by braids and fused line coupled with a flourocarbon leader. Fireline is a favorite. I'm sure PP would work, also.Quote:
Originally Posted by PANPHYSHER
I used it on spinning rods and baitcasters. I don't use it for any fly-fishing application. Could use it as backing, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by PANPHYSHER
I have been using the Mr. Crappie Super Vis Crappie Line for two years now, and I have caught many brim, largemouth and crappie... no leaders, and I have found that the fish (regardless of species) could care less about the color of line used. IMO the theory of fish being scared away by visible line is a myth... it all boils down to presentation, if you can't present a bait the way they want it they won't bite period.
mr crappie him self none other than wally marshall said it best i think
yes i think fish are scared of hi vis line just the other day it scare 25 keepers straight to my live well lol every time i think of that i laugh and i use the same line in 4 pound and that stuff is really reall strong i love the stuff
Water clarity will play a big part in that.. Usually the more stained the water the more fogiving the higher test, or brighter color line is.
Particulary large bream, be it shell's or bluegills seem to be weary of weight and sight.
Light test leaders with as little weight as pratical has always produced better quality fish for me.
Oscar
http://webpages.charter.net/jmayer54...s/evrcfish.htm
Same here. My biggest gill and shellcracker both came on 6X tippet. It's about 3.5 pound test, but it's quite a bit thinner than regular 4# mono.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar73
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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.
Me too. And it's not just a question of visibility. A bait behaves much more naturally on a thinner line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar73
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
i use 15lb yellow power pro for jigging for crappie. You can feel em breathe on it with that stuff plus you can straighten your hook if i mean when you get hungup. But i think bluegill are a little more wary I have took a black sharpie and colored the last 8" or so of my line seems to work pretty good.