Thread: Line color question

I use chartreuse line as does fishdoc. Some time ago I read in a crappie book or saw in a crappie video where they were saying that it can actually help in that the crappie might see the line first which gets their attention and makes it easier for them to see the jig that is coming along. Every single one of the 3,705 crappie I caught last year were caught with chartreuse line. (I use Sufix Elite Hi-vis yellow which I call chartreuse)

I use Vicious Hi-Vis & Sufix Elite Hi-Vis. I don't think the color bothers the fish at all. Tie a real good knot with the nano-fil.

I also have a couple of jigging poles(fly rods #6 wt) with Nano-Fil 8 lb test. I use a Shimano Symetre 750 reel on the fly rods. You can feel them breathing on it. I plan on using a spool of Nano-Fil Chartreuse casting this year.

Let me know how your set up works.

I've used so many different colors of line, I doubt fluorescent pink & purple polka dotted line would make a difference to the fish.

In the past 15-20yrs I've gone from Stren Gold, to several different brands & shades of hi-vis green, to what I'm using now .... Vicious hi-vis (which I see as chartreuse) & Mr Crappie Super hi-vis (which I see as fluorescent yellow). All of my casting outfits have 4# test mono .... but, I'm fixin to change all but the UL's, over to 6# test Vicious hi-vis.

... cp

Hey Ed I use the high vis yellow line in 6 pound test. The main reason I use high vis is the way I work my jig. I myself never reel the jig to feel for a tick. I work the jig on a hop and drop method. I feel this method will draw a reaction strike better than a slow retrive. As far as color go's I have used them all. My only problem is my eye's are not what they used to be Tight Lines JIM.B

There is a $10 rebate on the nanofil line till the end of the month, just got to spend over $25 and a spool of 300yds is $38.50!!! I love the line. No memory, no stretch and I can see it in the water. I use the 10 lb test and it is so thin it is hard to tye a knot. I switched from clear line and see no difference in the fishing.

Man don't pay that kind of money on line, order a spool of vicious hi vis 4 or 6 like 3000 yds for $10 from monk. Heck when I bought mine I found it at walmart on a 150 yd spool, that was before I found c.com I called the manufacturer and ordered a 1/4 lb spool of 4,6,8,&10 4 for casting, 6 for mainline tight lines (4 on leader) 8 for bottom bouncers and slip bobber setups and 10 for canepoles.

Btw that's close to 10,000 yards for what you would pay for 300yds of the nanofil

What Perc said. I bought the vicious @ Wally World, cheap, works great. I never fish with less than 6lb