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What color braid to use?

Posted By: tmd11111

What color braid to use? - 04/05/18 03:57 PM

As I've gotten older my vision is slowly getting worse and sometimes seeing my line has become difficult. I've got a few reels that are due for respooling and I'm thinking of going to a hi-viz yellow, red, or white. The water in my local lakes is murky enough that visibility is a couple of feet at best. Currently I use dark green and black braid and feel the color of the line doesn't really matter. Any thoughts on the bright colors?
Posted By: Bobby Milam

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/05/18 04:01 PM

Think they have a high viz pink now slso
Posted By: BASS101

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/05/18 04:04 PM

The Hi-Viz Yellow is best for line watching in my opinion. Use it on all my spinning reels with a fluro leader! Fixing to start switching some baitcaster this way also.
Posted By: bigbass94

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/05/18 04:13 PM

Hi-vis yellow is your best bet. That stuff is bright!
Posted By: tmd11111

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/05/18 04:33 PM

Originally Posted By: Bobby Milam
Think they have a high viz pink now slso


I've seen that and was wondering about white as well. If anything people would know it was me out there from a distance.
Posted By: tmd11111

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 04:10 PM

Ended up ordering some Sufix 832 in hi-viz yellow. Never tried it but I figure it can’t be worse then the let spool is of Power Pro I used.
Posted By: Brad R

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 04:23 PM

Originally Posted By: tmd11111
Ended up ordering some Sufix 832 in hi-viz yellow. Never tried it but I figure it can’t be worse then the let spool is of Power Pro I used.


I think you will really like Sufix 832, especially the yellow for line watching. It also holds its color very well. Most people who move over to 832 seem to stick with it as best I can tell.

Brad
Posted By: DBFishing83

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 04:40 PM

Suffix -- white
Posted By: bassmanrudy

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 05:03 PM

I really like the yellow! And if you sharpie the last few feet like you did on the green it disappears anyways!
Posted By: Hog Jaw

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 05:06 PM

I use yellow with black sharpie 3 ‘ from bait .
Posted By: tmd11111

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 05:23 PM

Seems Sufix 832 is pretty popular. Cant wait to try it out next week when I get back from Minnesota. Been up here 3 of the last 5 weeks freezing my butt off. Whopping 22 degrees today and just got 7" of snow a few days ago.
Posted By: Jaden Oberkrom

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 09:24 PM

A dull yellow is decent. Have used on spinning reels in the past. Also red is good
Posted By: T Bird

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 10:17 PM

Red is the first color to disappear in the water column.
Posted By: Fast Lane

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/06/18 10:42 PM

Shouldn't have to line watch with braid..lol
Posted By: tmd11111

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/17/18 12:04 AM

Originally Posted By: Fast Lane
Shouldn't have to line watch with braid..lol


Normally I'd agree with this statement but if you've seen some of the brush in my lake you'd think otherwise.
Posted By: CCTX

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/17/18 12:11 AM

Originally Posted By: Fast Lane
Shouldn't have to line watch with braid..lol


Ha!

When it’s as windy as it’s been, line watching definitely helps
Posted By: Bill Durham

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/17/18 02:39 AM

I've switched over to 832 Yellow from Stren Dark Green. If you are wearing sunglasses, the dark green is almost invisible, so I switched. I use a flouro leader on all my braid reels and really like the combo.
Posted By: dk2429

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/17/18 02:54 AM

Go Hi-Viz yellow. All my reels have moss green, one curado with white, and a Concept TX with pink. The fish don't know any better... I've thrown hi-viz yellow in a local lake where the water is crystal clear and catch just as many as a friend with mono or green braid.....
Posted By: Mofishin1990

Re: What color braid to use? - 04/17/18 03:01 PM

Been using Sufix 832 in the ghost color with a fluoro leader lately. I really like it. Otherwise if I'm not using a leader, I've always had the green color on.
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