Braid Color 2024
Quarry Man reply :
I am currently getting ready for a tournament on June 18th. I am looking to spool good braid on my 3 spinning reels. I like PowerPro, which I can get at Dick's Sporting Goods. I currently have a 1500 size reel with 75-100 yards of 20 lb braid. It is rated for 100/6 (mono). It is a white reel. I have a Stradic ci4+ that is a 3000 size rated for 8/150 (mono). I use the 1500 on a 7' M with single hooks. That is why I want 15-20 lb white Powerpro. I want to put half a 300 yd spoil of 10 lb red braid on the Stradic. Will be used with a ml. My third reel will get extra or leftover line.
Darren. reply :
Is there a question in your comment? Are you looking for
thoughts on white and red braid?
I've never used white PP, but I've used white Fireline. The
color is fine if you're looking for aesthetics. However, as for
red PP, I had it bleed all over my reels years ago, so I've
not looked back. I use yellow on all of them now...
Team9nine reply :
Sounds like a plan...because it's not about winning or losing, but whether you look good competing 
the fish could care less what color you have spooled on.
Further North reply :
Yeah...if you're picking your braid to makes sure it matched your reel...I'm not sure what to tell you.
Fish don't care, other fishermen don't care.
Pick your line based on performance and what you like...not color matching your reels...
roadwarrior reply :
I like everything to match or contrast. I care even if the fish don't.
Black is another option you might consider. KastKing Black Ops
http://www.eposeidon.com/kastking-mega-8-super-performance-8-strand-braid-fishing-line
bigturtle reply :
why dont you just get green? I didnt even know matching line and reel color was a thing
the reel ess reply :
Any color braid is good as long as it's green.
NHBull reply :
Go with low vis green.......this way, if you choose to go without leader, your in a better position
Quarry Man reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 12:20 AM, Darren. said:Is there a question in your comment? Are you looking for
thoughts on white and red braid?
Yeah, i just forgot to ask the question. I would like for my stuff to match, but it is not the biggest factor. Ive "red" that red braid disappears earlier in the water column, but i would expect it to have good visibility in situations that I watch the line for strikes. This is half of my fishing, when i skip docks or fish quarries. the other 1/4 i sight fish and with the bass eat the bait. that doesn't matter with line color obviously. the other remaining 1.4 is feeling the bite in deeper water, where color is not important. I need new line, so why not make it look good too?
MassYak85 reply :
I fish either yellow or green braid. If I'm going straight braid it's always green. I use yellow for line watching but always with a leader.
Quarry Man reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 5:02 AM, MassYak85 said:I fish either yellow or green braid. If I'm going straight braid it's always green. I use yellow for line watching but always with a leader.
I always use a leader. currently use a 6 lb invisx leader, 8 lb invisx leader, or 10 lb cxx leader. will likely try tatsu in 8 and 10 lbs around christmas time next season.
Darren. reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 4:34 AM, Quarry Man said:
Yeah, i just forgot to ask the question. I would like for my stuff to match, but it is not the biggest factor. Ive "red" that red braid disappears earlier in the water column, but i would expect it to have good visibility in situations that I watch the line for strikes. This is half of my fishing, when i skip docks or fish quarries. the other 1/4 i sight fish and with the bass eat the bait. that doesn't matter with line color obviously. the other remaining 1.4 is feeling the bite in deeper water, where color is not important. I need new line, so why not make it look good too?
If I'm not mistaken, i believe red actually looks grey the deeper
in the water column it goes as red is filtered from visible spectrum.
I'm all for making a combo look good 
If I didn't need to see
the line better (hence yellow), red would sure look good on my
CI4+.
WRB reply :
Get the brightest color line you can find so the bass can follow it down to the lure?
Tom
Quarry Man reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 7:13 AM, WRB said:Get the brightest color line you can find so the bass can follow it down to the lure?
Tom
Is that true?
bigturtle reply :
Ya, get a bright red line. Mimics a blood trail. Its flowing the wrong way but bass arent smart enough to figure that out
MassYak85 reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 7:19 AM, bigturtle said:Ya, get a bright red line. Mimics a blood trail. Its flowing the wrong way but bass arent smart enough to figure that out
Personally I've had my best success by just breaking open a couple glow sticks into my spool and letting the braid soak it up. No way the fish can miss it.
RoLo reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 7:13 AM, WRB said:Get the brightest color line you can find so the bass can follow it down to the lure?
Tom
Tom, are you sure I never copyrighted that statement? 
BassWhole! reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 7:30 AM, MassYak85 said:Personally I've had my best success by just breaking open a couple glow sticks into my spool and letting the braid soak it up. No way the fish can miss it.
I find crushing fire flies on the line works better...
Boomstick reply :
I say get the brightest, most gaudy colored line you can. Maybe if you fish near a leaking nuclear power plant, you can make it turn radioactive and get a nice, healthy green glow. I hear bass love that!
Bluebasser86 reply :
I fish bright pink braid because I can see it easier. Red PP fades really quickly so you end up with white line anyways, might as well buy white.
Quarry Man reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 2:20 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I fish bright pink braid because I can see it easier. Red PP fades really quickly so you end up with white line anyways, might as well buy white.
What brand
SFL BassHunter reply :
If you are going to be using a leader who cares what color line you get? Heck make it match. Make it visible so you can see it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 10:30 PM, Quarry Man said:What brand
Kastking
J Francho reply :
I'm on board with the bright pink KastKing braid as well.
Yeajray231 reply :
I caught my PB using 20lb white braid.. none of it seems to make much a difference. I wish power pro was a sponsor so the mods would pimp them out
MassYak85 reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 8:25 AM, reason said:
I find crushing fire flies on the line works better...
I'll have to try that, I'm sure the yummy juices from the bugs will be a nice scent attractant.
Angry John reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 7:13 AM, WRB said:Get the brightest color line you can find so the bass can follow it down to the lure?
Tom
http://www.gamakatsu.com/gear.php?pid=1252
How about the most fashionable line for the big girls.
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the reel ess reply :
I don't think any line "disappears" in water. I think fish can see fluoro, just not as well. But then it's stiff so they can probable feel or sense it. I saw a guy talking about his tag end of a fluoro knot and said "if that 100' of main line doesn't offend the fish, that tag end won't bother it either. My feeling is it's the same with any line. I'm giving a leader a try right now, but I've caught fewer fish this year. It's anecdotal because by buddy who usually fishes the same water has caught fewer as well.
WIGuide reply :
I go down to the local fabric store and pick up sewing thread instead of buying normal braid because it comes in so many more colors and it's easier to match to my reels! I can even buy a couple of colors and braid them together myself and although it takes forever it looks sweet so I could care less! 
Doubles reply :
I'm a big Power Pro fan and a line watcher. Their green line is next to impossible for me to see unless light conditions are just right. So I switched to their high-vis yellow line. I also take a black permanent marker and color the last 6-8 feet of line black. Not sure if it makes any difference or not, but it's much harder for me to see the black line in the water than it is the yellow. And maybe, just maybe, the marker fumes will stone the bass so much that their judgement gets impaired and they get the munchies.
Angry John reply :
I never understood the black marker on braid. Black is so visable we use it in mud and at night.
The Patriot reply :
I've been catching more fish once I put a leader on my green braid. Coincidence? Maybe. I've caught fish when I didnt use a leader but not a frequently. I'm not sold on the line color/visibility being a deterrent but Im no expert nor am I a bass. I can only make alterations based on the feedback the bass provide. I will be stringing my new setup with yellow braid as I fish mostly evenings in to the dusk hours and even after dark at times and I cant see my line at all. I'll continue to use leaders unless fishing frogs.
Janderson45 reply :
On 6/10/2017 at 4:58 AM, Angry John said:I never understood the black marker on braid. Black is so visable we use it in mud and at night.
I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible. Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black. Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see. There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...
For what it's worth to the original poster... I use green most of the time as I feel it blends in the best and fish can't see it very well.. I often fish it with a leader as well if the water I'm fishing has visibility greater than say 2-3' and I'm not fishing thick grass... I also occasionally will use yellow with a fluorocarbon leader when I'm fishing deep, I can watch the line move easier which is nice when fishing deep for smallmouth... often they'll grab my tube on the initial cast/fall and I would never know it if I wasn't watching my line.
onetime reply :
This is kinda cool, gives you somewhat of an idea.
RoLo reply :
Always try to match the braid color with the lure color.
If they don't match, a bass might suspect that something's wrong!
Roger
J Francho reply :
On 6/15/2017 at 5:44 AM, RoLo said:
Always try to match the braid color with the lure color.
If they don't match, a bass might suspect that something's wrong!
Roger
Always match your socks to your shirt, and your belt and shoes to your purse.
RoLo reply :
On 6/15/2017 at 8:25 PM, J Francho said:
Always match your socks to your shirt, and your belt and shoes to your purse.
EXACTLY! It took me a while, but I finally figured out while my wife always outfishes me
Roger
MDbassin reply :
On 6/7/2017 at 7:49 PM, the reel ess said:I saw a guy talking about his tag end of a fluoro knot and said "if that 100' of main line doesn't offend the fish, that tag end won't bother it either.
That sounds an awful lot like Gerald Swindle when he did a video on his favorite fluorocarbon knot "if the fish didn't see the first 100ft that last 1/4 in you trying to trim off ain't gonna hurt"
On 6/14/2017 at 2:05 AM, Janderson45 said:
I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible. Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black. Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see. There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...
I believe the word your looking for is concealment.
To the original poster @Quarry Man I use yellow w/ leader for line watching and green for moving and bottom contact. That fish don't care if it matches your reel cause they can't see your reel. And if your really wanting to impress your fellow fishermen worry about catching the biggest hawg in the lake not being the interior decorator of fishing equipment.
And yes red will disappear first in the light spectrum but you have to get down to depths most of us never bass fish in to do so that's more for the cat fishing world where your looking for real deep channels where the big cats live but even then it's pointless cause cats are the least line shy fish out there probably.
the reel ess reply :
On 6/14/2017 at 2:05 AM, Janderson45 said:
I believe it's more about just breaking up the color of the line than it is about black being less visible. Try it out by coloring in 12" of the braid black at the terminal knot, then leaving the next 12" green, and the following 12" after that black. Just by simply breaking up the single color it becomes harder to see. There's a term for this that is eluding me right now...
For what it's worth to the original poster... I use green most of the time as I feel it blends in the best and fish can't see it very well.. I often fish it with a leader as well if the water I'm fishing has visibility greater than say 2-3' and I'm not fishing thick grass... I also occasionally will use yellow with a fluorocarbon leader when I'm fishing deep, I can watch the line move easier which is nice when fishing deep for smallmouth... often they'll grab my tube on the initial cast/fall and I would never know it if I wasn't watching my line.
I don't know, man. Where I fish it makes a pretty good difference in visibility at least to my eye. It's stained here at best year round. these are pretty fertile waters. Even so, i can still see it. I have been using a leader on a green braid main line this entire year and I really can't tell any difference in number of bites or size. Well, actually, the size has been worse with the leader this year.
The Patriot reply :
I know a lot of people fish a flouro leader on their braid. I also know people who dont fish a leader for certain things, but still are concerned about their line visibility. Does any fish braid with high visibility, and attach a leader of a more natural color braid like the green?
J Francho reply :
On 6/16/2017 at 9:38 PM, The Patriot said:I know a lot of people fish a flouro leader on their braid. I also know people who dont fish a leader for certain things, but still are concerned about their line visibility. Does any fish braid with high visibility, and attach a leader of a more natural color braid like the green?
I doubt it. Makes more sense to just use a green or black marker.
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