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Dying braid?
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05/11/17 02:03 PM
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Nick From Minnesota
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Anyone know how to dye moss green braid (powerPro) to a higher viz? It is getting harder and harder for me to see my line during certain parts of the day and I have 30 reels with braid on them.
I tried dipping it in JJ's magic and its a no-go. Worth a shot right?
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 02:10 PM
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David Burton
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Do you need to dye the whole spool, or just an indicator section of line? A Sharpie works to make the line black, so don't see why it wouldn't work in a different color...
Try dip-n-dye, or just go to a craft store and buy some shirt dye (tie-dye setups).
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 02:45 PM
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Rodslinger
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I have one of those thick permanent markers that I cut a groove in that I run the last few feet of braid through to dye it black. It works for what I need it for and I just use it as needed.
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 05:00 PM
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B.Hollingshead
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I use green or black big sharpie, with a cut line down the middle like stated above. Only mark about the first 6ft
Branden Hollingshead
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 05:00 PM
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tejasbass
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Go the opposite direction. Buy high vis yellow and dye the first 4 feet dark green with a Sharpie...
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 06:11 PM
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Big Swimbait
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Get a bottle of Spike It scent in chartreuse (or any color you want). Thread your braid thru an old lead slip sinker, hold the tag end & drop the sinker in the bottle. Now pull thru however much braid you want to dye. You now have color & scent. You're welcome.
Less gritchin', more fishin'
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/11/17 11:51 PM
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Fast Lane
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You should be able to feel the bite....your using braid.
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/12/17 12:00 AM
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JIM SR.
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Try this, look for a bleach pen, I think Clorox sells them. Might turn the line white..might not.
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/12/17 11:49 AM
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bluebonnet2
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good morning,
spiderwire, CAMO.............ebay,,,,,,,,,,,,,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never lost a fish or have any breakage.....
easy for me to see, bifocals and 71....just saying
good luck, PURA VIDA, bluebonnet2
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: tejasbass]
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05/12/17 11:59 AM
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Brad R
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Go the opposite direction. Buy high vis yellow and dye the first 4 feet dark green with a Sharpie... tejasbass has it correct, I think. Spool on a high vis yellow braid, then if you fish it straight with no leader tied on, just use a marker to dye a length equal to a short leader. 4 to 8 ft should do the trick. If you tie on a fluoro leader, put your Sharpie away. No alterations are necessary. Brad
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Rodslinger]
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05/12/17 06:16 PM
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redskeeter190
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I have one of those thick permanent markers that I cut a groove in that I run the last few feet of braid through to dye it black. It works for what I need it for and I just use it as needed. this works for me.....been doing it for a number of years.....
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Re: Dying braid?
[Re: Nick From Minnesota]
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05/14/17 05:55 PM
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Kat-man-do
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OP says he has 30 reels spooled with the braid in question. I don't think he wants to change it out. I like the ideas of the permanent markers and the trick with the slip sinker/spike it dye.
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